Blow by blow: Poland vs Senegal
Poland and Senegal get their campaigns underway on Tuesday, and, with so much to play for in Group H, this could be a thriller.
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on June 17, 2018 shows Senegal’s forward Sadio Mane at the Hive Stadium in Barnet on March 23, 2017 (L) and Poland’s forward Robert Lewandowski at the Arena Poznan stadium in Poznan on June 8, 2018. Poland will play Senegal in their Russia 2018 World Cup Group H football match at the Spartak Stadium in Moscow on June 19, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / OLLY GREENWOOD AND Andrzej IWANCZUK
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This will be Poland’s first finals since 2006 and they have a point to prove in Russia, having lost out to Portugal in the last eight of Euro 2016.
Robert Lewandowski was the joint-top scorer in qualifying with 16 goals and will be keen to hit the ground running after netting just once in France.
The Bayern Munich man scored twice in their final warm-up game, a 4-0 win over Lithuania, and will be ably supported by Piotr Zielinksi.
Senegal’s last and only World Cup appearance came in 2002 when they famously upset holders France in the opening game of the tournament, before eventually losing out in the quarter-finals.
After remaining unbeaten in final qualifying, the Lions of Teranga look a formidable outfit, with Kalidou Koulibaly, Idrissa Gueye and Cheikhou Kouyate providing a strong spine, while Sadio Mane should provide the goals.
