Poland is a D team that's issue. type score as little as you can and grind out results. Like Greece from 2004.
Poland playing a dangerous game by being too passive offensively. Such a cowardice move. However the GD between Mexico and Poland now same. So everything boils down to whether all 4 teams manage to score goal(s) in the last 20 minutes.
As things stand both Poland and Mexico are on 4 points. both have 2 GF and 2 GA. They tied 0-0 in their game. It comes down to yellow cards/red cards now.
The Polish players are technically and tactically dreadful. They know that if they don't park the bus, they will get destroyed. I don't know if that makes them cowards. They just don't have the ability to do more.
Insipid performances by Denmark and Poland today. Both sides are far better than what we've seen today.
Poland heading into this game thinking it might come down to yellow cards. pic.twitter.com/xmWBcbIv3p— Not Match of the Day (@NOT_MOTD) November 30, 2022
Damn, France are going to have a very easy Round of 16. Poland and Mexico are both woeful. It doesn't really matter which team they get.
Saudis have scored. Lights out for Mexico if they don't score. If Mexico score, Mexico are through on goals scored.
Argentina's path to the semis isn't looking super tough. Australia in the Round of 16 and presumably the Netherlands in the quarter finals. It could have been much worse. Spain, Brazil, France, Croatia, Germany, England and Portugal all look stronger than the Dutch but of course anything can happen in football. Louis Van Gaal could park the bus and knock them out in a penalty shootout.