France and Poland face off in the 1/8 finals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The game will take place on 4 December at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha. Will Mbappe and Co. punish the Poles for their lacklustre performance in the group?
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – France & Total 2-5 Goals – 1.59.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Correct Score: 3-1 – 6.40.
France is the reigning world champion. Even with the losses of Pogba, Kante and Benzema just before the tournament, Didier Deschamps has brought a relatively strong squad to Qatar. The French have enough experienced players left. Plus, Mbappe has matured, while a new crop of young talents has emerged. Tchouameni and Kamavinga, for example. The Tricolours started by beating Australia and Denmark, enough to win the group stage.
France is stronger and more varied than the Poles and won’t be too tough with them. Argentina has shown that they can beat Lewandowski and co in class. Deschamps will surely have studied that meeting and will also pass his opponents easily.
France is ready for this match and can easily score 2-3 goals. Poland, meanwhile, will try to score at least one goal.
The French won their group with six points. In the last round, the team played a second team essentially.
In the last round, France suffered a defeat. However, their loss against Tunisia (0-1) had no impact on Tricolour’s standing in the table.
Of course, in this contest, France will attack hard. The rested leaders will be raring to go.
Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann are fully motivated to get their team through to the next round of the Mundial.
The French look is impressive in terms of their squad selection. Didier Deschamps’ team play looks good.
The Poles struggled to qualify for the play-offs. 2nd place went to Poland only on goal difference.
There is no doubt that Robert Lewandowski and company will learn from the lessons of the group stage.
The previous fixture was a disappointing one. Poland were beaten cleanly by Argentina (0-2).
Of course, the Poles’ main bet is on Lewandowski. That, the Poles won’t be purely defensive is a clear fact. However, their over-reliance on their leader’s form can play a cruel trick on Poland.
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
France: Lloris – Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, T. Hernandez – Tchouameni, Rabiot – Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe – Giroud.
Poland: Szczesny – Cash, Glik, Kiwior, Bereszynski – Frankowski, Bielik, Krychowiak, Zielinski – Lewandowski, Milik.
The fixture will be played at Al Thumama Stadium (44.400) in Doha, Qatar.
This starting whistle will sound on the 4th of December, 2022, at 16:00 UK Time.
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