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World Cup open thread - France vs Poland and England vs Senegal

France vs Poland 9 a.m. Fox Sports and Telemundo

The second meeting between France and Poland at a World Cup and the previous meeting was a third-place play-off game in the 1982 tournament. Poland won 3-2 win.

France will be the clear favorite in this matchup. They won group D with a 4-1 win over Australia and 2-1 over Denmark before dropping a 1-0 game with Tunisia while rotating some players.

Poland drew 0-0 with Mexico and beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 before losing the third game to Argentina 0-2 to finish second in Group C.