there France found on the way there Poland at the World Cup after 40 years: In Spain ’82, the challenge is worth third place, which Boniek and his teammates beat 3-2. It was the last victory for Poland after the group stage. Poland’s last success against France also dates back to 1982: it came just a month later in a friendly in Paris in August that ended 4-0. Since then, France have not lost for 7 games and have not conceded a goal from their rivals for 325 minutes: the last goal scorer was Juskowiak in a game played for the European qualifiers on 16.8.1995 in Paris. Since the introduction of the round of 16 at the World Cup (1986), France has never been eliminated with 5 out of 5 rounds (1986, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018). To break the taboo, Poland sticks to another fact: they have never lost in the two previous championships against the reigning champions: 0-1 against Brazil in 1974 and 0-0 against Germany in 1978. formations: After the many reserve players against Tunisia, Deschamps will regroup the starting XI. In Poland, the novelty compared to the game against Argentina should be the presence of Milik alongside Lewandowski. On the left, Kaminski could be preferred to Frankowski. Fun fact: should he save another penalty, Szczesny would become the first goalkeeper in World Cup history to save three penalties in a single edition.
Probable formations
France (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, Theo Hernandez; Tshouameni, Rabiot; Dembélé, Griezmann, Mbappé; Giroud. CT: Deschamps.
Poland (4-4-2): Szczesny; Cash, Glik, Kiwior, Bereszynsky; Zielinski, Bielik, Krychowiak, Kaminski; Milik, Lewandowski. CT: Michniewicz.
referee: Valencia (Fri).
France, Deschamps: “Poland is not just a defense, Lewandowski must be isolated”
by our correspondent Emanuele Gamba December 03, 2022
Where to watch on TV and streaming
The match between France and Poland will be broadcast live on Rai 1 at 16:00. The match can also be followed in live streaming on Rai Play or on the Rainews.it website.
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