Round of 16 - France 3-1 Poland - Sunday 4th December, 2022

[Stan]

Kick-off 15.00 (GMT)

        VS     

Venue - Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

[Lucas]

Absolute walkover if Poland play anything like they did against Argentina. The most undeserving team in the Last 16 so far for me.

Got to fancy a rested French team to steam roller them. Mbappe will want that golden boot.

[Toinho]

Agreed with the above. Hard to see anything other than a convincing France win but who really knows…

[ASF]

Despite losing with Tunisia, I don't see France going out against this Poland team, that have been gash so far.

2-0

[Spike]

I have close to no interest in either of these teams.

[Honey Honey]

9 hours ago, Spike said:

I have close to no interest in either of these teams.

I take it the only thing keeping it above no interest at all is seeing Frenchmen in the crowd with cocks on their head

[N U F C]

Can only see a France win here but it’d be brilliant if Poland could send them out. 

 

[Azeem]

12 hours ago, Spike said:

I have close to no interest in either of these teams.

I'm only interested in the last KO match day. Morroco and Switzerland are well capable of a shock. Rest will be straight forward results imo

[Devil]

So many empty seats, feels so wrong for a major international tournament.

I bet the stadiums were filled with mixed fans during the group games, now nations have gone home the attendances might slip further.

 

[JoshBRFC+]

Come on Poland .

[Danny]

Poland have been terrible in the final third

[Stan]

Decent finish from Giroud. Perfectly timed and weighted pass from Mbappe.

[MUFC]

Demebele has a 1990's Menace 2 Society tash.

[Stan]

How do free kicks get given for the keeper on those challenges? 

[Rick]

Lewandowski shot on target and another couple of corners for Poland please and thank you. 

[Stan]

Dembele  fucking hell mate.

[Stan]

Mbappe .

Shaped up to curl it in one corner, smashed it in the other.

[Dan+]

Game over.

[Danny]

Terrible defending, let Mbappe just stroll up behind and receive the ball

[Stan]

To be honest, Poland have been pretty useless this tournament.

Scraped through the group thanks to defensive lapse in the game vs Saudi Arabia. 

Read before this game they've only had 5 shots on target in the 3 group games. Not Lewandowski's fault, but when you have striker of his talent you kind of want to utilise it at least a little bit. 

They've approached their games so defensively and just looked to contain and soak up pressure. 

[Stan]

Mbappe is mad.

So much power and precision.

[El Profesor]

9 goals in World Cups at the age of 23. Mbappé seems destined to break Klose's record.

[Stan]

3 minutes ago, El Profesor said:

9 goals in World Cups at the age of 23. Mbappé seems destined to break Klose's record.

Giroud's French record might not stand for long

[Stan]

Penalty given for an Upamecano handball viewed by ref on the pitch-side monitor.

[Stan]

Lewandowski scores a retaken penalty. Finishes 3-1.