France vs Poland : Kylian Mbappe scored two stunning goals after Olivier Giroud’s record-breaking opening strike as defending champions France reached the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022 on Sunday.
France vs Poland highlights: France beat Poland 3-1 to reach quarter-finals
Kylian Mbappe scored two stunning goals after Olivier Giroud’s record-breaking opening strike as defending champions France reached the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2022 on Sunday. France kept alive their chances of winning consecutive world titles by defeating Poland 3–1 in their Round of 16 match at the Altoona Stadium.
France vs Poland Match Highlights
Giroud became France’s all-time top scorer with 52 goals when he scored the opening goal of the match in the 44th minute to give the holders a 1–0 lead at the half-time break.
In the second half, Mbappe who assisted Giroud’s goal, produced two spectacular finishes to seal the game for France. Mbappes 74th and 91st-minute strikes gave France a comfortable 3–0 lead in stoppage time, and Poland could only manage a consolation goal in the 99th minute when Robert Lewandowski converted a penalty kick.
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With the brace, Mbappe is now the leading goalscorer of the tournament with 5 goals. Following his 4 goals in the previous edition in Russia, he took his World Cup tally to 9 goals, making him the highest World Cup goalscorer before the age of 24. The Brazilian great Pele scored 7 goals before the age of 24.
The defending champs march on to the Quarter Finals! 🇫🇷@adidasfootball | #FIFAWorldCup
— FIFA World Cup (@FIFAWorldCup) December 4, 2022
France will next face England in the last 8 stage
Les Bleus had to dig deep but scored on the stroke of half-time as Giroud became France’s all-time top scorer with 52 goals before Mbappe’s 74th-minute stoppage-time screamer sealed Poland’s fate.
Poland, seeking to reach the knockout stages for the first time since 1986 and the quarter-finals for the first time since 1982, had great chances in the first half but Robert Lewandowski was cleared off the line by the French midfield. Less outstanding with last-second penalties.
Keeper Hugo Lloris made his 142nd appearance and is now tied with Lilian Thuram as France’s most capped player, and his experience will be vital as he tries to rule out Piotr Zielinski.
Coach Didier Deschamps warned that Poland had more to offer than Lewandowski and he was proved right at the Al Thumama Stadium.
