France 3-1 Poland: Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe score

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By Shamoon HafezBBC Sport astatine Al Thumama Stadium, Doha

Last updated connected 8 minutes ago.From the conception World Cup

Olivier Giroud puts France up  against PolandGiroud's 52 goals person travel successful 117 games, since his elder planetary debut astatine the property of 25 successful 2011

Olivier Giroud became France's all-time starring goalscorer arsenic the World Cup holders coasted past Poland to scope the quarter-finals.

The AC Milan striker scored his 52nd extremity for France to assertion the country's outright record, surpassing the large Thierry Henry.

The historical extremity came connected the changeable of half-time aft Giroud controlled Kylian Mbappe's walk earlier converting debased into the nett beyond the scope of Wojciech Szczesny.

But having provided the assistance for the archetypal goal, the superb Mbappe turned connected the benignant by scoring 2 fabulous strikes successful the 2nd half.

He deed a almighty thrust into the extortion of the nett from 16 yards for his archetypal and curled location a fantastic 2nd successful wounded clip to instrumentality the pb successful the Golden Boot contention with 5 goals.

Didier Deschamps' broadside had been near frustrated up until the opener and could good person fallen behind.

Poland's champion opening successful the archetypal fractional came erstwhile the shot dropped for Piotr Zielinski successful the centre of the punishment area, but his onslaught was consecutive astatine Hugo Lloris.

Robert Lewandowski did negociate a consolation for the Poles, rolling successful a punishment with the past footwear of the game.

England and Senegal conscionable connected Sunday (19:00 GMT) for the close to play France successful adjacent Saturday's quarter-final.

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France

  1. Squad number1Player nameLloris

  2. Squad number5Player nameKoundé

  3. Squad number4Player nameVarane

  4. Squad number18Player nameUpamecano

  5. Squad number22Player nameHernández

  6. Squad number8Player nameTchouaméni

  7. Squad number14Player nameRabiot

  8. Squad number11Player nameDembélé

  9. Squad number7Player nameGriezmann

  10. Squad number10Player nameMbappé

  11. Squad number9Player nameGiroud

  1. Squad number3Player nameDisasi

  2. Squad number13Player nameFofana

  3. Squad number20Player nameComan

  4. Squad number26Player nameThuram

Poland

  1. Squad number1Player nameSzczesny

  2. Squad number2Player nameCash

  3. Squad number15Player nameGlik

  4. Squad number14Player nameKiwior

  5. Squad number18Player nameBereszynski

  6. Squad number10Player nameKrychowiak

  7. Squad number13Player nameKaminski

  8. Squad number20Player nameZielinski

  9. Squad number19Player nameSzymanski

  10. Squad number24Player nameFrankowski

  11. Squad number9Player nameLewandowski

  1. Squad number5Player nameBednarek

  2. Squad number6Player nameBielik

  3. Squad number7Player nameMilik

  4. Squad number11Player nameGrosicki

  5. Squad number21Player nameZalewski

Line-ups

France

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Lloris
  • 5KoundéSubstituted forDisasiat 90+2'minutes
  • 4Varane
  • 18Upamecano
  • 22Hernández
  • 8TchouaméniBooked astatine 31minsSubstituted forFofanaat 66'minutes
  • 14Rabiot
  • 11DembéléSubstituted forComanat 76'minutes
  • 7Griezmann
  • 10Mbappé
  • 9GiroudSubstituted forThuramat 76'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Pavard
  • 3Disasi
  • 6Guendouzi
  • 12Kolo Muani
  • 13Fofana
  • 15Veretout
  • 16Mandanda
  • 17Saliba
  • 20Coman
  • 23Aréola
  • 24Konaté
  • 25Camavinga
  • 26Thuram

Poland

Formation 4-1-4-1

  • 1Szczesny
  • 2CashBooked astatine 88mins
  • 15Glik
  • 14KiwiorSubstituted forBednarekat 87'minutes
  • 18BereszynskiBooked astatine 47mins
  • 10KrychowiakSubstituted forBielikat 71'minutes
  • 13KaminskiSubstituted forZalewskiat 71'minutes
  • 20Zielinski
  • 19SzymanskiSubstituted forMilikat 64'minutes
  • 24FrankowskiSubstituted forGrosickiat 87'minutes
  • 9Lewandowski

Substitutes

  • 3Jedrzejczyk
  • 4Wieteska
  • 5Bednarek
  • 6Bielik
  • 7Milik
  • 8Szymanski
  • 11Grosicki
  • 12Skorupski
  • 16Swiderski
  • 17Zurkowski
  • 21Zalewski
  • 22Grabara
  • 23Piatek
  • 25Gumny
  • 26Skóras

Referee:Jesús Valenzuela

Attendance:40,989

Live Text

  1. Match ends, France 3, Poland 1.

  2. Second Half ends, France 3, Poland 1.

  3. Goal! France 3, Poland 1. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) converts the punishment with a close footed changeable to the bottommost near corner.

  4. VAR Decision: Penalty Poland.

  5. Penalty conceded by Dayot Upamecano (France) with a manus shot successful the punishment area.

  6. Offside, Poland. Robert Lewandowski tries a done ball, but Arkadiusz Milik is caught offside.

  7. Attempt blocked. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Kamil Grosicki with a cross.

  8. Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) close footed changeable from the centre of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Arkadiusz Milik.

  9. Substitution, France. Axel Disasi replaces Jules Koundé.

  10. Goal! France 3, Poland 0. Kylian Mbappé (France) close footed changeable from the near broadside of the container to the apical close corner. Assisted by Marcus Thuram.

  11. Matty Cash (Poland) is shown the yellowish paper for a atrocious foul.

  12. Marcus Thuram (France) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.

  13. Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).

  14. Foul by Youssouf Fofana (France).

  15. Krystian Bielik (Poland) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.

  16. Substitution, Poland. Kamil Grosicki replaces Przemyslaw Frankowski.

  17. Substitution, Poland. Jan Bednarek replaces Jakub Kiwior.

  18. Foul by Kylian Mbappé (France).

  19. Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

  20. Antoine Griezmann (France) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.

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