France v Poland betting odds: Holders to march on

“A couple of them have been able to rest up, they will have fresh legs. We were coming out of two high-intensity games. We will play four games in 12 days, we needed a breath of fresh air.

“But we need to do better than we did. Yes, the opponent punished us and gave us a run for our money. I wasn’t underestimating the opponent, I wasn’t not taking the game seriously, I was thinking about the game that is waiting for us on Sunday.”

Deschamps’ policy made complete sense, especially with their lengthy injury list meaning they cannot afford to lose more of their main men.

France are 2/7 to win in 90 minutes but most punters will be looking for a bigger price for France v Poland betting tips and we like the look of 13/8 for Mbappe to outscore the opposition.

Mbappe has been one of the players of the tournament so far and having only come on in the 63rd minute against Tunisia, he should be refreshed for Sunday’s game.

Poor Poles struggling for goals

Poland put up a dismal show against Argentina on Wednesday when they only needed a draw to guarantee their progress to the knockout stage.

They offered nothing going forward, failing to muster a shot on target with Robert Lewandowski isolated up front, and were fortunate to only concede two goals as Argentina dominated the second half, having also missed a first-half penalty.

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At one stage Poland were only going through due to their fair play ranking before a late goal for Saudi Arabia meant they progressed on goal difference.

Lewandowski is starved of service in this team and coming up against quality opposition means it is likely to be another backs-to-the-wall display, having scored just two goals in Group C with both coming against Saudi Arabia.

That suggests Draw HT/France FT at 13/5 is worth considering in the France v Poland odds while Les Bleus to win to nil is 4/5 – with Poland failing to score in their last three meetings with France – but a 2-0 victory at 9/2 completes our predictions.

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