Poland will play group C underdogs Saudi Arabia in their second group-stage encounter at the Education City Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Saudi Arabia produced the first upset of the World Cup when they beat Argentina in their opener and will be looking to continue in the same vein against Poland today.
This is the first time both sides face off against each other at the World Cup while
Poland, who looked slightly undercooked in their fixture against Mexico, will realize how important it would be to pick up the win here given the fact that the expected group leaders – Argentina – have yet to get off the ground in this tournament
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Kick-off – 14:00 G.M.T
Venue – Education City Stadium.
Team news
For Poland, both Krystian Bielik and Bartosz Bereszynski were confirmed to have been carrying knocks since Tuesday by the manager, but both should be fit and available.
As for Saudi Arabia, full-back Yasser Al-Shahrani was reportedly flown home from the World Cup after successful jaw surgery, following a horror collision with his goalkeeper late on in Tuesday’s famous win.
Poland confirmed XI:
Szczesny, Bereszynski, Kiwior, Glik, Cash, Zielinski, Krychowiak, Bielikankowski, Milik, Lewandowski.
Saudi Arabia confirmed XI:
Al Owais, Abdulhamid, Al Amri, Al Bulayhi, Al Burayk, Alanjei, Al Malki, Kanno, Al Brian, Al Dawsari, Al Sehri.
Odds/ prediction
Tough game to call but a narrow win for Poland and over 2.5.
