The match for the France national team against the Poland in the Round of 16 for 2022 World Cup, Sunday, December 04, 2022, will be held at the Al Thumama Stadium (ad-Dōha) Stadium. Tonight’s match will be exciting because France will appear spartan by fielding all the best players. However, Poland could have changed the direction of the game so that it could damage the French attack.
France has been hit by injuries ahead of the start of the 2022 World Cup. Several big names such as Karim Benzema, Nkunku, Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kante, Prenel Kimbe, Mike McGrady, Nian, Lucas Hernandez, etc. are on the list unable to strengthen France.
On the other hand, the Polish team basically had no problems. Only Bartos Beresineski suffered a minor injury. The Sampdoria defender is very important for Poland and has participated in 49 international matches, he plays well and is stable.
Except for the sluggish performance of team B in the last game against Tunisia, the French team can be said to be going fast in Group D. Les Bleus recorded 6 points from 2 wins and one defeat in the last round. France finished as group winners followed by Australia who will face Argentina. Tunisia and Denmark were eliminated in the group stage.
Against Poland, which has not performed optimally so far in this World Cup, France actually has a very high percentage of wins. Poland came into the knockout stage as runners-up in group C. Biało-czerwoni almost fell out in the group stage after losing 0-2 to Argentina in the last round. Luckily Saudi Arabia scored 1 goal in the meeting with Mexico.
Apart from Robert Lewandowski, Wojciech Szczesny’s appearance could be a wild card for France. Even though he lost to Argentina in the end, the Juventus goalkeeper was able to withstand Lionel Messi’s penalty kick in the last match. The action of the 34-year-old player can increase the strength of the defense against Mbappe et al’s attacks.
The two teams have faced each other 16 times, and the Polish team only won 3 wins and 5 draws. In the last friendly meeting in 2011, France won 0-1 over Poland.
In tonight’s match, French coach Didier Deschamps is expected to field all of his best players. Previously, in the last game against Tunisia, Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Antoine Griezmann only sat on the bench.
So, who do you think will win? France or Poland? Don’t miss watching this match which will kick-off starting at 18:00 local time. The following is related information about the France vs. Poland match:
How to Stream France vs. Poland
The France vs Poland match will be broadcast by television stations Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo. The duel at the Al Thumama Stadium (ad-Dōha) Stadium can also be watched via live streaming at 10:00 EDT.
Kick-off Schedule & Live Streaming Links
| Official TV | Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo |
| Date | Sunday, December 04, 2022 |
| Kickoff | 10:00 EDT |
| Live TV | Fox, FS1, Telemundo, Universo, TV-Bola |
France – Poland Head-to-Head Record
- 06/10/2011 Poland vs France 0 – 1
- 11/18/2004 France vs Poland 0 – 0
- 02/23/2000 France vs Poland 1 – 0
- 08/17/1995 France vs Poland 1 – 1
- 11/17/1994 Poland vs France 0 – 0
Last 5 Match Performance
France
- 09/23/2022 France vs Austria 2 – 0
- 09/26/2022 Denmark vs France 2 – 0
- 11/23/2022 France vs Australia 4 – 1
- 11/26/2022 France vs Denmark 2 – 1
- 11/30/2022 Tunisia vs France 1 – 0
Poland
- 09/26/2022 Wales vs Poland 0 – 1
- 11/17/2022 Poland vs Chile 1 – 0
- 11/22/2022 Mexico vs Poland 0 – 0
- 11/26/2022 Poland vs Saudi Arabia 2 – 0
- 12/01/2022 Poland vs Argentina 0 – 2
France vs. Poland Squad Predictions
France (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, T. Hernandez, Tchouameni, Rabiot, Dembele, Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Giroud.
Poland (4-4-2): Szczesny; Cash, Glik, Kiwior, Bereszynski, Frankowski, Bielik, Krychowiak, Zielinski, Robert Lewandowski, Milik.
