On November 26, Beijing time, the second round of the group stage of the 2022 Qatar World Cup continued.
Among them, Group C ushered in a more crucial match, Saudi Arabia against Poland, these two teams were not originally the favorites of this World Cup, but because Saudi Arabia defeated Argentina in the first game of the group stage, so this game Saudi team not only has the opportunity to win two consecutive games, lock in the qualification place in advance, create a record for the best results of the World Cup in their country, the result of the match will also affect the fate of the favorite Argentina, so it is still a very noteworthy match.
At the beginning of the game, Saudi Arabia and Poland chose 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 formations respectively, this game Poland team put Milik on the starting support convex Lewandowski, to improve the problem of insufficient offensive threat exposed by the Mexican team in the last game, more attempts on the offensive end is short pass penetration, which is also learned from the last time Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia, continuous punching and hanging behind the offside, but Saudi Arabia after the victory in the last game, the mental attribute is already full, And their country is close to Qatar, and the fans present at this match outnumbered the Polish team.
In the first 25 minutes, the Saudi team with extreme enthusiasm in both the offensive and defensive ends of the suppression of the Polish team, the pace is suffocating, under the pressure of the Polish players are a little out of control, in just 4 minutes to eat 3 yellow cards, but maybe too early and too strong, the Saudi team's offensive weakened after 25 minutes, the Polish team finally ushered in the opportunity, in the 40th minute, Szczesny kicked out, Cash on the right side of the front court and teammates hit the wall to cooperate, Lewandowski did not stop at the front of the small penalty area, and did it after saving, Zelinski scored a blast in the middle to give Poland a 1-0 lead over Saudi Arabia.
However, the Saudi team has the experience of lagging behind Argentina in the last game and did not mess with itself, in the 43rd minute, Shehri fell to the ground in the Polish penalty area, VAR intervened, slow motion showed that Belik kicked Shehri's calf, and the referee watched the replay and awarded Saudi Arabia a penalty! Dosari takes a penalty, Szczesny falls to the ground and refuses to take a penalty! Facing the follow-up Saudi player's supplementary shot, Szczesny made another save! Poland was able to take a 1-0 half-time lead in a passive situation.
Back in the second half, Saudi Arabia still occupied the initiative on the field, and the attack was also very delicate, but their finishing kick was always close to angle and luck, never able to rewrite the score, although Saudi Arabia's chance in this game, as "rich" as their country, but also can not withstand the "loser", in competitive sports, when you miss too many opportunities, you will always be punished, in the 82nd minute, Saudi Arabia's back line crossed a mistake, Lewandowski shrewdly grabbed a direct short ball, facing the goalkeeper to shoot calmly, 2-0.
After years of waiting, the 34-year-old Lewandowski's first World Cup goal of his career has finally arrived! Lewandowski, who scored the goal, was also in tears of emotion. In the final moments, Saudi Arabia failed to rewrite the scoreline, Poland beat their opponents 2-0 to win for the first time, both for Lewandowski and for this Polish team, this game is very significant, but they are far from happy, the final round against the strong Argentina team, it is still a very difficult game, and after the Saudi Arabia loss, Argentina can finally breathe a sigh of relief, but then against Mexico, they still have to fight for victory.