Despite scoring a last-minute penalty against defending champions France, Poland are out of the 2022 Qatar World Cup.
It took Didier Deschamps’ Les Bleus a little while to get up to speed during Sunday afternoon’s Last 16 matchup, but once firing, looked at their scintillating best.
A first-half record-breaking goal from Olivier Giroud, which saw him move one goal ahead (52) of Thierry Henry’s long-standing international record (51), set the tone before Kylian Mbappe went on to net a second-half brace.
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However, after conceding a penalty in the game’s final minute following a handball from Dayot Upamecano, goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who was beaten by Robert Lewandowski, failed to keep, what would have been his second clean sheet of the tournament.
He needed a second attempt, but Robert Lewandowski gets one back!
His last kick at a World Cup?#FRA 3-1 #POL#BBCFootball #BBCWorldCup pic.twitter.com/Y8RYPMTcaX
— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) December 4, 2022
The French now await the winner of England’s game against Senegal.
Why Lewandowski got the second chance for the penalty kick against the French goal keeper?