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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/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
3/–
76+
3/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! France vs Poland — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 10' Sebastian Szymanski is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Poland tonight.
  • 15' France are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' Jakub Kaminski has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Poland seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' It’s high time Czeslaw Michniewicz made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 32' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Aurelien Tchouameni.
  • 37' France are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Poland's shape.
  • 42' Over 42 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' Olivier Giroud puts France on the lead.
  • 47' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Bartosz Bereszynski.
  • 52' Both keepers have barely been tested. France and Poland are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 57' Poland come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 62' Arkadiusz Milik is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for France so far.
  • 64' A change in the Poland ranks — Sebastian Szymanski exits the field as Arkadiusz Milik enters on 64.
  • 66' A tactical swap from France — Youssouf Fofana on, Aurelien Tchouameni off on 66 minutes.
  • 71' Another substitution for Poland to replace Jakub Kaminski by Nicola Zalewski on 71 minute.
  • 74' Kylian Mbappe is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 9 goals this season for the .
  • 75' Kylian Mbappe makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and France are in front.
  • 76' France make a change. Olivier Giroud trudges off to be replaced by Marcus Thuram-Ulien on 76 minutes.
  • 77' A change in the France ranks — Olivier Giroud exits the field as Marcus Thuram-Ulien enters on 77.
  • 82' Poland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Poland! Jan Bednarek comes on to replace Jakub Kiwior.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Jakub Kiwior as he leaves the pitch. Jan Bednarek steps in for Poland.
  • 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matty Cash on 88.
  • 90' Fresh legs for France! Axel Disasi comes on to replace Jules Kounde.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.