France 3 Poland 1 LIVE RESULT: Stunning Mbappe brace sets up potential World Cup quarter-final with England – updates
KYLIAN MBAPPE has fired France into the World Cup quarter-finals, scoring twice in a 3-1 win over Poland.
Olivier Giroud opened the scoring with a fine effort before half-time and it's got even better for Les Bleus since.
Then Mbappe picked the ball up on the edge of the area and took his time before slamming the ball into the top corner to put France in command.
And the PSG star did the same minutes later, putting the ball in the opposite corner before Poland scored a late penalty.
- Start time: 3pm GMT
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- France XI: Lloris; Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, Theo Hernandez; Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe; Giroud
- Poland XI: Szczesny, Bereszynski, Glik, Kiwior, Cash, Krychowiak, Zielinski, Szymanski, Frankowski, Kaminski, Lewandowski
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31. Poland have no doubt achieved their first goal.
30 minutes and no goals conceded.
Side note, pretty sure I have seen my last three Wi-Fi passwords on the back of the Polish tops.
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29. The empty seats seem to be full now.
Dembele is fed into space in the box and all he has to do is find Giroud on the back post.
The Barcelona man puts too much pace on his ball and Giroud cannot convert.
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27. France clear the ball and manage to find Mbappe.
The speed when he gets going is just insane.
It is like the Polish defenders are wading in quick sand.
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25. Poland are starting to get forward more.
They have looked negative in the tournament to date.
Maybe they were waiting for the knockout rounds to impress.
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23. It seems it is Kounde's turn to test Szczesny.
All too easy for the Juventus keeper.
Not sure if they are looking to test the Polish shot-stopper or simply cannot get closer to the goal.
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21. Midfield could be an area where this game is won today.
Poland are dropping so deep when France have the ball that their centre midfielders have all the time in the world.
The Poles counter attack and the ball finds its way to Lewandowski who shoots from distance with Lloris at full stretch.
Not too far wide that one.
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19. From what we have seen from Poland so far, their best bet of getting a result today is to take this to penalties.
They struggle to connect play in the final third yet again.
Poland just look disjointed when they are doing anything but defending.
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17. Rabiot is penalised for a foul on Krychowiak.
Poland gift away possession again and France attack.
Dembele cuts inside and looks to shoot but does not connect well enough to test Szczesny.
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15. If Poland have any hope of getting something from this game, they need to bridge the gap between midfield and Lewandowski.
All too often the Barcelona striker is left isolated.
The ball is threaded through to Giroud by Griezmann but there is a little too much on the pass and it runs through to Szczesny.
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13. Poland would have expected to be under pressure in the early moments of this game.
They will have set themselves targets in this game.
The first no doubt is to get to the 20 minute mark having conceded no goals.
Szczesny makes a save from a long-range effort from Tchouaméni.
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11. Already France have had the chance to put plenty of crosses into the box.
They will need to improve the quality of their delivery.
Making it all too easy for Poland to clear their lines.
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9. Dembele cuts inside after giving the ball away and regathering it.
Poland are standing firm in the final third, making it difficult for France to cut through them.
The Poles are playing a more direct style to get the ball forward.
Mbappe's cross is headed behind at the back post by Bereszynski.
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7. Poland are looking to press high up the pitch.
Wanting to make an impression.
The team who qualified for this stage on goal difference are keen for an upset against the defending champions.
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5. The first corner of the game comes in and finds Varane as he leaps in the box to meet the ball.
He gets his header all wrong as it goes well wide.
That was a decent early chance for Les Bleus.
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3. Surprising how many empty seats there are here.
Maybe everyone is enjoying the pre-game refreshments still.
What fans are here come alive as soon as Mbappe receives the ball.
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1. France start on the front foot as Poland commit a foul.
Griezmann with the chance to put a dangerous ball into the box.
Not the start Poland would have wanted but fortunately the ball is well overhit and runs out for a goal kick.
Kick-off: France vs Poland
We are underway in Al Khor.
France get the game started.
The knockout phase continues.
France ready to defend crown
The defence of France's World Cup continues.
Poland stand in their way.
Les Bleus will need to show the world what they are capable of.
Credit: AFP Les Bleus thrive in latter stages
France have managed to progress from each of their previous five last 16 ties at the World Cup.
The 1998 and 2018 champions have now achieved a surprising first at the World Cup, as they have qualified for three successive knockout stages for the first time ever.
Deschamps' side were the first team to qualify for the last 16 in Qatar and now need to show their fans that they have what it takes to reclaim their crown.
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It has been 40 years since France last suffered defeat against Poland.
They knocked them out of the World Cup in 1982 before a 4-0 friendly win later that year.
Les Bleus have since strung together a seven game unbeaten streak against the Poles.
Fans all ready for clash
As we approach ever-nearer to kick off, fans are ready to see their team shine.
There is nothing like the knockout stages to ramp up the air of excitement for the World Cup.
No time for draws now, we need winners.
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Inside the ground - pre match analysis
SunSport's Mark Irwin reports from Al Khor:
No messing about from Didier Deschamps this time after resting all of his stars and losing to Tunisia in the last group game.
The France boss has picked a full strength team this tim and that means Aston Villa full-back Matt Cash will need to get on his motorbike to keep up with Kylian Mbappe.
Czeslaw Michniewicz revels in his nickname of the Polish Mourinho but even parking the bus might not be enough to keep out the free-scoring world champions today.
It looks like the Poles will be hitting it long to Robert Lewandowski and hoping that Wojciech Szczesny can reproduce the kind of heroics which allowed them to edge their way into the last 16 on goal difference.
But it’s difficult to see anything other than a French victory on the day Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris makes his 142nd appearance for Les Bleus to equal Lilian Thuram’s national record.
Poland subs:
3. Jedrzejczyk, 4. Wieteska, 5. Bednarek, 6. Bielik, 7. Milik, 8. Szymanski, 11. Grosicki, 12. Skorupski, 16. Swiderski, 17. Zurkowski, 21. Zalewski, 22. Grabara, 23. Piatek, 25. Gumny, 26. Skóras
Poland starting XI:
1. Szczesny, 18. Bereszynski, 15. Glik, 14. Kiwior, 2. Cash, 19. Szymanski, 10. Krychowiak, 24. Frankowski, 20. Zielinski, 13. Kaminski, 9. Lewandowski
Credit: Getty France subs:
2. Pavard, 3. Disasi, 6. Guendouzi, 12. Kolo Muani, 13. Fofana, 15. Veretout, 16. Mandanda, 17. Saliba, 20. Coman, 23. Areola, 24. Konate, 25. Camavinga, 26. Thuram
