Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s stay protection of the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match between France and Poland.
France vs Poland Predicted XI
France doable XI: Lloris(GK); Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, T. Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe; Giroud
Poland doable XI: Szczesny(GK); Cash, Glik, Kiwior, Bereszynski; Frankowski, Bielik, Krychowiak, Zielinski; Lewandowski, Milik
Match Preview
The curse of the champion is now not there. France, the earlier World Cup winner, is there within the knockouts. The ominous streak had began with the French themselves in 2002 after they had completed final, with no wins in a gaggle that had Denmark, Senegal and Uruguay.
Brazil was the aberration in 2006, however its run too was minimize quick within the quarterfinals by Les Bleus. Since then, Italy, Spain and Germany have faltered within the first hurdle. But Didier Deschamps’s group, brimming with attacking riches, topped its group in Qatar 2022 regardless of the last-game loss to the Tunisians.
Deschamps had launched a number of modifications in that ultimate league match, benching Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Antonie Griezmann, amongst others. It, nonetheless, was made to pay the worth for the leisurely stroll as Wahbi Khazri scored the all-important purpose.
But in opposition to a shot-shy Poland on the Al Thumma Stadium, France will want the velocity of Mbappe to load the left channel, whereas Griezmann will herald a further purpose risk along with his runs from deep. The scorer of 42 worldwide targets has been the center of this French facet in his right-sided midfield position and had arrange Mbappe to attain the successful purpose in opposition to Denmark. Griezmann has ventured ahead every time wanted and solely a late VAR name (in opposition to Tunisia) stopped him from scoring his first purpose of this match.
Robert Lewandowski principally wandered alone within the Argentina recreation as Poland was busy defending, pulling males again to shut the gaps that Argentina created. Against France, too, it should look to park the bus and hit the opponents on the counter.
“Poland had to defend a lot in the three games. And they defend very well; I would even say that they like it, that they love to suffer. But we must not limit ourselves to that. We know their attacking players. They are a competitive team, they have a hard core of players with a lot of international experience, who have already participated in various competitions, with almost a hundred caps,” Deschamps mentioned within the pre-match press convention.
Despite Lewandowski main its line, Czeslaw Michniewicz’s group managed simply 4 pictures on track and scored twice.
The focus for Michniewicz will once more be on the defensive form however striker Arkadiusz Milik was relaxed sufficient to have amusing. “We need to buy scooters for our defenders,” he mentioned in regards to the group’s plan to cease the explosive Mbappe.
Michniewicz is conscious of the standard France packs in each division. “I searched and searched [for a weakness in France]. I didn’t find it. But I’m sure every team has phases in the game where they make mistakes. We must draw out these mistakes from the French and put pressure on them all the time,” the coach mentioned. “France is on a similar level to Argentina. Maybe it has even more individuality in the squad, more faster players on the wings. If we beat the defending champions, we can call ourselves world champions for a moment. We dream about it.”
Poland, although, has historical past on its facet. The solely World Cup assembly between the 2 led to a 3-2 Polish victory within the 1982 third-place play-off.
-Ayon Sengupta
Head-to-head document
Played: 16
France wins: 8
Poland wins: 3
Draws: 5
France targets: 27
Poland targets: 16
When and the place to look at
When will the France vs Poland Round of 16 match kick-off?
The France vs Poland Round of 16 will kick-off at 08:30PM IST, December 4.
Where will the France vs Poland Round of 16 match kick-off?
The France vs Poland Round of 16 match will kick-off on the Al Thumama Stadium.
Where are you able to watch the France vs Poland Round of 16 match in India?
The France vs Poland Round of 16 match can be telecasted stay on Sports18 and Sports18 HD. On Android and effectively as iOS, the 2022 FIFA World Cup can be stay streamed on JioCinema.
Where are you able to watch the France vs Poland Round of 16 match outdoors India?
Argentina – Live Stream: Telemundo
United States – TV: FOX, Telemundo; Live Stream: fuboTV, Fox Sports app, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo
Canada – TV: CTV, TSN; Live Stream: fuboTV, TSN app
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Nigeria – TremendousSport and Showmax Pro.
