Thread to discuss the football itself.
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You can discuss the hosting in the relevant thread.
Now Poland have paid for those misses. Giroud, 1-0 France.
Giroud with the breakthrough. Nice finish.
I just wonder does the wall really be 10 yards back. My guess is no.
Would love to see refs get stricter on this and see more goals from direct free kicks as a result.
Lloris a lucky fella there. He's looked nervous. Not been a convincing display from France defensively.
Lloris is so dodgy, surprised France haven't anyone better than him.
Shaving foam must scarce to mark the ground 😁.
Poland losing, but should be winning
It was more surprising the extra time was only 2 minutes.
Poland beginning to come forward a bit more, France will surely be looking for a breakaway goal with the speed they have on the wings.
Whistle was a tad early, Lovely goal won't count.
Lewandowski for me, has been as ineffective as the likes of Suarez, Ronaldo and Bale.
Very unfair on Suarez that.
He was brilliant in the Ghana game, led the line well and played hell, involved in both goals. He s like the others, he can't do it for 90min every few days, but he has something to offer, and when the chips were down he was good.
Not his fault that Uruguay were chasing goals with him, Nunez and De Arrascaeta watching on helplessly
MBAPPE!
2-0, Mbappe. That's probably it for Poland.
There it is. France 2-0.
Game over now, might see another few French goals now.
What a strike, such pace on that from Mbappe, pure power
Messi has 9 World Cup goals from 5 tournaments; Ronaldo has 8 World Cup goals from 5 tournaments. Mbappe has 8 World Cup goals from 2 tournaments (and a World Cup).
Unbelievable talent.
The defenders in front of Szczesny probably didn't help his sight of Mbappe's shot for the second goal.
That RTE co-comms accent would wreck your head
Might be wise for Deschamps to take Mbappé off now. He’s up against an Englishman here with the game already lost, when they’re likely to be their opponents in the next round.
Brazil against Cameroon had about half a dozen frees around the box, all terrible. Is Neymar the only one who can do it? And what exactly are they doing in their training camps? If I was was a WC coach I'd work on nothing but frees, penalties and corners from when they get together pre-tournament. It's something you might actually be able to make a crucial difference on within a short space of time...
MBAPPE AGAIN!
Now he equals Messi's World Cup tally.
3-0 that man again, scoreline looks better now, France were very good and looked to be in control for very long periods.
Poland were a bit better today but I'm glad they are going home.
Wow!!!! Mbappe
Mbappe gets the World Cup goal record in 2026
Again the Polish defender did Szczesny no favours on that shot.
Fella’s just unbelievable.
France really stepped up a few gears second half. They always look like they can do that when they need to.
Pen coming against Upamecano?
Yep.
Lewandowski scores at second time of asking.
in the 3 previous ganes, Poland were bang average and were fairly boring to watch, bit more adventurous today, but they won't be missed.
France look like they can turn it on at any moment.
Mbappe really has been showing us what he can do.
VAR goving a very late pen, Lewandowski will be happy to get a shot on goal.
Don’t be so sure of that.
He’s likely to be up against Harry Maguire in a few days time, so 2022 is still very much a possibility.
