France vs Poland LIVE score, FIFA World Cup Round of 16: Mbappe, Lewandowski start, Live streaming info; Lineups; Kick-off at 8:30 PM

Welcome to Sportstar’s reside weblog of the France vs Poland FIFA World Cup Round of 16 match on the Al Thumama Stadium.

STAT-ATTACK!!

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  This would be the second assembly between France and Poland on the World Cup, with its earlier assembly coming within the third-place playoff match of the 1982 World Cup. Poland clinched a 3-2 win in that match.
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  France is unbeaten towards Poland in its final seven conferences throughout all competitions (W3 D4), with its final defeat towards it in a pleasant match in August, 1982 (0-4).
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  France has turn into the primary reigning World Champion to succeed in the knockout phases since Brazil in 2006. The final reiging champion to exit from the Round of 16 was Italy in 1986, after shedding 2-0 to France.

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 bunch that had Denmark, Senegal and Uruguay.   

Brazil was the aberration in 2006, however its run too was minimize brief within the quarterfinals by Les Bleus. Since then, Italy, Spain and Germany have faltered within the first hurdle. But Didier Deschamps’s staff, 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 remaining league match, benching Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Antonie Griezmann, amongst others. It, nevertheless, was made to pay the worth for the leisurely stroll as Wahbi Khazri scored the all-important aim.    

But towards a shot-shy Poland on the Al Thumma Stadium, France will want the velocity of Mbappe to load the left channel, whereas Griezmann will usher in an extra aim menace together with his runs from deep. The scorer of 42 worldwide objectives has been the guts of this French facet in his right-sided midfield function and had arrange Mbappe to attain the successful aim towards Denmark. Griezmann has ventured ahead at any time when wanted and solely a late VAR name (towards Tunisia) stopped him from scoring his first aim 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 would 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 stated within the pre-match press convention.

Despite Lewandowski main its line, Czeslaw Michniewicz’s staff managed simply 4 pictures heading in the right direction and scored twice.

The focus for Michniewicz will once more be on the defensive form however striker Arkadiusz Milik was relaxed sufficient to have fun. “We need to buy scooters for our defenders,” he stated concerning the staff’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 stated. “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 objectives: 27

Poland objectives: 16

France vs Poland Predicted XI 

France doable XI: Lloris(GK); Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, T. Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe; Giroud

Poland XI: Szczesny(GK); Cash, Glik, Kiwior, Bereszynski; Frankowski, Bielik, Krychowiak, Zielinski; Lewandowski, Milik      

When and the place to observe

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 will probably be telecasted reside on Sports18 and Sports18 HD. On Android and effectively as iOS, the 2022 FIFA World Cup will probably be reside streamed on JioCinema.

Where are you able to watch the France vs Poland Round of 16 match exterior 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

United Kingdom – TV: BBC One; Live Stream: BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Website

Australia – TV: SBS; Live Stream: SBS On Demand

New Zealand – TV: Sky Sports; Live Stream: Sky Sport

Malaysia – TV: RTM, Astro; Live Stream: Astro Go

Singapore – TV: Mediacorp Channel 5; Live Stream: StarHub TV+, IPTV, Singtel TV

Hong Kong – TV: BeIN Sports, ITV; Live Stream: Now TV, ViuTV

Nigeria – TremendousSport and Showmax Pro.

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