Czeslaw Michniewicz, the coach of Poland, commented on the elimination of his team in the round of 16 of the World Cup against France (1-3) this Sunday: "
Tomorrow we will return home, we are sad and disappointed.
We were hoping to stay longer.
We could have won if we had scored first.
We are a little bitter, but we can proudly say that we have achieved our goal, which Poland has not done for 36 years.
We had to face the reigning world champions, they were better.
They created great chances and they managed to score.
We also had 0-0, with beautiful transition phases.
Everything changed then, just before half-time, with the goal scored by the French.
It gave more serenity to the French, and we suffered more pressure and stress.
I don't know who the player of the match is but I think it's obvious: Kylian Mbappé has scored twice and is having a very good tournament.
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