France
France started the tournament off with a big 4-1 win against Australia. Despite going a goal down in that game, France dominated the match and thoroughly deserved the 3 pts. Next up for France was supposedly their toughest game of the group stage but Denmark didn't offer enough going forward and France claimed a 2-1 win to secure their place in the last 16 with a game to spare. That last game came against Tunisia in which France made a few changes to their starting lineup. The Africans needed to win and got it thanks to a solitary second-half strike, but it wasn't enough for Tunisia to progress.
On top of their good performances in group stages, the defending champions also have a fully fit squad ahead of the start of the knockout stages.
France Predicted Lineup:
Lloris – Kounde, Varane, Upamecano, T. Hernandez – Tchouameni, Rabiot – Dembele, Griezmann, Mbappe – Giroud
Poland
Poland drew 0-0 with Mexico on matchday 1 but it could have been much better if it wasn't for Lewandowski missing a penalty. Up next for the Eastern Europeans came Saudi Arabia and that game saw Lewandowski score his first-ever World Cup goal for Poland, who won the game 2-0. However, a 2 -0 defeat against Argentina followed in what was a poor display from Poland. Thankfully, Mexico only won 2-1 against Saudi Arabia and Poland progressed in second place via goal difference.
When it comes to team news, Poland also has no injury concerns at the moment, nor they have to worry about any suspensions.
Poland Predicted Lineup:
Szczesny – Cash, Glik, Kiwior, Bereszynski – Frankowski, Bielik, Krychowiak, Zielinski – Lewandowski, Milik
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