France vs Poland
France earned six points to advance to the Round of 16. After suffering a shocking loss to Tunisia, everything appeared to be going according to plan. Poland, though, played a very different style of football during the group stage. To advance to the knockout stage based on goal differential, they had to rely on the outcome of the Mexico vs. Saudi Arabia game.
Overview
In terms of style, France and Poland are radically dissimilar to one another. While France places a strong emphasis on scoring goals and advancing, Czesaw Michniewicz’s team places a strong emphasis on defense.
Teams
France
current champions In their final group game, France lost to Tunisia in an unusual fashion. However, given that they tested their bench in that game, they would have to declare it an upset and continue. Les Blues had shown a strong performance in their opening two games. They scored two goals against Denmark and four against Australia.
Poland
Poland had trouble advancing to the round of 16. They have quality, particularly in Robert Lewandowski, but they lacked bite in their performance against Argentina. They had a strong reliance on Wojciech Szczesny in goal, and they didn’t try to score because they knew that even a draw would advance them. They can’t allow France, who will annoy them with back-to-back attacks, to take advantage of them by being that defensive.
Head-to-Head
Prior to this, France and Poland had 16 meetings. Eight of France’s games were won, three were lost, and five were draws. France and Poland have only ever faced off in a world cup, where The Eagles defeated France 3-2. Since then, a lot has changed, and France is currently one of the favorites to win the cup.
Key Players
Olivier Giroud, a French striker, needs just one more goal to assume sole control of the top spot in the nation’s all-time scoring list. He’ll try to take advantage of this chance. And Szczesny will be the one to put distance between these two groups.
Date, Time & Venu
On December 4 at 9:00 PM (Bangladesh time), France will take on Poland at the Al Thumama Stadium in Al Thumama.
Prediction
The defensive tactics used by Poland against Argentina and France will both fail. In a 3-0 victory, France will advance to the quarterfinals.
