France 3–1 Poland: 2022 World Cup match
3–1Full time
Poland
Match in one glance
FrancePolandGoalCard
France
Poland
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
FrancePoland
55.2%Possession sequences44.8%
16Shots12
8On target2
1.13Expected goals (xG)1.59
593Passes488
85.2%Pass accuracy83.2%
38Corners3
11Fouls10
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1RLRobert LewandowskiPoland · 1 goals1.02xG
- 2
Olivier GiroudFrance · 1 goals0.46xG - 3PZPiotr ZielińskiPoland · 0 goals0.35xG
- 4
Kylian MbappéFrance · 2 goals0.26xG - 5
Raphaël VaraneFrance · 0 goals0.15xG
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2022
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 2022-12-04
- Venue
- Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
France / PolandPoland
Robert Lewandowski (penalty)90+9′′
Complete match timeline
FrancePolandGoalCardSubstitution
France
Poland
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
13 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′1 – 0O. Giroud 44′
Second half
45′–90′2 – 1K. Mbappé 74′ · K. Mbappé 90′+1′ · R. Lewandowski 90′+9′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
France
4-2-3-1
1Hugo Lloris
5Jules Koundé4Raphaël Varane
18Dayot Upamecano
22Théo Hernandez
14Adrien Rabiot9Olivier GiroudListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 3ADAxel Disasi90′+2′
- 13
Youssouf Fofana66′ - 20
Kingsley Coman76′ - 26MTMarcus Thuram76′
Match contributions
- Aurélien Tchouaméni▰ 32′
- Olivier Giroud⚽ 1
- Kylian Mbappé⚽ 2
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1Hugo LlorisGoalkeeper
- 4Raphaël VaraneCentre-back
- 5Jules KoundéRight-back
- 7
Antoine GriezmannAttacking midfielder - 8
Aurélien TchouaméniCentral midfielder - 9Olivier GiroudCentre-forward
- 10Kylian MbappéLeft winger
- 11
Ousmane DembéléRight winger - 14Adrien RabiotCentral midfielder
- 18Dayot UpamecanoCentre-back
- 22Théo HernandezLeft-back
Poland
4-1-4-1WS
1Wojciech SzczęsnyMC
2Matty CashKG
15Kamil GlikJK
14Jakub KiwiorBB
18Bartosz BereszyńskiGK
10Grzegorz KrychowiakJK
13Jakub KamińskiPZ
20Piotr ZielińskiSS
19Sebastian SzymańskiPF
24Przemysław FrankowskiRL
9Robert LewandowskiListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 5JBJan Bednarek87′
- 6KBKrystian Bielik71′
- 7AMArkadiusz Milik64′
- 11KGKamil Grosicki87′
- 21NZNicola Zalewski71′
Match contributions
- Matty Cash▰ 88′
- Robert Lewandowski⚽ 1
- Bartosz Bereszyński▰ 47′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1WSWojciech SzczęsnyGoalkeeper
- 2MCMatty CashRight-back
- 9RLRobert LewandowskiCentre-forward
- 10GKGrzegorz KrychowiakDefensive midfielder
- 13JKJakub KamińskiRight winger
- 14JKJakub KiwiorCentre-back
- 15KGKamil GlikCentre-back
- 18BBBartosz BereszyńskiLeft-back
- 19SSSebastian SzymańskiCentral midfielder
- 20PZPiotr ZielińskiCentral midfielder
- 24PFPrzemysław FrankowskiLeft winger
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.
Passing network
France
Poland
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
France
19%5%9%19%12%11%8%10%7%
Poland
8%4%8%19%18%14%11%14%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeJesús Valenzuela Sáez
Team comparison
FrancePoland
55.2%Possession sequences44.8%
16Shots12
8On target2
1.13Expected goals (xG)1.59
593Passes488
85.2%Pass accuracy83.2%
38Corners3
11Fouls10
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
1.13France1.59Poland
1.13Total xG1.59
1.13Non-penalty xG0.81
0.07xG per shot0.13
8Shots on target2
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
France3 goals · 16 shots · 1.13 xG
Poland1 goal · 12 shots · 1.59 xG
Passing network
France
Poland
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
France
19%5%9%19%12%11%8%10%7%
Poland
8%4%8%19%18%14%11%14%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
3Goals1
16Shots12
8On target2
13Dribble attempts11
Passing
593Pass attempts488
505Completed passes406
85.2%Pass accuracy83.2%
38Corners3
Defending
21Duels38
15Interceptions8
117Pressures120
11Fouls10
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsRL
Robert LewandowskiPoland1Goals0Assists1.02xG
Olivier GiroudFrance1Goals0Assists0.46xG
PZ
Piotr ZielińskiPoland0Goals0Assists0.35xG
Raphaël VaraneFrance0Goals0Assists0.15xG
France
4-2-3-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier GiroudStarter | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.46 |
| Kylian MbappéStarter | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.26 |
| Raphaël VaraneStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.15 |
| Ousmane DembéléStarter | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.12 |
| Théo HernandezStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.10 |
| Aurélien TchouaméniStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Jules KoundéStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
| Antoine GriezmannStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.01 |
| Adrien RabiotStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Dayot UpamecanoStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hugo LlorisStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
MT Marcus ThuramSubstitute | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Poland
4-1-4-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RL Robert LewandowskiStarter | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1.02 |
PZ Piotr ZielińskiStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.35 |
JK Jakub KamińskiStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.11 |
PF Przemysław FrankowskiStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
KG Kamil GlikStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.04 |
MC Matty CashStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.02 |
JK Jakub KiwiorStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
BB Bartosz BereszyńskiStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
GK Grzegorz KrychowiakStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
WS Wojciech SzczęsnyStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
KB Krystian BielikSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
KG Kamil GrosickiSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
4 eventsPath through 2022
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- Round of 16
- Stage
- Round of 16
- Date
- 2022-12-04
- Venue
- Al Thumama Stadium, Doha
- Result
- 3–1
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
France / PolandPoland
Robert Lewandowski (penalty)90+9′′
Data by
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