Welcome along to today's Qatar 2022 World Cup fixture wherein France and Poland face off in group Round of 16 at the Al Thumama Stadium, in the city of Doha. The referee for this match is Jesus Valenzuela. The two assistant referees will be Jorge Urrego and Tulio Moreno and and the VAR official is Juan Soto.
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Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
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Ousmane Dembélé (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Second Half begins France 1, Poland 0.
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Half time
France 1-0 Poland
Giroud's goal separates the teams going in at the break. Both teams have had chances with Poland looking much more threatening than they did in their last match. Can they pull things back in the second half?
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Descanso
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First Half ends, France 1, Poland 0.
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Olivier Giroud (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Kamil Glik (Poland).
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Corner, Poland. Conceded by Dayot Upamecano.
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Record for Giroud
And with that goal Giroud is now France's record goalscorer on 52 goals.
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Gol
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Goal! France 1, Poland 0. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
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Missed chances
Earlier in the half Giroud put an amazing chance wide of the goal, then at the other end Kaminski saw a strike cleared off the line. Both teams could well claim they should be ahead here.
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Kylian Mbappé (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
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Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Attempt saved. Piotr Zielinski (Poland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Wojciech Szczesny (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Dayot Upamecano (France).
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Ocasión de gol
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Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
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Corner, France. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
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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.
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Ocasión de gol
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Attempt missed. Matty Cash (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box.
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Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Tarjeta Amarilla
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Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Aurélien Tchouaméni (France).
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Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Fuera de juego
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Offside, France. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
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Improved Poland
A much better and more positive performance from Poland compared to the match against Argentina. Lewandowski already had a few half chances, though the Poles have to be wary of France's pace on the counter.
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Ocasión de gol
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Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (France) left footed shot from very close range.
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Foul by Ousmane Dembélé (France).
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Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Attempt blocked. Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
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Attempt saved. Jules Koundé (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
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Ocasión de gol
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Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) left footed shot from outside the box.
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Attempt saved. Ousmane Dembélé (France) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Adrien Rabiot (France) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Corner, France. Conceded by Matty Cash.
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Attempt saved. Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adrien Rabiot.
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Aurélien Tchouaméni (France) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
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Corner, France. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
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Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (France) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé with a cross.
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Corner, France. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
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Foul by Theo Hernández (France).
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Jakub Kaminski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Ocasión de gol
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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.
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Corner, France. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
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Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
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First Half begins.
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Time for the national anthems
The two sets of players are out on the pitch and about to sing their respective national anthems. That means kick off in this France vs Poland last 16 duel is just around the corner, and we'll have minute-by-minute coverage once the ball gets rolling.
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The France line-up is also confirmed
We also now have the starting line-up for the defending champions, with Didier Deschamps opting for: Lloris; Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, Theo; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe; Giroud.
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The Poland starting XI is announced
The Poland starting line-up for this last 16 match has been announced and there are no surprises, as they go for: Szczesny; Cash, Glik, Kiwior, Bereszynski; Szymanski, Zielinski, Krychowiak, Frankowski; Kaminski, Lewandowski.
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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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France look sharp
They may have lost their last game of the group with a rotated line-up, but France have otherwise looked sharp at this World Cup. The defending champions have now shared a video of their players' shooting practice from training, ahead of this clash with Poland.
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What time is France vs Poland?
This is the first of Sunday's World Cup games, with France vs Poland kicking off at 18:00 local time in Qatar. That is 16:00 CET in western Europe, 15:00 GMT in the UK and 09:00 CT in the USA.
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On December 4, France and Poland will face each other to try to reach the quarter-finals of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. We've got all of the information you need to follow the game.
In which stadium will the World Cup fixture between France and Poland be played?
The match between France and Poland will be played at the Al Thumama Stadium in the city of Doha The Al Thumama Stadium is one of the eight stadiums hosting 2022 World Cup matches. It has a capacity of 40,000 spectators. A quarterfinal match will be played in this stadium.
Which players did France call up for the Qatar 2022 World Cup?
For the Qatar 2022 World Cup, France and national team coach, Didier Deschamps, called up the following players:
Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola, Hugo Lloris and Steve Mandanda
Defenders: Lucas Hernandez (injured), Théo Hernandez, Presnel Kimpembe, Ibrahima Konaté, Jules Koundé, Benjamin Pavard, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Raphaël Varane
Midfieldiers: Eduardo Camavinga, Youssouf Fofana, Mattéo Guendouzi, Adrien Rabiot, Aurélien Tchouaméni and Jordan Veretout
Forwards: Karim Benzema (injured), Kingsley Coman, Ousmane Dembélé, Olivier Giroud, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé, Randal Kolo Muani, Marcus Thuram
Which players did Poland call up for the Qatar 2022 World Cup?
For the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Poland and national team coach, Czeslaw Michniewicz, called up the following players:
Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczesny, Lukasz Skorupski, Bartlomiej Dragowski
Defenders: Jan Bednarek, Bartosz Bereszynski, Matthew Stuart Cash, Kamil Glik, Robert Gumny, Artur Jdrzejczyk, Jakub Kiwior, Mateusz Wieteska, Nicola Zalewski
Midfieldiers: Krystian Bielik, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Kamil Grosicki, Jakub Kaminski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Michal Skoras, Damian Szymaski, Sebastian Szymaski, Piotr Zielinski, Szymon Zurkowski
Forwards: Robert Lewandowski, Arkadiusz Milik, Karol Swiderski, Krzysztof Piatek
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