FIFA World Cup

France vs Poland, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Round of 16

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France
  • 44': Olivier Giroud
  • 74': Kylian Mbappé
  • 90'+1': Kylian Mbappé
FT
3 - 1
Poland
  • 90'+9': Robert Lewandowski (P)

Kylian Mbappe, Olivier Giroud net as France beat Poland to secure World Cup quarterfinal place

Goals from Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe secured France a place in the World Cup quarterfinals on Sunday with a convincing 3-1 win over Poland.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
  • 3': Corner, France. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Raphaël Varane (France) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Foul by Theo Hernández (France).
  • 7': Jakub Kaminski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, France. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
  • 11': Corner, France. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
  • 12': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
  • 13': Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
  • 13': Corner, France. Conceded by Matty Cash.
  • 16': Foul by Adrien Rabiot (France).
  • 16': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Jules Koundé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 25': Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 25': Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (France).
  • 29': Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
  • 31': Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
  • 31': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski.
  • 35': Attempt saved. Kylian Mbappé (France) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 35': Corner, France. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Dayot Upamecano (France) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 36': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
  • 36': Wojciech Szczesny (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 40': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 40': Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Goal! France 1, Poland 0. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Cash with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Kamil Glik (Poland).
  • 45'+2': Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, France 1, Poland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins France 1, Poland 0.
  • 47': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
  • 47': Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 47': Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (France) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (France) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 55': Corner, France. Conceded by Kamil Glik.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  • 56': Corner, France. Conceded by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
  • 57': Foul by Raphaël Varane (France).
  • 57': Matty Cash (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 63': Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
  • 64': Substitution, Poland. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Sebastian Szymanski.
  • 66': Offside, France. Jules Koundé tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
  • 66': Substitution, France. Youssouf Fofana replaces Aurélien Tchouaméni.
  • 70': Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
  • 70': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 71': Substitution, Poland. Nicola Zalewski replaces Jakub Kaminski.
  • 71': Substitution, Poland. Krystian Bielik replaces Grzegorz Krychowiak.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Kamil Glik (Poland) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 74': Goal! France 2, Poland 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé following a fast break.
  • 76': Substitution, France. Kingsley Coman replaces Ousmane Dembélé.
  • 76': Substitution, France. Marcus Thuram replaces Olivier Giroud.
  • 81': Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Poland).
  • 81': Marcus Thuram (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (France) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 82': Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
  • 85': Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).
  • 85': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Substitution, Poland. Jan Bednarek replaces Jakub Kiwior.
  • 87': Substitution, Poland. Kamil Grosicki replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.
  • 87': Foul by Youssouf Fofana (France).
  • 87': Krystian Bielik (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).
  • 88': Marcus Thuram (France) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Matty Cash (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Goal! France 3, Poland 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, France. Axel Disasi replaces Jules Koundé.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Offside, Poland. Robert Lewandowski tries a through ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Penalty conceded by Dayot Upamecano (France) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
  • 90'+6': VAR Decision: Penalty Poland.
  • 90'+9': Goal! France 3, Poland 1. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, France 3, Poland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, France 3, Poland 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 1
45.1 Possession 54.9
12 SHOTS 16
3 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
377 Accurate Passes 476
456 Passes 551
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
7 Accurate Crosses 4
16 Crosses 25
0.4 Cross % 0.2
43 Long Balls 42
12 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 7
17 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 9
20 Effective Clearances 8
20 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 40,989

Line-Ups

FRA France (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Hugo Lloris (GK)
18 Dayot Upamecano
4 Raphaël Varane
22 Theo Hernández
5 Jules Koundé
7 Antoine Griezmann
14 Adrien Rabiot
8 Aurélien Tchouaméni Yellow Card
9 Olivier Giroud
10 Kylian Mbappé
11 Ousmane Dembélé
France Substitutes:
Matteo Guendouzi, Marcus Thuram, Jordan Veretout, Randal Kolo Muani, Alphonse Areola, Steve Mandanda, Axel Disasi, Youssouf Fofana, Kingsley Coman, Eduardo Camavinga, William Saliba, Ibrahima Konaté, Benjamin Pavard.

POL Poland (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
14 Jakub Kiwior
15 Kamil Glik
10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
18 Bartosz Bereszynski Yellow Card
2 Matty Cash Yellow Card
19 Sebastian Szymanski
20 Piotr Zielinski
24 Przemyslaw Frankowski
13 Jakub Kaminski
9 Robert Lewandowski
Poland Substitutes:
Michal Skoras, Jan Bednarek, Mateusz Wieteska, Arkadiusz Milik, Artur Jedrzejczyk, Kamil Grosicki, Szymon Zurkowski, Kamil Grabara, Krystian Bielik, Nicola Zalewski, Robert Gumny, Karol Swiderski, Krzysztof Piatek, Lukasz Skorupski, Damian Szymanski.

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