Poland knew they had to defeat Saudi Arabia, who had defeated Argentina, after drawing with Mexico. With Zielinski’s goal and Szczesny’s saves, they got off to a great start.
Saudi Arabia was on the verge of scoring the equalizer, but Poland snuffed them out late. Lewandowski capitalized on a mistake to make it 2-0, breaking his World Cup scoring drought.
On the edge of the box, Abdulelah Al-Malki was in a very good position to receive the ball, but he became overconfident and lost control of it. Lewandowski, who was aware of the circumstance, picked his pocket and engaged Mohammed Al-Owais one-on-one.
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Robert used his left foot to strike the ball and score as the goalkeeper attempted to block it. To celebrate, he headed right to the corner. Given that it was the striker’s first World Cup goal in his fifth game, the tears in his eyes were entirely understandable.
Recall that Spain’s first World Cup match is against Costa Rica on Wednesday in Qatar, a member of Group E.
Due to an ankle injury sustained during training by former Arsenal transfer target Jose Luis Gaya, Spain manager Luis Enrique has had to make a last-minute change to his World Cup roster. After learning that he won’t be risked for the tournament in Qatar, the Valencia left-back, who had been expected to start for La Roja, has been given a terrible blow.