Matches of the day
The round of 16 continues this Sunday with two tantalizing matches on paper.
In the afternoon, at 4 p.m., the France team will face Poland.
The Blues are favored by the predictions and will be keen to make people forget their setback in the last match of the group stage against Tunisia (1-0);
for their part, the Red and Whites, qualified somehow for the knockout stage, will want to demonstrate that they have the qualities necessary to go further in the competition.
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In the evening, England, who showed their advantage offensively in the first round with nine goals scored, will face Senegal who qualified for the knockout stage despite the absence of Sadio Mané.
The Three Lions advance as favorites but the Teranga Lions have the means - tactical, technical and physical - to pose problems for the British defence.
The winners of the two matches will meet in the quarter-finals.
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Broadcast times and channels
France - Poland (Eighth-finals): 4 p.m. (TF1, beIN Sports 1)
England - Senegal (round of 16): 8 p.m. (
TF1
, beIN Sports 1)
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The news of the Blues
This Sunday afternoon, you will have to be in front of your screen.
At 4 p.m., the France team will play its round of 16 against Robert Lewandowski's Poland.
The Blues, defending champions of the World Cup, should be extremely motivated to continue their adventure - like their opponents - and thus get closer to a possible double but also to make people forget their setback against Tunisia as well as their failure. ..in the round of 16 of Euro 2020 against Switzerland last year.
For this important match, Didier Deschamps should renew his standard team with an attacking quartet composed of Kylian Mbappé on the left, Antoine Griezmann in the axis, Ousmane Dembélé on the right and Olivier Giroud at the forefront.
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statement of the day
On the eve of the round of 16 between the France team and Poland, Didier Deschamps was asked about the match in the match which promises to be between the two star strikers of the two selections, Kylian Mbappé and Robert Lewandowski: "
The two will be present on Sunday and they are among the very best in the world.
Kylian and Robert don't have the same register, they are two different profiles… Lewandowski uses his body well, he hasn't had many balls but just one can be enough and we know how dangerous he can be.
We're not just going to focus on him, he's there to make the opportunities come true
, "said "DD".
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Player to watch: Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal)
To get rid of England, and thus reach the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup, Senegal will have to rely on a very good Kalidou Koulibaly who entered the competition perfectly by performing three high-flying matches during the phase of group.
The 31-year-old central defender should be opposed to Harry Kane who, if he has not yet found the net, has nevertheless been able to make the difference with his offerings - three assists in three matches.
The captain of the Teranga Lions will therefore have to be extremely vigilant to contain the center forward of the Three Lions who constitutes a constant danger.
He has ample means.
It's up to him to demonstrate it this Sunday evening.
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Phrase of the day: "Close the shop"
This expression does not refer to official stores of professional clubs.
In football, it is said that a team “
closes the shop
” when it adopts an ultra-defensive strategy, seeking above all not to concede a goal, most often to preserve a result which is favorable to it.
This type of play - which can be very effective but unspectacular - is materialized by a compact block placed very low, the objective being to prevent the balls from arriving in the penalty area and to counter any distant attempt .
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