FIFA World Cup

Mexico vs Poland, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Mexico
FT
0 - 0
Poland

Ochoa saves Lewandowski penalty in Mexico-Poland stalemate

Poland's Robert Lewandowski missed a penalty -- and his chance to finally claim a World Cup tournament goal -- in a 0-0 draw with Mexico.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).
  • 1': Héctor Moreno (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Piotr Zielinski (Poland).
  • 2': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
  • 4': Nicola Zalewski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Robert Lewandowski (Poland).
  • 5': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Robert Lewandowski (Poland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Jorge Sánchez.
  • 8': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
  • 12': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Jakub Kaminski.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Héctor Moreno (Mexico) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Luis Chávez with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Hand ball by Kamil Glik (Poland).
  • 17': Alexis Vega (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).
  • 18': Offside, Mexico. Henry Martín tries a through ball, but Jorge Sánchez is caught offside.
  • 23': Foul by Henry Martín (Mexico).
  • 23': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).
  • 25': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
  • 26': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Alexis Vega (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross.
  • 27': Alexis Vega (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 28': Hand ball by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico).
  • 29': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).
  • 29': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 38': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 38': Henry Martín (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Sebastian Szymanski.
  • 42': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
  • 42': Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Alexis Vega (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Henry Martín.
  • 45': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Wojciech Szczesny.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Mexico 0, Poland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Mexico 0, Poland 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Poland. Krystian Bielik replaces Nicola Zalewski.
  • 48': Foul by César Montes (Mexico).
  • 48': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Jorge Sánchez (Mexico).
  • 49': Sebastian Szymanski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Krystian Bielik.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Hirving Lozano (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 54': Penalty Poland. Robert Lewandowski draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 54': Penalty conceded by Héctor Moreno (Mexico) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 55': VAR Decision: Penalty Poland.
  • 56': Héctor Moreno (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Penalty saved! Robert Lewandowski (Poland) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Grzegorz Krychowiak.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 60': Offside, Mexico. Jesús Gallardo tries a through ball, but Alexis Vega is caught offside.
  • 63': Foul by Sebastian Szymanski (Poland).
  • 63': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Henry Martín (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Edson Álvarez with a through ball.
  • 65': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).
  • 65': Jorge Sánchez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Hirving Lozano.
  • 68': Alexis Vega (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Foul by Matty Cash (Poland).
  • 70': Foul by Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland).
  • 70': Héctor Herrera (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Substitution, Mexico. Carlos Rodríguez replaces Héctor Herrera.
  • 71': Substitution, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez replaces Henry Martín.
  • 72': Substitution, Poland. Przemyslaw Frankowski replaces Sebastian Szymanski.
  • 72': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Mexico).
  • 72': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 73': Alexis Vega (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Jakub Kaminski (Poland).
  • 74': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Héctor Moreno.
  • 75': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Poland).
  • 75': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland).
  • 76': Hirving Lozano (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Foul by César Montes (Mexico).
  • 77': Przemyslaw Frankowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Alexis Vega (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo.
  • 81': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
  • 81': Robert Lewandowski (Poland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Corner, Poland. Conceded by Alexis Vega.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Jakub Kiwior (Poland) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Piotr Zielinski with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Matty Cash.
  • 84': Substitution, Mexico. Uriel Antuna replaces Alexis Vega.
  • 87': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
  • 87': Matty Cash (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Poland. Arkadiusz Milik replaces Piotr Zielinski.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Mexico. Jesús Gallardo tries a through ball, but Edson Álvarez is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Hirving Lozano (Mexico).
  • 90'+3': Matty Cash (Poland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jakub Kaminski (Poland) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Grzegorz Krychowiak (Poland) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Lewandowski.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Uriel Antuna (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Chávez.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Mexico 0, Poland 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Mexico 0, Poland 0.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 14
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 6
4 Saves 2
39.4 Possession 60.6
6 SHOTS 11
2 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
228 Accurate Passes 407
322 Passes 487
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 7
15 Crosses 33
0.2 Cross % 0.2
71 Long Balls 52
30 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 3
6 Effective Tackles 9
17 Tackles 16
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
8 Interceptions 5
23 Effective Clearances 17
23 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Stadium 974
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 39,369

FIFA World Cup Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Brazil 3 +6 7
2 Morocco 3 +3 7
3 Scotland 3 -3 3
4 Haiti 3 -6 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MEX Mexico (4-3-3)

No. Name
13 Guillermo Ochoa (GK)
15 Héctor Moreno Yellow Card
3 César Montes
23 Jesús Gallardo
19 Jorge Sánchez Yellow Card
4 Edson Álvarez
24 Luis Chávez
16 Héctor Herrera
20 Henry Martín
10 Alexis Vega
22 Hirving Lozano
Mexico Substitutes:
Alfredo Talavera, Luis Romo, Uriel Antuna, Rogelio Funes Mori, Néstor Araujo, Raúl Jiménez, Andrés Guardado, Gerardo Arteaga, Rodolfo Cota, Johan Vásquez, Roberto Alvarado, Érick Gutiérrez, Kevin Álvarez, Orbelín Pineda, Carlos Rodríguez.

POL Poland (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Wojciech Szczesny (GK)
14 Jakub Kiwior
15 Kamil Glik
10 Grzegorz Krychowiak
18 Bartosz Bereszynski
2 Matty Cash
19 Sebastian Szymanski
20 Piotr Zielinski
21 Nicola Zalewski
13 Jakub Kaminski
9 Robert Lewandowski
Poland Substitutes:
Mateusz Wieteska, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Jan Bednarek, Kamil Grabara, Michal Skoras, Krzysztof Piatek, Robert Gumny, Artur Jedrzejczyk, Szymon Zurkowski, Lukasz Skorupski, Arkadiusz Milik, Damian Szymanski, Krystian Bielik, Kamil Grosicki, Karol Swiderski.

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