Well, even if France don’t defend their title in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, they at least broke the champions curse by becoming the first team since 2006 to qualify for the knockouts, safely winning the previous World Cup. Didier Deschamps’ men started their campaign strongly, thrashing Australia 4-1. However, their next match was slightly more difficult as they needed a superstar performance from Kylian Mbappe to see off Denmark.
With this result, France became the first team to qualify for the round of 16. This prompted Deschamps to experiment in the final match as he rested all his starting 11, barring Aurelien Tchouameni. Unfortunately, this backfired as Tunisia scripted a historic win over Les Bleus.
However, France’s star will be back when they take on Robert Lewandowski’s Poland, who qualified for the round of 16 by the barest margin. France are heavy favourites going into the match, but this World Cup has shown that on their team, any team can spring a surprise and win over the favourites.
Poland were drawn in a strong group which included Argentina, Mexico and Saudi Arabia. And before the start of the World Cup, many fans would’ve put money on Argentina and Mexico to go through. However, Poland started their campaign with an impressive draw against Mexico. Following this, they defeated Saudi Arabia 2-0 to go top of the group. Saudi Arabia had pulled off one of the biggest upsets in FIFA World Cup history after defeating Argentina in their first match.
So, after two matchdays, Poland were top of the group. However, their final match was against Argentina; a team re-energised by their 2-0 win over Mexico in the second match. A win was also necessary for Lionel Messi and Co. for qualification. And the two-time world champion came out all guns blazing, defeating the Poles 2-0. However, despite the defeat, Poland qualified for the knockouts, as they had a better goal difference (0) than Mexico (-1).
Poland vs France! God. With how France played today I am worried.
— Pere Egbi ✊🏾 (@PereEgbi) November 30, 2022
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France tested their squad depth in the final group game as Didier Deschamps rested 10 of his starting 11 against Tunisia. However, the Africans won the match through a lone goal scored by Wahbi Khazri. The game, though, does not indicate their talent, as their starting 11 were on the bench for the match against Tunisia….
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