On Wednesday (30th November) night, Poland vs Argentina match will be played at Stadium 974, Doha, in the Group C of the FIFA World Cup 2022.
Poland started this tournament with a goalless draw and then beat Saudi Arabia by 2-0.
On the other hand, Argentina began this competition with a shocking 2-1 defeat against Saudi Arabia but recorded a crucial 2-0 win against Mexico.
POL vs ARG Match Details
Match: Poland vs Argentina
Stage: Group (C)
Date: 30th November 2022 (Wednesday)
Time: 22:00 local time/AST (UTC+3); 00:30 IST (next day)
Venue: Stadium 974, Doha
POL vs ARG Group C Scenarios
While Poland (4 points) and Argentina (3 points) are in the top two spots in the points table, both teams will advance to the Round of 16 with a victory. However, a draw is also enough for Poland to move further round.
Argentina can’t afford a defeat, while a draw result can only push them to the next round if Saudi Arabia fail to win in the other game against Mexico or if the AFC team’s draw result just as Mexico’s victory don’t beat La Albiceleste’s earliest tie-breaking criteria.
Similarly, Poland can qualify for the next stage even after a defeat against La Albiceleste if Saudi Arabia fail to win or if Saudi Arabia's draw or Mexico’s win don’t surpass Poland's earliest tie-breaking criteria.
POL vs ARG Match Preview
It will be the third World Cup match between Poland and Argentina. While Poland won the WC 1974 first-round group stage meeting (3-2), Argentina claimed a 2-0 victory in the WC 1978 second-round group stage clash.
In their last five meetings, Argentina won twice, Poland won twice, and the other one had a draw result.
Robert Lewandowski’s Poland are going through a four-match unbeaten streak (3 wins and 1 draw), but before that, they had a four-match winless streak (3 losses and 1 draw). Their recent performances against better-ranked teams are really worrying ahead of this crucial game.
In the meantime, Argentina had a shocking start in this tournament as their 36-match unbeaten streak was ended by Saudi Arabia with a 2-1 scoreline. However, in their last seven matches, it was the only time when the Argentine side conceded a goal. It was an exceptionally poor performance from them since the 2019 Copa America semi-final defeat against Brazil. La Albiceleste are ready to prove their superiority once again in this upcoming do-or-die match.
Recent Form (starting from the latest)
Poland (POL): WDWWL
Argentina (ARG): WLWWW
POL vs ARG Team News
(Poland)
No fresh injury news in this team.
(Argentina)
There is no big injury news in the team ahead of the game.
POL vs ARG predicted starting lineups
Poland (POL): Wojciech Szczęsny; Matty Cash, Kamil Glik, Jakub Kiwior, Bartosz Bereszyński; Piotr Zieliński , Krystian Bielik, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Przemysław Frankowski, Arkadiusz Milik; Robert Lewandowski (Captain)
Argentina (ARG): Emiliano Martínez; Nahuel Molina, Nicolás Otamendi, Lisandro Martínez, Marcos Acuña; Guido Rodríguez , Ángel Di María, Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister; Lionel Messi (Captain), Lautaro Martínez
POL vs ARG Dream11 Team Prediction
GK: W Szczesny (8.5 cr)
DEF: N Otamendi (7 cr), K Glik (8 cr), Bartosz Bereszynski (7.5 cr), M Cash (8.5 cr)
MID: A Di Maria (9 cr), L Paredes (7.5 cr), R De Paul (8 cr)
FW: L Messi (9 cr), R Lewandowski (9 cr), L Martinez (8.5 cr)
Vice-captain: R Lewandowski
Captain: L Messi
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