Poland 3–2 France: 1982 World Cup match
Poland3–2Full time
Match in one glance
PolandFranceGoalCard
Poland
France
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Score progression
3Poland2France
René Girard opened the scoring at 13′.
Team comparison
PolandFrance
3Goals2
2Bookings1
1Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1JKJanusz KupcewiczPoland · 46′1goal
- 2SMStefan MajewskiPoland · 44′1goal
- 3ASAndrzej SzarmachPoland · 40′1goal
- 4RGRené GirardFrance · 13′1goal
- 5ACAlain CouriolFrance · 72′1goal
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1982
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Match for third place
- Stage
- Third place
- Date
- 1982-07-10
- Venue
- Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante
- Result
- 3–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Poland / FrancePoland
Andrzej Szarmach40′
Stefan Majewski44′
Janusz Kupcewicz46′
France
René Girard13′
Alain Couriol72′
Complete match timeline
PolandFranceGoalCardSubstitution
Poland
France
0′HTFT
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′
Event feed
11 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′2 – 1R. Girard 13′ · A. Szarmach 40′ · S. Majewski 44′
Second half
45′–90′1 – 1J. Kupcewicz 46′ · A. Couriol 72′
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Poland
Reported roles- 1Józef MłynarczykGK
- 2Marek DziubaDF
- 3Janusz KupcewiczMF
- 5Paweł JanasDF
- 8Waldemar MatysikMF
- 9Władysław ŻmudaSW
- 10Stefan MajewskiDF
- 13Andrzej BuncolMF
- 16Grzegorz LatoFW
- 17Andrzej SzarmachFW
- 20Zbigniew BoniekMF
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 12RWRoman Wójcicki46′
Match contributions
- Janusz Kupcewicz⚽ 1
- Stefan Majewski⚽ 1
- Andrzej Buncol▰ 62′
- Andrzej Szarmach⚽ 1
- Roman Wójcicki▰ 71′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1JMJózef MłynarczykGoalkeeper
- 2MDMarek DziubaDefender
- 3JKJanusz KupcewiczMidfielder
- 5PJPaweł JanasDefender
- 8WMWaldemar MatysikMidfielder
- 9WŻWładysław ŻmudaSW
- 10SMStefan MajewskiDefender
- 13ABAndrzej BuncolMidfielder
- 16GLGrzegorz LatoForward
- 17ASAndrzej SzarmachForward
- 20ZBZbigniew BoniekMidfielder
France
Reported roles- 2Manuel AmorosDF
- 5Gérard JanvionDF
- 7Philippe MahutDF
- 8Marius TrésorSW
- 11René GirardMF
- 13Jean-François LariosMF
- 14Jean TiganaMF
- 15Bruno BelloneFW
- 16Alain CouriolMF
- 20Gérard SolerFW
- 21Jean CastanedaGK
Reported starting roles · not tracking positions
Substitutes used
- 6CLChristian Lopez65′
- 19DSDidier Six82′
Match contributions
- René Girard⚽ 1
- Alain Couriol⚽ 1
- Gérard Soler▰ 79′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 2MAManuel AmorosDefender
- 5GJGérard JanvionDefender
- 7PMPhilippe MahutDefender
- 8MTMarius TrésorSW
- 11RGRené GirardMidfielder
- 13JLJean-François LariosMidfielder
- 14JTJean TiganaMidfielder
- 15BBBruno BelloneForward
- 16ACAlain CouriolMidfielder
- 20GSGérard SolerForward
- 21JCJean CastanedaGoalkeeper
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Score progression
3Poland2France
René Girard opened the scoring at 13′.
Team comparison
PolandFrance
3Goals2
2Bookings1
1Substitutes used2
Shots, possession and xG are not available in this match’s source.
Goalscorers
- 1JKJanusz KupcewiczPoland · 46′1goal
- 2SMStefan MajewskiPoland · 44′1goal
- 3ASAndrzej SzarmachPoland · 40′1goal
- 4RGRené GirardFrance · 13′1goal
- 5ACAlain CouriolFrance · 72′1goal
Available match data
Goals, bookings, substitutions and starting roles are recorded. This match does not have shot locations, xG, possession or passing data in the loaded sources.
Decisive moments
5 eventsPath through 1982
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Match for third place
- Stage
- Third place
- Date
- 1982-07-10
- Venue
- Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante
- Result
- 3–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available
Scorers
Poland / FrancePoland
Andrzej Szarmach40′
Stefan Majewski44′
Janusz Kupcewicz46′
France
René Girard13′
Alain Couriol72′
Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Starting lineups, used substitutes and event records come from the Fjelstul World Cup Database (CC BY-SA 4.0), credited alongside each panel.