Doha. In the third pre-quarterfinal match of the FIFA World Cup 2022, defending champion France defeated Poland 3-1. Young star Kylian Mbappe scored two goals in the match for him. Veteran Olivier Giroud scored a goal. France has reached the quarter-finals for the ninth time in World Cup history. At the same time, Poland’s dream of going to the last-8 after 1982 was shattered. World star striker and Poland captain Robert Lewandowski managed to score a penalty in this match.
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The knockout matches of the FIFA World Cup 2022, the ongoing football tournament in Qatar, have begun. Poland will face defending champions France in the third pre-quarterfinal match of the tournament. France is eyeing a place in the quarter-finals for the ninth time. He last lost in the pre-quarterfinals in 1934. At the same time, Poland has not reached the quarter-finals since 1982. If it has to move forward, it is necessary to defeat the strong France.
10:03 PM
France vs Poland: Mbappe’s brilliant goal
Poland are still waiting for their first goal while France are playing brilliantly. Young star Kylian Mbappe put France ahead 2-0 in the 74th minute. On Giroud’s pass, Dembele sent the ball towards Mbappe. Mbappe took some time and put the ball straight into the goalpost. This is his fourth goal in this World Cup. He has gone ahead of Lionel Messi (three) in terms of scoring the most goals. At the same time, this is Mbappe’s eighth goal in World Cup history. He became the first player under the age of 24 to score eight goals. He left behind Pele, the greatest footballer of Brazil. Pele had seven goals for 24 years. Now this player has gone ahead of Pele.
09:34 AM
France vs Poland: Second half game starts between the two teams
So far both the teams are looking strong. The second half of the game has begun between France and Poland. France’s team is ahead 1-0 now. Poland will have to score a goal if they want to come back in the match.
09:14 AM
France vs Poland: Giraud scored a wonderful goal for his team
Presenting a spectacular game for his team, Olivier Giroud scored the first goal of the match for France in the 44th minute. He put the ball into the goalpost on a pass by Kylian Mbappe. With this goal, he made a big record in his name. He became the highest goalscorer in international matches for France. He left behind Thierry Henry’s 51 goals. The French team is ahead 1-0 till halftime.
France vs Poland: What is the starting XI of both the teams
Poland: Wochek Cezny (goalkeeper), Matty Cash, Camille Glick, Jakub Kivor, Bartosz Berezinski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Jakub Kaminski, Sebastian Szymanski, Piotr Jielinski, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Robert Lewandowski (captain).
France: Hugo Lloris (captain), Jules Conde, Raphael Varane, Dayot Upamecano, Theo Hernandez, Aurelien Tchoumeni, Adrien Rabiot, Ousmane Dembele, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Olivier Giroud.