France vs Poland FIFA World Cup 2022 score: France take on Poland in Round 16, follow live commentary as both teams look for quarterfinal spot.
Two countries that finished their World Cup 2022 group-stage campaigns with loss square off in Sunday's last-16 game at the Al-Thumama Stadium, with reigning champions France taking on Poland.
Les Bleus finished top in Group D and advanced to the knockout stages, while Czeslaw Michniewicz's men tied the holders after finishing second in Group C.
France coach Didier Deschamps was not afraid to make changes for Les Bleus' last Group D match against Tunisia after being the first manager to take his side to the knockout rounds of the 2022 World Cup, but a second-string squad could not remain flawless in Qatar.
The 1998 and 2018 World Cup champions have now achieved an unexpected feat at the World Cup, qualifying for three consecutive knockout stages for the first time, as well as being the first defending champions to make it out of the groups since Brazil in 2006.
Furthermore, Les Bleus have advanced from each of their past five World Cup last-16 matches, and having missed out on a seventh successive triumph on football's biggest stage, Deschamps' side will need no extra incentive to defeat a shot-shy Poland.
Despite gaining just four points from their three Group C games, Poland's goal difference of 0 saw them edge Mexico (-1) to second place and secure a last-16 spot for the first time since the 1986 edition, which was also hosted in Mexico.
Michniewicz's team did not bring their finest shooting boots to Qatar, as they have only recorded five shots on target in the 2022 World Cup so far, three of which came in their matchday two win against Saudi Arabia, despite keeping four clean sheets in a row before Mac Allister broke their defence.
It's been 40 years since France last lost to Poland, who knocked them out of the World Cup in 1982 before a 4-0 friendly triumph later that year, but Les Bleus have since cobbled together a seven-game undefeated streak against the Group C runners-up, most recently winning 1-0 in a 2011 friendly.
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