Soccer-Poland ready to dig in v France on Miners' Day, coach says

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AL RAYYAN, Qatar (Reuters) - Poland coach Czeslaw Michniewicz brushed aside criticism of his team being too defensive at the World Cup, saying their cautious approach had helped them advance to the last 16, where they will look to beat world champions France on Sunday - Miners' Day in Poland.

Poland have moved to the knockout stages for the first time in 36 years after conceding only two goals in three games, with Argentina scoring twice after Michniewicz's side kept clean sheets against Mexico and Saudi Arabia.

"Dec. 4 is a holiday for miners in Poland, so we will do our best to celebrate that holiday. We aren't afraid of France, we respect the opponents, we respect their class. But we don't care about others' opinions of our team." "Teams are conscious that you can't let opponents score easily. We were good defensively and as our reward we will play France."

"He's so fast, it will be difficult to stop him without a motorbike," Polish striker Arkadiusz Milik said with a laugh.

 

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