The Polish national team did not impress much in qualifying for the World Cup. In the group, the Poles ended up with the England team, but the rest of the opponents were frankly weak, which were Albania, Hungary, Andorra and San Marino. At the same time, even in such a company, Poland had problems. They managed to win the second line, but Albania and Hungary were two and three points behind, respectively. At the World Championship, the team of Cheslav Mikhnevich got into the same group with Mexico, Argentina and Saudi Arabia. In the first round, the “white eagles” played with Mexico, in the confrontation with which, as it seemed before the start of the tournament, they should play for the second ticket to the playoffs. In a boring duel with a lot of martial arts, Poland and Mexico painted a goalless draw, but they could have won if Robert Lewandowski converted a penalty.
The Saudi Arabia national team, even in the qualification for the World Cup, demonstrated that it would not put up with the status of the main outsider of the world championship in Qatar. Herve Renard’s team in a very strong group with Japan, Australia, Oman, China and Vietnam showed excellent football and turned out to be the strongest. The Falcons finished first, beating the Japanese by one point. In the group with Argentina, Poland and Mexico, Saudi Arabia had a minimum of chances, but already in the first round they managed to create a sensation. Having lost the first half to the Argentine national team 0:1, the Falcons did not give up. In the second half of the meeting, Saudi Arabia scored two goals against Albiceleste and pulled out a 2:1 victory, creating a major sensation in the first round of the World Cup. More 888 soccer prediction can be obtained from the link provided.
