France, with fresh legs, is the overwhelming favorite to beat Poland and is the first defending World Cup champion to reach the round of 16 since Brazil in 2006.
Four years earlier, Poland tied its World Cup-best third-place finish with a 3-2 victory over ... France. But Poland, which is in the knockout round for the first time in 36 years, has not beaten France since a win in a friendly 51 days after that victory.Poland has three losses and four draws in the seven meetings since, the last match in 2011.
Wojciech Szczesny of team Poland battle trying to score during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group C match between Poland and Argentina at Stadium 974 on 30 November 2022 in Doha, Qatar. Poland has had a strong tournament behind Wojciech Szczesny, the Juventus goalkeeper who saved penalties against Saudi Arabia and Argentina. His second save was against none other than Argentina great Lionel Messi and his 18 saves this tournament are more than any other goalkeeper.
Despite no head-to-head matches, there's some familiarity with Senegal: 10 of the players play club soccer in England, six of them in the Premier League. Senegal forward Sadio Mane of Bayern Munich is out with injury. England has won five of its seven previous round of 16 matches, including a 2018 victory over Colombia on penalties. Senegal reached the round of 16 once previously, a win over Sweden in 2002, but its tournament ended in the quarterfinals with a loss to Turkey.
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