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         Poland   2 – 0  Saudi Arabia

39′ Piotr Zielinski                                         45+1′ ❌ Salem Al Dawsari (pen)
82′ Robert Lewandowski

🏆👉 Poland won the FIFA World Cup Group C on Saturday 26 November 2022 at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar.   Poland win their first game in the World Cup after the draw against Mexico, Saudi Arabia lost after their sensational victory against Argentina. Overall, good performance by Saudi Arabia who missed a penalty and several chances to find the equalizer.

This is Poland’s first meeting with Saudi Arabia since a friendly match in March 2006: Poland won 2-1 thanks to a brace from Lukasz Sosin.

•  Italian Serie A players called up in this game 

🇵🇱 Poland:  Wojciech Szczęsny (Juventus) 45+1 saved a penalty, played all 90 minutes.
Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), scored 39th minute, played until the 63rd minute and replaced by Jakub Kaminski.
Łukasz Skorupski (Bologna) listed as a substitute
Kamil Glik (Benevento) played all 90 minutes
Bartosz Bereszyński (Sampdoria) played all 90 minutes
Nicola Zalewski (Roma) listed as a substitute
Jakub Kiwior (Spezia), 15′ yellow card, played all 90 minutes
Szymon Żurkowski (Fiorentina) listed as a substitute
Arzadiusz Milik (Juventus) played until the 71st minute,replaced by Krzysztof Piątek
Krzysztof Piątek (Salernitana) started to play from the 71st minute after replacing Arkadiusz Milik

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia:  None

Poland opened the score in the 39th minute. Napoli player Piotr Zielinski defeated Saudi Arabia goalkeeper with a right-footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Robert Lewandowski.

👉 🇵🇱 Poland 1 – 0 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, 39th minute, ⚽️ goal by Piotr Zielinski for @LaczyNasPilka with a right-footed shot to the top right corner. The assist is by Robert Lewandowski. @en_sscnapoli https://t.co/052BsNjj4L

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 26, 2022

THERE IT IS FOR POLAND 🇵🇱

Piotr Zieliński finds the back of the net pic.twitter.com/F1mlATVuhn

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 26, 2022

Saudi Arabia had the chance to equalize in the 45+1 minute! A giant goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny saved Salem Al Dawsari’s right-footed shot in the bottom left corner.

👉 🇵🇱 Poland 1 – 0 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, 45+1′ minute, ❌ Salem Al Dawsari failed to convert a penalty for @SaudiNT_EN , goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny saved the right-footed shot in the bottom left corner. https://t.co/WutSjHJfVj

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 26, 2022

A closer look at Wojciech Szczęsny’s save on the Saudi Arabia penalty pic.twitter.com/FI6NQFgoGy

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 26, 2022

The awaited goal in the 82nd minute. It’s the first ever goal by Robert Lewandowski in a World Cup and he did it with a left footed shot to the center. Tears of joy!

👉 🇵🇱 Poland 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦, 82nd minute, ⚽️ goal by Robert Lewandowski for @LaczyNasPilka with a left footed shot to the center. https://t.co/Qoq7FHV1Jb

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 26, 2022

Take another look at Lewandowski’s first ever FIFA World Cup goal 👏🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/ItPwX3TLw2

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 26, 2022

Lewy > wszyscy Polacy #POLKSA pic.twitter.com/Gvz7VhKdbV

— ♡ (@aficioonadaa) November 26, 2022

A fan wearing a Saudi Arabia jersey reveals a Lewandowski jersey underneath 😂

(via @50grampus_tmj)pic.twitter.com/RxD7c01MM8

— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 26, 2022

✅  Stats before the game:   This is only Poland’s third match at the World Cup against an Asian national team: they lost 2-0 against the Republic of Korea in 2002 and won 1-0 against Japan in 2018.   Saudi Arabia have lost nine of their 10 matches against European national teams at the World Cup, with the exception of a 1-0 win over Belgium in 1994. They have lost all of their last eight games of this kind, not scoring a single goal in their last seven. Poland have kept clean sheets in their last two World Cup matches; from 1974 to 1978 alone did he record three consecutive clean sheets (series of three).  Saudi Arabia has won their last two World Cup matches, beating Egypt in their final match of the 2018 tournament and Argentina this year. They had won just two of their first 15 matches in the competition (D2 L11), back-to-back group stage victories in 1994.

🏆👉Lineup POLAND (3-4-1-2): Szczesny; Bereszynski, Glik, Kiwior; Cash, Krychowiak, Bielik, Frankowski; Zielinski; Milik, Lewandowski. All: Michniewicz

🏆👉 Lineup SAUDI ARABIA (4-2-3-1): Al Owais; Abdulhamid, Al Amri, Al-Boleahi, Al-Burayk; Al Malki, Kanno; Al-Buraikan, Al-Najei, S. Al-Dawsari; Al-Shehri. Ct. Renard

All the best @juventusfcen goalkeeper @13Szczesny13 let’s win pic.twitter.com/LKLxLsVIGm

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 26, 2022

📺 Click the video to watch Poland 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia highlights on Saturday 26 November 2022

Photo via twitter.com/LaczyNasPilka

Photo via twitter.com/LaczyNasPilka

Photo via twitter.com/LaczyNasPilka

Photo via twitter.com/LaczyNasPilka

Photo via twitter.com/SaudiNT_EN

🏆 👉First half is over. 🇵🇱 Poland 1 – 0 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

⚽️ Goals: 39′ Piotr Zielinski

❌ 45+1′ Salem Al Dawsari (pen)(S)

✍ Ball Possession: 41% @LaczyNasPilka and 59% @SaudiNT_EN

✅ https://t.co/5ZZaKWfF0t@SerieASitdown @TheCalcioGuys @en_sscnapoli @juventusfcen https://t.co/NAqujLHdsq

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 26, 2022

🏆 👉Result🇵🇱 Poland 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

⚽️ Goals: 39′ Piotr Zielinski, 82′ Robert Lewandowski

❌ 45+1′ Salem Al Dawsari (pen)(S)

✍ Ball Possession: 36% @LaczyNasPilka and 64% @SaudiNT_EN

✅ https://t.co/5ZZaKWfF0t@SerieASitdown @TheCalcioGuys @JuveStatiUniti https://t.co/4XVzSaoHFM

— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 26, 2022

FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Group C

Poland 2 – 0 Saudi Arabia
Saturday 26 November 2022
Education City Stadium
Al Rayyan, Qatar

16:00 (local time in Qatar)

Referee: Wilton Sampaio (BRA)
Assistant Referee 1: Bruno Boschilia (BRA)
Assistant Referee 2: Bruno Pires (BRA)
Fourth Official: Kevin Ortega (PER)
Reserve Assistant Referee: Michael Orué (PER)
Video Assistant Referee: Drew Fischer (CAN)
Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Armando Villarreal (USA)
Offside Video Assistant Referee: Nicolás Taran (URU)
Support Video Assistant Referee: Leodán González (URU)
Standby Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Martín Soppi (URU)

  ⚽️ Goals: 39′ Piotr Zielinski (P), 82′ Robert Lewandowski (P)

❌ 45+1′ Salem Al Dawsari (pen)(S)

🟨 Yellows: 15′ Jakub Kiwior (P), 16′ Matty Cash (P), 19′ Arkadiusz Milik (P), 21′ Abdulelah Al Malki (S), 45+4 Abdulelah Al Amri (S)

Official lineups – formations – tabellino:

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia:  None

🏆👉Lineup POLAND (3-4-1-2): Szczesny; Bereszynski, Glik, Kiwior; Cash, Krychowiak, Bielik, Frankowski; Zielinski; Milik, Lewandowski.

Subs: Skorupski, Grabara, Jedrzejczyk, Wieteska, Bednarek, D Szymanski, Grosicki, Kaminski, Swiderski, Zurkowski, S. Szymanski, Zalewski, Piatek, Gumny, Skoras.

Head Coach: Michniewicz.

🏆👉 Lineup SAUDI ARABIA (4-2-3-1): Al Owais; Abdulhamid, Al Amri, Al-Boleahi, Al-Burayk; Al Malki, Kanno; Al-Buraikan, Al-Najei, S. Al-Dawsari; Al-Shehri.

Subs: Al Yami, Al Aqidi, Al Ghannam, Madu, Al Faraj, Otayf, Al Hassan, Al Tambakti, Al Abid, Bahbri, Alobud, N. Al Dawsari, Adiri, Sharahili.

Head Coach: Renard.