Mexico 0-0 Poland - Robert Lewandowski misses penalty in World Cup opener

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By Shamoon HafezBBC Sport astatine Stadium 974, Doha

Last updated connected 9 minutes ago.From the conception World Cup

Robert Lewandowski had a punishment saved arsenic Poland and Mexico played retired a goalless World Cup gully astatine a fervent Stadium 974.

Lewandowski has ne'er scored successful the tourney and his hold continues aft a tame effort was kept retired by Mexico's seasoned goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa.

The 40,000-capacity venue was filled mostly by raucous Mexico supporters and deafening cheers rung circular erstwhile Lewandowski's changeable stayed out.

A forgettable archetypal fractional saw Alexis Vega caput narrowly wide and the lone effort connected people came erstwhile Jorge Sanchez's changeable from the space was pushed distant by Wojciech Szczesny.

Hirving Lozano's curling effort from scope was consecutive astatine the Poland goalkeeper, earlier the crippled yet sparked into beingness successful the 2nd half.

But some sides had to settee for a gully aft Ochoa, 37, dived the close mode to support retired Barcelona striker Lewandowski's penalty, awarded aft the referee watched a replay connected the pitchside monitor.

Earlier successful the time successful Group C, Saudi Arabia caused 1 of the biggest shocks successful World Cup past by coming from down to bushed heavy fancied Argentina.

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Mexico

Squad number13Player nameOchoa
Squad number19Player nameSánchez
Squad number3Player nameMontes
Squad number15Player nameMoreno
Squad number23Player nameGallardo
Squad number16Player nameHerrera
Squad number4Player nameÁlvarez
Squad number24Player nameChávez
Squad number22Player nameLozano
Squad number20Player nameMartín
Squad number10Player nameVega

Squad number8Player nameRodríguez
Squad number9Player nameJiménez
Squad number21Player nameAntuna

Poland

Squad number1Player nameSzczesny
Squad number2Player nameCash
Squad number15Player nameGlik
Squad number14Player nameKiwior
Squad number18Player nameBereszynski
Squad number10Player nameKrychowiak
Squad number13Player nameKaminski
Squad number20Player nameZielinski
Squad number19Player nameSzymanski
Squad number21Player nameZalewski
Squad number9Player nameLewandowski

Squad number6Player nameBielik
Squad number7Player nameMilik
Squad number24Player nameFrankowski

Line-ups

Mexico

Formation 4-3-3

13Ochoa
19SánchezBooked astatine 29mins
3Montes
15MorenoBooked astatine 56mins
23Gallardo
16HerreraSubstituted forRodríguezat 71'minutes
4Álvarez
24Chávez
22Lozano
20MartínSubstituted forJiménezat 71'minutes
10VegaSubstituted forAntunaat 84'minutes

Substitutes

1Talavera
2Araújo
5Vásquez
6Arteaga
7Romo
8Rodríguez
9Jiménez
11Funes Mori
12Cota
14Gutiérrez
17Pineda
18Guardado
21Antuna
25Alvarado
26Álvarez

Poland

Formation 4-1-4-1

1Szczesny
2Cash
15Glik
14Kiwior
18Bereszynski
10Krychowiak
13Kaminski
20ZielinskiSubstituted forMilikat 88'minutes
19SzymanskiSubstituted forFrankowskiat 72'minutesBooked astatine 76mins
21ZalewskiSubstituted forBielikat 45'minutes
9Lewandowski

Substitutes

3Jedrzejczyk
4Wieteska
5Bednarek
6Bielik
7Milik
8Szymanski
11Grosicki
12Skorupski
16Swiderski
17Zurkowski
22Grabara
23Piatek
24Frankowski
25Gumny
26Skóras

Live Text

Match ends, Mexico 0, Poland 0.
Second Half ends, Mexico 0, Poland 0.
Attempt saved. Uriel Antuna (Mexico) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Chávez.
Attempt missed. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is saved successful the apical near corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
Matty Cash (Poland) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Offside, Mexico. Jesús Gallardo tries a done ball, but Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
Substitution, Poland. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Piotr Zielinski.
Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
Matty Cash (Poland) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Substitution, Mexico. Uriel Antuna replaces Alexis Vega.
Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Matty Cash.
Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) header from the centre of the container misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Poland. Conceded by Alexis Vega.
Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Alexis Vega (Mexico) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container misses to the right. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo.
Foul by César Montes (Mexico).

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