Mexico vs Poland, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage
· FIFA World CupOchoa saves Lewandowski penalty in Mexico-Poland stalemate
Poland's Robert Lewandowski missed a penalty -- and his chance to finally claim a World Cup tournament goal -- in a 0-0 draw with Mexico.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).
- 1': Héctor Moreno (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
- 2': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
- 4': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
- 5': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
- 7': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Jorge Sánchez.
- 8': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
- 12': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Jakub Kaminski.
- 12': Attempt missed. Héctor Moreno (Mexico) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Luis Chávez with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Hand ball by Kamil Glik (Poland).
- 17': Alexis Vega (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).
- 18': Offside, Mexico. Henry Martín tries a through ball, but Jorge Sánchez is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Henry Martín (Mexico).
- 23': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).
- 25': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
- 26': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Attempt missed. Alexis Vega (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross.
- 27': Alexis Vega (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
- 28': Hand ball by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico).
- 29': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).
- 29': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
- 38': Henry Martín (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Sebastian Szymanski.
- 42': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
- 42': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Alexis Vega (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 45': Attempt saved. Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Henry Martín.
- 45': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Mexico 0, Poland 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Mexico 0, Poland 0.
- 45': Substitution, Poland. Krystian Bielik replaces Nicola Zalewski.
- 48': Foul by César Montes (Mexico).
- 48': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).
- 49': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
- 52': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 54': Penalty Poland. Robert Lewandowski draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 54': Penalty conceded by Héctor Moreno (Mexico) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 55': VAR Decision: Penalty Poland.
- 56': Héctor Moreno (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Penalty saved! Robert Lewandowski (Poland) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 60': Offside, Mexico. Jesús Gallardo tries a through ball, but Alexis Vega is caught offside.
- 63': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
- 63': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Attempt saved. Henry Martín (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edson Álvarez with a through ball.
- 65': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).
- 65': Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
- 68': Alexis Vega (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).
- 70': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
- 70': Héctor Herrera (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Mexico. Carlos Rodríguez replaces Héctor Herrera.
- 71': Substitution, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez replaces Henry Martín.
- 72': Substitution, Poland. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Sebastian Szymanski.
- 72': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Mexico).
- 72': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Alexis Vega (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).
- 74': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Héctor Moreno.
- 75': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
- 75': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland).
- 76': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Foul by César Montes (Mexico).
- 77': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo.
- 81': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
- 81': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Alexis Vega.
- 82': Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Matty Cash.
- 84': Substitution, Mexico. Uriel Antuna replaces Alexis Vega.
- 87': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
- 87': Matty Cash (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Poland. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Piotr Zielinski.
- 90'+1': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 90'+1': Offside, Mexico. Jesús Gallardo tries a through ball, but Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
- 90'+3': Matty Cash (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Uriel Antuna (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Chávez.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Mexico 0, Poland 0.
- 0': Match ends, Mexico 0, Poland 0.
Statistics
 POL |
MEX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 39.4 | Possession | 60.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 228 | Accurate Passes | 407 |
| 322 | Passes | 487 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 15 | Crosses | 33 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 23 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup
Venue: Stadium 974
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 39,369
Venue: Stadium 974
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 39,369
FIFA World Cup Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Mexico (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Guillermo Ochoa (GK) |
| 15 | Héctor Moreno  |
| 3 | César Montes |
| 23 | Jesús Gallardo |
| 19 | Jorge Sánchez |
| 4 | Edson Álvarez |
| 24 | Luis Chávez |
| 16 | Héctor Herrera |
| 20 | Henry Martín |
| 10 | Alexis Vega |
| 22 | Hirving Lozano |
Poland (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 14 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 15 | Kamil Glik |
| 10 | Grzegorz Krychowiak |
| 18 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 19 | Sebastian Szymanski |
| 20 | Piotr Zielinski |
| 21 | Nicola Zalewski |
| 13 | Jakub Kaminski |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
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