The teams of France and Poland will meet in the match of the 1/8 finals of the FIFA World Cup. Will the French be able to confirm the status of world champions and reach the next stage, or will the Poles present a sensation? We'll figure it out.
France
France took the first place in their group with six points in the asset. In the first match, the wards of Didier Deschamps defeated the Australian national team (4:1), in the second match they were stronger than the Danish national team (2:1), and in the third game they unexpectedly lost to the Tunisian national team with a score of 0:1, however, it is worth noting that they did not play with the strongest squad (Mbappe, Griezmann, Dembele appeared only in the second half). France lost at the World Cup for the first time since the quarterfinals of 2014 against Germany (0:1), breaking a 9-match unbeaten streak.
Poland
Poland took the second place in its group, ahead of the national team of Mexico in statistical indicators. In the first match, the Poles went goalless against the Mexicans, in the second game they were stronger than the Saudi Arabian national team (2:0), and in the final match they lost to the Argentines with a score of 0:2. One of the main heroes of the Polish national team at the tournament is goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who in three games reflected two 11-meter strikes, becoming the third goalkeeper in history to whom this achievement was submitted.
The Poles withdrew from the group at the World Cup for the first time since 1986.
Statistics and figures
- France is the clear favorite of the match;
- France had not lost nine matches in a row at the World Championships before the game with Tunisia;
- Poland reached the 1/8 finals of the World Cup for the first time since 1986;
- For seven full-time matches, the Poles won only one victory: at the World Cup-82 with a score of 3:2.
Forecast
I think that France will win a landslide victory, because the main leaders of the team got a little rest without playing or playing a little against the Tunisian national team.
