Even thou Poland is not the worst team at the World Cup (at least according to the FIFA rankings), Robert Lewandowski and co. are certainly the weakest nation left out there. Two defeats and one win was enough to get them to the next phrase, but whoever saw the win against Saudi Arabia knows they were inferior even in that game. They owe everything to their keeper Wojciech Szczesny, who saved two penalties at this World Cup, along with other great saves during the tournament. And the Juve goalie must be the key man in their tactics against world champion France. Looking at the Poland display, they can only make one tactic – let’s survive until the penalty shootout and France and Szczesny will do the rest.Drogba claims Mbappe is the most complete striker in QatarAnd coach Didier Deschamps and his team are totally opposite, they want to avoid the penalty shootout at all costs. Not only because they want to advance to the next round without too much sweat, but also because of the negative setbacks from the past. Let’s remember Switzerland, who knocked out France from the Euro 2020 on penalties (5-4 after the regular 3-3) in the Round of 16.“It’s better to avoid stress. Nobody wants to take risks, and even more so nobody wants a repeat of the sad history. The goal is to win in a maximum of 120 minutes. We talked a lot about what happened at EURO and we know what our task is” argued Hugo Lloris, France’s goalkeeper.Kylian Mbappe 👏🇫🇷▪️ 31 goals for France, equalling Zidane▪️ 7 World Cup goals▪️ 248 goals in his career ▪️ 15 career trophiesHe’s only 23 years old 😅 pic.twitter.com/9c82Fgd4Df— Stats24 (@_Stats24) November 28, 2022 Poland coach Czeslaw Michniewicz rebuffed questions that he plays too defensively and looks like Jose Mourinho and his defensive tactics in Rome.“This comparison has lost its validity, it no longer counts. In football what matters is winning trophies and being successful, especially at the World Cup. We’ve been good defensively and we’ve been rewarded” said the 52-year-old tactician.No co tam Mbappé skąd to zwątpienie #POLFRA pic.twitter.com/eLtT9n4F1p— Nałóg i szaleństwo (@IDpiwo) December 1, 2022 The mood in France is confident, due to the strength of the team, display of Kylian Mbappe and weakness of the opponent. President Emmanuel Macron predicts an easy 3-1 victory for his team.“I think we win 3-1! Lewandowski is going to put one in, like Mbappe or maybe Giroud, who wants to go down in history. As for the 3rd French scorer? “Joker” said Macron to the Parisian.”Pray for the King” – football greats unite in praying for PeleAnd indeed, everybody tips on Mbappe to resolve the things again. Considering his form, age and quality of the French national team, PSG forward is in line to become the best player of all time. Brazil was the last to win two consecutive World Cups, in 1958 and 1962. On them, Pele became a legend with goals, he became the youngest player who was so effective and to this day he is considered one of the best footballers of all time.Mbappe and Pele ❤️pic.twitter.com/yuWXsWc0hu— 🆉🅸🆉🅾🆄 (@zi_46) December 3, 2022 Nothing is accidental. It’s been 60 years since then, no one until Mbappe managed to be as effective as Pele at a young age. With three goals in Qatar, one against Australia and two against Denmark, Mbappe reached his seventh goal in the first 10 matches at the World Cup. No one since Pele has done it so young, and Mbappe hasn’t even celebrated his 24th birthday yet. He will only do that on December 20, when the World Cup is over. Mbappe still has a long way to go to reach the rank of the greatest legends of the planet’s championships. He broke through the most difficult barrier at the age of 19, he won the title, but Pele has three. The best scorer of all time, Miroslav Klose, is still 10 goals ahead. Klose is also a record holder, having won as many as four medals in the period from 2002 to 2014 – one gold, one silver and two bronze. Mbappe will not break any major records in Qatar, but time is his ally. But he has to start today against Poland.QATAR 2022 WORLD CUP ROUND OF 16Tuesday18:00: (7.25) Morocco (3.70) Spain (1.62)22:00: (2.00) Portugal (3.40) Switzerland (4.30)
