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The 2022 FIFA World Cup continues Sunday on FS1 with France (2-0-1) taking on Poland (1-1-1) at Qatar’s Al-Thumama Stadium in the tournament’s third match of the round of 16.
Later, England will face Senegal in Sunday’s second knockout-stage game (2 p.m. ET, FS1 and the FOX Sports app). The winners will advance to play each other in the quarterfinals, which begin Dec. 9.
Here are the top plays!
Setting the stage
France continues its quest to be the first nation to repeat as men’s World Cup champions since 1962. It made to the knockout stage with ease as it won its first two matches in group play decisively.
Meanwhile, Poland is looking to make it past the round of 16 for the first time since 1982, when it finished in third place in the World Cup. It barely survived group play as it lost 2-0 to Argentina in its last match.
The sensation of Mbappé
France manager Didier Deschamps broke down what makes Kylian Mbappé so special as the 23-year-old has already scored three goals in this World Cup.
13′: Szczęsny starts where he left off
After recording nine first-half saves in Argentina, Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny made a diving save on Aurelien Tchouaméni’s promising strike to keep the game scoreless.
21′: Robert Lewandowski looking for a goal
The Polish star nearly made a spectacular goal happen as he searched to give his team a 1-0 lead in its hopes of upsetting France.
29′: Giroud so close
Olivier Giroud’s redirection in front of the net went just wide as France appeared to have Szczęsny beat, leaving the match scoreless. The goal also would’ve given Giroud the French record for most goals in international play.
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