France vs Poland, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Round of 16
· FIFA World CupKylian 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
 POL |
FRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
Venue: Al Thumama Stadium
Location: Ar-Rayyan, Qatar
Attendance: 40,989
Line-Ups
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  |
| 9 | Olivier Giroud |
| 10 | Kylian Mbappé |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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 |
| 24 | Przemyslaw Frankowski |
| 13 | Jakub Kaminski |
| 9 | Robert Lewandowski |
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