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France vs Poland – Lineups & Match Details

France beat Poland 3-1. Goals: R. Lewandowski (90' pen.). France had 55% possession against Poland's 45%. Shots on target: 8-3.

World Cup · Round of 16

Sunday, 4 December 2022

FranceFrance

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

PolandPoland

Referee: J. Valenzuela

Lineups

FranceFrance4-2-3-1
H. Lloris1H. LlorisG
J. Koundé5J. KoundéD
R. Varane4R. VaraneD
D. Upamecano18D. UpamecanoD
T. Hernández22T. HernándezD
A. Tchouaméni8A. TchouaméniM
A. Rabiot14A. RabiotM
O. Dembélé11O. DembéléM
A. Griezmann7A. GriezmannM
K. Mbappé10K. MbappéM
O. Giroud9O. GiroudF

Substitutes

13Y. FofanaM
26M. ThuramF
20K. ComanF
3A. DisasiD
2B. PavardD
17W. SalibaD
15J. VeretoutM
24I. KonatéD
23A. AréolaG
12R. Kolo MuaniF
16S. MandandaG
25E. CamavingaM
6M. GuendouziM
PolandPoland4-1-4-1
W. Szczęsny1W. SzczęsnyG
M. Cash2M. CashD
K. Glik15K. GlikD
J. Kiwior14J. KiwiorD
B. Bereszyński18B. BereszyńskiD
G. Krychowiak10G. KrychowiakM
J. Kamiński13J. KamińskiM
P. Zieliński20P. ZielińskiM
S. Szymański19S. SzymańskiM
P. Frankowski24P. FrankowskiM
R. Lewandowski9R. LewandowskiF

Substitutes

7A. MilikF
6K. BielikM
21N. ZalewskiD
5J. BednarekD
11K. GrosickiM
8D. SzymańskiM
12Ł. SkorupskiG
3A. JędrzejczykD
25R. GumnyD
4M. WieteskaD
16K. ŚwiderskiF
17S. ŻurkowskiM
22K. GrabaraG
26M. SkóraśM
23K. PiątekF

Match Events

90'+9P

R. Lewandowski

Statistics

France
55%45%
Poland
0Expected Goals (xG)0
16Total Shots12
8Shots on Target3
7Corners1
10Fouls8
3Offsides1
86Pass Accuracy (%)83
1Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

France host Poland on Sunday, 4 December 2022. The kick-off time is 15:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. France go into the match 1st in the table; Poland sit 2nd. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

France have taken 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss from their last 5. Recent run: 1 loss. Poland have collected 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 1 loss.

Match recap

France beat Poland 3-1. Poland replied with R. Lewandowski 90' (pen.). The decisive goal arrived in minute 90 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

France held 55% of the ball against 45% for Poland. Shots on target finished 8-3.

Verdict

The win nudges France forward and leaves Poland with work to do. France sat 1st and Poland 2nd before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.