Japan vs Poland Preview

Poland were one of the teams expected to shine at this World Cup after they qualified without much struggle, but their return to the global stage has been a disaster and they head home after two losses in as many games no matter what the result here is.

Japan started their campaign with a shocking 2-1 win over Colombia after the South Americans were down to ten men inside just three minutes.

They went on to draw their next game against Senegal 2-2 after going behind twice.

They now have four points and need to avoid losing here to progress.

Poland alongside Colombia were expected to make it to the next round in this unpredictable group, but the Europeans were the first team to be eliminated in a surprised turn of events.

They lost their first game 2-1 against Senegal and they were well beaten 3-0 in their next match against Colombia.

Polands major issue seems to be their defence which has been unable to stop their opposition strikers from scoring so far and with Kamil Gilik still unfit to play, Japan should have an easier task on the offence.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Japan

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
D	Japan		2-2		Senegal	24 Jun, 2018	FIFA World Cup
W	Colombia		1-2		Japan	19 Jun, 2018	FIFA World Cup
W	Japan		4-2		Paraguay	12 Jun, 2018	International Friendly
L	Switzerland		2-0		Japan	8 Jun, 2018	International Friendly
L	Japan		0-2		Ghana	30 May, 2018	International Friendly

Poland

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
L	Poland		0-3		Colombia	24 Jun, 2018	FIFA World Cup
L	Poland		1-2		Senegal	19 Jun, 2018	FIFA World Cup
W	Poland		4-0		Lithuania	12 Jun, 2018	International Friendly
D	Poland		2-2		Chile	8 Jun, 2018	International Friendly
W	Poland		3-2		South Korea	27 Mar, 2018	International Friendly

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