FIFA World Cup: Live match: France vs Poland, Preview and prediction
France had the luxury of letting up in their last Group D encounter thanks to their earlier victories over Australia (4-1) and Denmark (2-1)
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Marcus Thuram celebrates.The result of Didier Deschamps' nine team substitutions, many of which were to save his first-choice lineup for upcoming matches, was a quiet 1-0 loss to Tunisia.
Poland narrowly defeated Mexico on goal differential to advance from the group stage. In the end, the Mexicans' clean sheet in their 2-0 victory over Saudi Arabia was crucial because they let up a goal in their subsequent 2-1 triumph over the same team. While everything was going on, Poland lost to Argentina 2-0 due to an inept effort, setting up a tense final few minutes in which a different goal in either game may have made all the difference.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">France vs. Poland. Mbappé vs. Lewandowski. 😤<br><br>One advances and one goes home. Catch the action tomorrow at 10 AM ET on <a href="https://twitter.com/FS1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FS1</a>! 📺 <a href="https://t.co/kThOq0fq1c">pic.twitter.com/kThOq0fq1c</a></p>— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) <a href="https://twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/1599191755022213120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
For this knockout game, France will undoubtedly call back their best players, and if they perform well, they should have too much talent for a Polish team that has yet to shine. The weight of Poland's aspirations continues to lie on the shoulders of striker Robert Lewandowski. He is aware that the French defence has been breached in each group game, and if given good support, he will be a challenge for them. France is a firm favourite to win the match.