• First in their group, the Blues approach the knockout matches with full confidence.

  • Qualified narrowly for its 8th finals, the Poles will sell their skin dearly.

  • The match will be played on the lawn of the al-Thumama stadium, which can accommodate 44,400 people.

After rotating against Tunisia (0-1), Didier Deschamps will have to put in place the best possible XI against Poland, Sunday in the round of 16 of the World Cup.

Led by Polish Mourinho Czeslaw Michniewicz, Poland will fight with their weapons to bring down the reigning world champions.

On which channel to watch the match France - Poland?

The meeting will be broadcast on Sunday December 4 at 4 p.m., unencrypted on TF1, as well as on BeIN Sports 1 and BeIN Sports 2, only for subscribers to the channel.

You can also follow the France - Poland match live on 20 Minutes via our live commentary. 

Serious things begin for the Blues

After quickly qualifying for the round of 16, thanks to its two victories against Australia and Denmark, the French team was able to blow its executives in the third match (0-1 defeat against Tunisia) . 

This squad review allowed Didier Deschamps to see which players he could count on, or not, in the event of a last-minute injury. 

Top scorer in the competition with 3 goals scored, Kylian Mbappé is the spearhead of the tricolor selection, which hopes to be able to retain its title of world champion acquired in 2018.

For this match against the Poles, no surprise is to be imagined in the composition of the Blues, who should evolve in the same pattern as against the Danish Dynamite. 

Solidarity above all else for Poland

Like Robert Lewandowski, who does not hesitate to come back to defend (as during the duel with Leo Messi), the Bialo-Czerwoni know that they will have to defend as a whole if they want to worry the French. 

Even if scooters are not allowed to stop Kylian Mbappé, the Poles showed that they were capable of standing up to Mexico (0-0) and Saudi Arabia (2-0), who had just beaten the 'Argentina.

It is a safe bet that the opponents of the Blues will remain grouped behind hoping to be able to find the fault in counter-attack or on a set piece.

This is what they tried to do against the Albiceleste, in vain.

Qualified on goal difference, Poland knows that it was hot and that it will have to show a better face, under penalty of being severely punished in the rest of the competition.

This match will oppose the Blues, 4th in the FIFA rankings, to the Poles, 26th.

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