The France team knows its opponent in the round of 16 of the 2022 World Cup. After its defeat once morest Tunisia (1-0), the Blues validated their first place in group D of this world cup, winning the right to face the second team of group C. Beaten by Argentina, it will therefore be Poland who will stand on the road to a third world title for the France team.
This Polish team seems approachable. After a very complicated first match once morest Mexico and a narrow victory once morest Saudi Arabia, the Poles were beaten 2-0 by Lionel Messi’s Argentina. However, the goalkeeper had done himself justice by stopping a penalty he himself had conceded for an overly aggressive outing on the Paris-Saint-Germain striker. The referee of the meeting needed the VAR to whistle him. While he was gone to view the images, the Juventus goalkeeper and the seven-time Ballon d’Or made a funny bet.
“We spoke before the penalty and I told him I might bet 100 euros that he wouldn’t give it away. So I lost the bet with Messi. I don’t know if it’s allowed at the World Cup , I might even get banned for this. But I don’t care. I’m not going to pay him either. He doesn’t care regarding 100 euros. Yeah, I think he doesn’t need it .”
After the meeting, still at a press conference, Wojciech Szczesny was asked regarding the France team and how it was possible to stop Kylian Mbappé. Very relaxed, he replied:
“They are huge favourites, they are one of the best teams in the world, but we will do our best to try and get past this round. The key to stopping Mbappé? Myself”
