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Incredible mistake by Arabia
In this way the Polish striker, Robert Lewandowski, scored the second goal for his team after a mistake by the rival defense.
90'+7
The match ends with a resounding victory for the Polish national team! A great soccer match that leaves Robert Lewandowski's team momentarily as the leader of group "C".
90'+6
Kanno's shot to the far post from outside the box but the ball goes wide.
90'
Seven minutes are added to the second half.
89'
Lewandowski, who enters the box and tries to beat the goalkeeper, but Al Owais makes a spectacular save.
82' GOAL OF POLAND
A huge mistake in the Arabian defense with a bad start by Al Bulayhi that leaves the ball to Lewandowski and the Polish goalkeeper defines perfectly in front of the goalkeeper's effort.
81'
Piatek's shot goes well over the top of the goal.
78'
Al Malki's shot from inside the box goes just wide.
74'
A very good through ball for Lewandowski but goalkeeper Mohamed gives him a good read and anticipates to cut off the play in three-quarters of the field.
68'
Salem's long-range shot but the Polish goalkeeper saves well and keeps the ball in his hands.
66'
Play in the box ends with Lewandowski's shot hitting the near post.
63'
Milik's header but the ball hits the crossbar.
59'
Firas passes to Firas who finishes the play on the left side of the box but the shot passes too close to the goal.
Spectacular work by Szczesny
Two saves were crucial in the first half for Poland to take the lead into the break.
54'
A play in the box gives several rebounds to the Arabian strikers but the defense and Szczesny makes a perfect save.
45'
The second half begins!
Zielinski's goal
Lewandowski's great move into the box, he can't finish but finds his teammate who opens the scoring.
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The first half ends with the partial advantage for the Polish team, a very intense match for both teams, but Zielinski's team was the most convincing.
45'
10 minutes are added to the game in the first half.
45'
IMPRESSIVE SZCZESNY SAVES! Al Dawsari's penalty kick is saved perfectly by the Polish goalkeeper and on the counter-attack he dives again for Al Burayk's shot but again the goalkeeper recovers to send it for a corner kick. Impressive!
44'
After a VAR review, the referee decided to award a penalty for an alleged foul in the box on Al Shehri.
39' GOAL OF POLAND
A great counter-attack by Poland that ends with a cross into the box that Lewandowski firstly shoots but the ball bounces in front of the goalkeeper's exit, it is again left to the striker and he looks for an assist to Zielinski in the center of the box who defines with a very powerful shot.
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Bielik's shot from a corner kick is blocked by an Arabian defender on the line.
19'
Yellow card for Milik for another strong foul by the Polish team.
18'
Dangerous play in the Arabian area but that was well blocked by Saud.
16'
Yellow card for Cash for a foul on Salem near midfield.
13'
Kanno's impressive shot but Szczesny makes an extraordinary save to send the ball for a corner.
12'
Dangerous play for Poland is cut off by a foul by Cash.
8'
The Arabs try on the right side of the box but Cash cuts the ball off well.
4'
Arabia starts with more dominance of the ball but Poland cuts well the attempts in the midfield.
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The match Poland vs Saudi Arabia at the Education City Stadium is underway!
Great mood at Education City
Saudi Arabian fans are very excited about this match against Poland that could give them a place in the Round of 16 of the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Today's arbitration
They will be in charge of directing the actions for this afternoon's match between Poland and Saudi Arabia:
Head referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio.
Assistant referee: Bruno Boschilia.
Assistant referee: Bruno Raphael Pires.
Fourth official: Kevin Ortega.
Poland vs Saudi Arabia without precedent
This match has never been played before in a World Cup, and it will be the first and probably the most important occasion in which these two teams will meet, as a victory would give Arabia the chance to qualify and Poland the chance to do so.
Who will maintain possession?
In the first match, both Poland and Saudi Arabia were dominated in possession of the ball, with the former having only 40% of possession while the Arabs, incredibly, defeated Argentina with only 32% of ball retention.
Dozens of fans prepare
Little by little the stadium is starting to fill up for the Poland vs Saudi Arabia match, most of them are fans of the Arab team.
Confirmed roster of Arabia
The Arabs will also want to take all three points with these starters on the field:
21. MOHAMMED AL OWAIS.
6. MOHAMMED AL BURAYK.
5. ALI AL BULAYHI.
4. ABDULELAH AL AMRI.
12. SAUD ABDULHAMID.
8. ABDULELAH AL MALKI.
10. SALEM AL DAWSARI.
23. MOHAMMED KANNO.
16. SAMI AL NAJEI.
9. FIRAS AL BRIKAN.
11. SALEH AL SHEHRI.
Poland's confirmed roster
The Polish team will take the field with the following starting 11:
1. W. SZCZĘSNY.
14. J. KIWIOR.
15. K. GLIK.
18. B. BERESZYŃSKI.
24. P. FRANKOWSKI.
10. G. KRYCHOWIAK.
6. K. BIELIK.
M. CASH.
20. P. ZIELIŃSKI.
9. R. LEWANDOWSKI.
7. A. MILIK.
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These are the match schedules so you don't miss it from anywhere in the world:
Argentina: 9:00 AM in DirecTV Sports y TyC Sports.
Bolivia: 8:00 AM in TIGO Sports.
Brazil: 9:00 AM in SPOR TV.
Chile: 8:00 AM in DirecTV Sports.
Colombia: 7:00 AM in DirecTV Sports.
Ecuador: 7:00 horas in DirecTV Sports.
USA (ET): 8:00 AM in Telemundo.
Spain: 12:00 PM in Gol Mundial.
Mexico: 7:00 AM in SKY.
Paraguay: 9:00 AM in TIGO Sports.
Peru: 7:00 AM in DirecTV Sports.
Uruguay: 9:00 AM in DirecTV Sports.
Venezuela: 8:00 AM in DirecTV Sports.
Latest Arabian roster
The Arabs used these elements as starters for their last match, which they ended up beating Argentina giving a great show:
21. MOHAMMED AL OWAIS.
13. YASSER AL SHAHRANI.
5. ALI AL BULAYHI.
17. HASSAN TAMBAKTI.
12. SAUD ABDULHAMID.
8. ABDULELAH AL MALKI.
10. SALEM AL DAWSARI.
23. MOHAMMED KANNO.
7. SALMAN AL FARAJ.
9. FIRAS AL BRIKAN.
11. SALEH AL SHEHRI.
Last alignment of Poland
This is how the Polish team came out to face the Mexican national team in the previous match, where unfortunately they went scoreless despite a great effort:
1. W. SZCZĘSNY.
18. B. BERESZYŃSKI.
14. J. KIWIOR.
15. K. GLIK.
M. CASH.
10. G. KRYCHOWIAK.
21. N. ZALEWSKI.
19. S. SZYMAŃSKI.
20. P. ZIELIŃSKI.
13. J. KAMIŃSKI.
9. R. LEWANDOWSKI.
Arabia's key player
In an unexpected moment in the match against Argentina, Saleh Al-Shehri surprised everyone with a stunning goal that gave his team the equalizer and enough encouragement for them to go on to win the match.
He is an experienced and impressive center forward who, at 29 years of age, is still contributing to the Saudi Arabian national team.
It will be a good time for him to show that he can go further, scoring goals and leading the rest of his teammates in the attack to achieve a victory that can give them, from this second matchday, the qualification to the round of 16 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.
Poland's key player
The Polish team depends heavily on its top scorer, we are referring to Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski, who despite his great moment in the first day of the World Cup missed a penalty against the Mexican national team.
For this reason, he will have to sharpen his aim to be able to contribute to his team with goals that will help them get three points as he has done at club level.
The 34-year-old experienced striker has no less than 18 goals scored and four assists in 19 games played this season, so his performance on the field will be essential for Poland to win.
Saudi Arabia will seek to qualify
The Arabian team has at its feet the possibility of advancing to the round of 16 if it wins today's match against Poland.
This is because they got their first victory against Argentina, in a match that was one of the most talked about so far in the Qatar 2022 World Cup, as the South American team arrived as favorites but the Arabs were at their best to come back from a score that they started losing since the 10th minute.
It was thanks to goals by Saleh and Salem that the team was able to take a fundamental victory with a score that ended 2-1 in favor of Saudi Arabia.
Poland wants its first victory
The start of Group "C" was very interesting, as Argentina, which looked like the group's favorite, started losing and opened spaces for the other teams.
Poland was able to get only one point in a match against Mexico, in which they had a chance to win but Lewandowski missed a penalty shot that was well saved by Ochoa.
As a result, the match ended with a 0-0 score, so now they will be looking for their first victory in this World Cup against Saudi Arabia, otherwise they could be close to being eliminated.
The match will be played at the Education City
The Poland vs Saudi Arabia match will be played at the Education City stadium, in Ar Rayyan, Qatar with a capacity of 40,000 people.
It is located on the outskirts of the capital, Doha, and has been nicknamed "Diamond in the Desert".
It boasts the peculiarity that 20% of its construction materials were identified as environmentally friendly, making it one of the most sustainable stadiums in the world.
It was built like other stadiums constructed for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and has been widely criticized for allegedly poor working conditions for immigrants.
This sports venue built, renovated or rebuilt for the World Cup. Its construction was completed in June 2020, making it the third to be completed for that event, while its official inauguration was on June 15 of the same year.
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An interesting match awaits us to open day 2 of Group "C", in which Arabia will be looking for their second win to continue leading the group, while Poland will be looking to improve to try to get their first win of the tournament.
The Arab team is on a total of three points thanks to its surprise win over Argentina in the previous match.
On the other side, the Poles were unable to defeat Mexico in a match that ended goalless, so they will want to make their debut in all these aspects to get their first three points at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.