In Tuesday's opening match, the Bialo-czerwoni drew 0-0 with Mexico thanks to Robert Lewandowski's missed penalty, while their opponents defeated Argentina to pull off one of the biggest World Cup upsets in recent memory. Polish talisman Lewandowski was hauled to the ground by Hector Moreno in the penalty area on Tuesday, giving Poland a wonderful opportunity to steal all three points against Mexico after a lackluster, possibly overly cautious opening 45 minutes at Stadium 974. Czeslaw Michniewicz's team will feel that this was a missed opportunity against a team that they would have been expecting to compete with for that second qualification spot after favorites Argentina dropped unlikely points. They only scored 0.04 expected goals in the first half and 0.14 overall in the game other than the penalty. A win here is crucial if Poland is to have any hope of moving on, and they will need to be alert against a Saudi Arabia team who will be pressing hard and still be celebrating their biggest victory ever.

As the 31-year-amazing old's curling finish doomed Argentina to their first loss in 36 games, Salem Al-spectacular Dawsari's winning goal on Tuesday will go down in World Cup legend. The team under Herve Renard dazzled with their daring style of play, employing a perilously high and aggressive line and breaking the offside trap ten times.  In the middle, Mohamed Kanno played the role of midfield enforcer almost perfectly, while the Hassan Al Tambakti put in a heroic performance in the centre of defence. With three points already secured, another result here would put them well on their way to a first run to the knockout stages since 1994.

scores: Poland 1 vs Saudi Arabia 1

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