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France vs Poland, Worldcup 2022 LAST 16

FIFA World Cup · 2022
France
3 – 1
Full Time
Poland
Sun 4 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Al Thumama Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Aurelien Tchouameni 32' Y
Y 47' Bartosz Bereszynski
Y 88' Matty Cash

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Poland — Worldcup at Al Thumama Stadium.

  • France 3 games · 9 pts (2026/26)
  • Poland 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Jesus Valenzuela
  • Referee Kevin Ortega (Peru)
  • Referee Juan Soto (Peru)
  • Referee Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
  • Referee Tulio Moreno (Venezuela)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
France 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals Poland
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-04 France 3–1 Poland

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec Poland H 3–1 W
30 Nov Tunisia A 0–1 L
26 Nov Denmark H 2–1 W
22 Nov Australia H 4–1 W
28 Jun Switzerland H 7–8 L
23 Jun Portugal A 2–2 D
Poland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Dec France A 1–3 L
30 Nov Argentina H 0–2 L
26 Nov Saudi Arabia H 2–0 W
22 Nov Mexico A 0–0 D
23 Jun Sweden A 2–3 L
19 Jun Spain A 1–1 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

France
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
6/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

France
Kylian Mbappe 10 G 4 A
Ousmane Dembele 6 G 2 A
Bradley Barcola 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Poland kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Poland are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' It looks surprising France does not make any changes. Arkadiusz Milik has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' Kamil Grosicki has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' France have won 94 goals from 178 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 25' Sebastian Szymanski is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for France so far.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aurelien Tchouameni.
  • 37' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both France and Poland are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 42' Olivier Giroud has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 26 cards already picked up this season.
  • 44' What composure from Olivier Giroud! The France international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 47' Bartosz Bereszynski catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 47.
  • 52' France started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 52.
  • 57' France are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Poland backline.
  • 62' The travelling Poland supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 64' A change in the Poland ranks — Sebastian Szymanski exits the field as Arkadiusz Milik enters on 64.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Youssouf Fofana. He replaces Aurelien Tchouameni on 66 minute.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Poland team. Jakub Kaminski is replaced by Nicola Zalewski on 71 minute.
  • 74' The deadlock is broken! Kylian Mbappe gets on the scoresheet on 74 minutes.
  • 75' Magnificent from Kylian Mbappe! That is 296 goals in 523 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 76' Another substitution for France to replace Olivier Giroud by Marcus Thuram-Ulien on 76 minute.
  • 77' Time for substitution for France. Olivier Giroud is replaced by Marcus Thuram-Ulien.
  • 82' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 86' The crowd applauds Jakub Kiwior as he leaves the pitch. Jan Bednarek steps in for Poland.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Poland team. Jakub Kiwior is replaced by Jan Bednarek on 87 minute.
  • 88' Poor challenge from Matty Cash. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 90' A change in the France ranks — Jules Kounde exits the field as Axel Disasi enters on 90.
  • With this win, France is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Poland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Czeslaw Michniewicz

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.15 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.25 Poland xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 65% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
France57% Draw22% Poland21%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.4
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 85%
15%
± 2.5 65%
35%
± 3.5 44%
56%
± 4.5 26%
74%

Double Chance

France or Draw
79%
Draw or Poland
43%
France or Poland
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
France42% Draw40% Poland18%
Actual: France win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.3%
2 – 0
7.7%
1 – 0
6.6%
3 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
5.8%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5.4%
0 – 0
4.8%
3 – 2
4.2%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.5%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Poland covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 17% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 21% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 12% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Poland keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.