France defeats Poland convincingly to go to the World Cup quarterfinals.

France defeats Poland Enters to the World Cup Quarterfinals.

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France easily defeat Poland with 3-1 in a round of 16 match on Sunday at Al Thumama Stadium in Qatar.

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Olivier Giroud scored the opening goal for France in the 44th minute after connecting on a ball from Mbappe.

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Mbapp extended France's advantage in the 74th minute. He blasted a shot past Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczsny and into the goal.

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The 23-year-old superstar wasn't done just yet, though.He scored with a similar strike in the opening second of stoppage time to secure the win.

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Mbapp scored five goals in the 2022 World Cup, surpassing his previous high score and moving ahead by two goals for the tournament's Golden Boot.

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The French team will play in the quarterfinals on Saturday, December 10 at 2 p.m. ET. The round of 16 match between England and Senegal

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France is now attempting to become the first nation since 1962 for which Brazil won back-to-back World Cups.

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