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<\/figure>\n Today was about England and France eyeballing one another over their respective opponents, with the one drama being whether or not or not they might get caught trying too far forward. They most definitely didn’t, partaking in a \u201cAnything you can do..\u201d dance that set them up for a shiny quarterfinal on Friday. Let\u2019s get into the nuts and bolts.<\/em><\/p>\n Either selection would have been acceptable, if I\u2019m allowed to offer myself an out or an excuse, as each video games adopted type of the identical sample. The chatter the previous couple days has been round what to do in opposition to a workforce that\u2019s sitting off of you and attempting to nullify your area in midfield, due to the US\u2019s battle in opposition to such a aspect. One reply is, \u201chave Kylian Mbapp\u00e9.\u201d Sadly, that\u2019s solely obtainable to at least one workforce on this match.<\/p>\n It\u2019s clearly extra difficult than that, however not by a lot. Poland did their typical Poland factor, which was to pack 5 throughout midfield and hopefully restrict Antoine Griezmann\u2019s entry to the ball whereas protecting each Mbapp\u00e9 and Dembele huge. The Poles truly appeared somewhat extra aggressive, a low bar for them admittedly, on the uncommon occasions they received the ball and may need had the most effective probabilities within the first half. Hugo Lloris needed to pull off an excellent save to maintain from shockingly going behind, together with a Raphael Varane goal-line clearance as well as. <\/p>\nGame of the day – France 3 – 1 Poland<\/h2>\n