France 3-1 Poland highlights
That’s all from our Live coverage of France vs Poland FIFA World Cup match as the defending champions defeated the Poles 3-1 to reach the quarterifinals. France didn’t had the best of first half as they struggled to break the Poland defence but Olivier Giroud finally broke the deadlock at the end of the half and then Mbappe scored a brace in the second half to ensure France’s safe passage to the quarters. Robert Lewandowski heads back home with his second goal in Qatar while Mbappe sits atop the golden boot race with five goals!
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FIFA World Cup Live: France vs Poland
90+ 9′ Lewandowski slots it in from the spot! The goal is not without its fair share of drama as Lewandowski’s first attempt was saved by Lloris but referee signalled a retake as French defenders entered the box before the striker hit the ball. The goal was also the last action of the game as referee blew the final whistle! It’s full time and France are through to the quarterfinals.
Full time: France 3-1 Poland
FIFA World Cup Live: France vs Poland
90+7′ Poland earned a penalty after a VAR check. It’s up to Robert Lewandowski now to score that consolation goal for his nation.
France 3-0 Poland
FIFA World Cup Live: France vs Poland
90+1′ GOAL! That’s certainly the goal of the night from Mbappe! The French star curls into the far post after finding space on the left flank inside the box. Substitute Marcus Thuram has an assist to his name!
France 3-0 Poland
FIFA World Cup Live: France vs Poland
86′ Change in formation for France with Giroud gone as Mbappe is the lone man forward while Griezmann has gone further deep with Thuram to help out the midfield to stay compact. France have certainly shut the shop and are running down the clock. Any goal from here will be a bonus!
France 2-0 Poland
FIFA World Cup Live: France vs Poland
Kylian Mbappe now leads the golden boot race alone with four goals and has also equalled his goal tally of four goals from the last World Cup. Already a legend?
France 2-0 Poland
FIFA World Cup Live: France vs Poland
76′ Deschamps quickly makes another substitution, this time it’s night’s first goal scorer Giroud
IN: Marcus Thuram
OUT: Olivier Giroud
France 2-0 Poland
FIFA World Cup Live: France vs Poland
74′ Goal! Kylian Mbappe with his fourth goal of the World Cup! A classic France counter-attack goal as Dembele runs into the box on a three vs two situation with Giroud and Mbappe to find in the box and the winger opts for the latter outside the box, who takes two touches before firing it past Szczesny with brute force!
France 2-0 Poland
FIFA World Cup Live: France vs Poland
Not his night yet!
France 1-0 Poland
FIFA World Cup Live: France vs Poland
71′ Double substitution by Poland
IN: Krystian Bielik, Nicola Zalewski
OUT: Grzegorz Krychowiak, Jakub Kamenski
France 1-0 Poland
France vs Poland preview: France, the reigning World Cup champions, have been warned by coach Didier Deschamps not to underestimate Poland and star Robert Lewandowski in the knockout round on Sunday.
Les Blues breezed through the group stage and clinched a spot in the round of 16 with a game to spare, which allowed Deschamps to rest his stars in France’s meaningless final first round game.
Nine substitutes started in the 1-0 loss to Tunisia, and Adrien Rabiot, Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Antonie Griezmann all came off the bench late in the game.
France, with fresh legs, are the overwhelming favorite to beat Poland and are the first defending World Cup champion to reach the round of 16 since Brazil in 2006. France are 5-0 in the first knockout round since the stage was introduced to the World Cup in 1986.
Four years earlier, Poland tied its World Cup-best third-place finish with a 3-2 victory over … France. But Poland, which is in the knockout round for the first time in 36 years, has not beaten France since a win in a friendly 51 days after that victory.
Poland has three losses and four draws in the seven meetings since, the last match in 2011.
