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France vs Poland live stream and match preview, Sunday 4 December, 3pm GMT
France vs Poland live stream and match preview
Looking for a France vs Poland live stream? We’ve got you covered. France vs Poland live stream is free on BBC One in the UK. Brit abroad? Use a VPN to watch World Cup 2022 free (opens in new tab) from anywhere.
Les Bleus were beaten 1-0 by Tunisia in their final Group D encounter but they still progressed in first place.
Poland advanced to the knockout phase by the skin of their teeth, edging out Mexico despite a 2-0 loss to Argentina in midweek.
France are strong favourites against Robert Lewandowski and co., as Didier Deschamps attempts to lead his country into the quarter-finals for the third consecutive World Cup.
Kick-off is at 3pm GMT. Make sure you know how to watch World Cup 2022 (opens in new tab) wherever you are.
Team news
Didier Deschamps handed an opportunity to several fringe members of the France squad (opens in new tab) against Tunisia, but the likes of Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappe, Ousmane Dembele and Hugo Lloris will return to the XI here.
There are no fresh injury concerns in the Poland squad (opens in new tab), so Czeslaw Michniewicz could name an unchanged XI.
Form
France sealed their place in the knockout stage with a game to spare after victories over Australia and Denmark.
Poland began the group phase with a 0-0 draw with Mexico, before a 2-0 triumph over Saudi Arabia and a 2-0 loss to Argentina.
Referee
will be the referee for France vs Poland. You can find out more about the World Cup 2022 referees here (opens in new tab).
Stadium
Tunisia vs France will be played at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha. Take a look at all of the World Cup 2022 stadiums (opens in new tab) and see how it ranks.
Players to watch / key battles
Griezmann will resume the role of creator in this France team, while Dembele and Mbappe offer a one-versus-one threat down the flanks.
Poland are primarily a long-ball team who will look to go from back to front quickly.
Read more about the France and Poland full World Cup 2022 squads (opens in new tab).
Kick-off and channel
France vs Poland kick-off is at 3pm GMT on Sunday 4 December in the UK. The game is free to watch on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
In the US, kick-off time is 10am ET / 8am PT. The match will be shown on FOX/FS1 in the US. See below for international broadcast options.
VPN guide
If you’re out of the country for the World Cup 2022, then you won’t be able to watch on your domestic streaming service as usual. The broadcaster knows where you are because of your IP address (boo!) and blocks you from watching it. You can use a VPN to get around that, though, without resorting to illegal feeds you’ve found on Reddit.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN), assuming it complies with your broadcaster’s T&Cs, creates a private connection between your device and t’internet, meaning the service can’t work out where you are and will let you watch. And all the info going between is entirely encrypted, anonymous and safe – and that’s a result.
There are plenty of good-value options out there. For the World Cup 2022, FourFourTwo currently recommends:
International World Cup 2022 TV rights
UK
All of the games in the UK are either on the BBC or ITV.
USA
Fox are the World Cup rights holders in the States. Games are on Fox or FS1 cable channels.
If you don’t have cable, you can use services such Sling and FuboTV to get the Fox channels. You can also watch the games on Peacock TV with Spanish commentary.
Canada
TSN is showing every game. You can subscribe for direct streaming or get it as part of your cable package.
- TSN (opens in new tab) ($19.99/mon or $199.90/year)
Australia
As in the UK, coverage of the World Cup 2022 is entirely free to air. You can watch all 64 games on the SBS TV channel and stream it online too with SBS On Demand.
New Zealand
Paid provider Sky Sports are the World Cup 2022 rights holders in New Zealand. You can watch as part of your Sky subscription of pick up a Sky Now TV pass. There is also a 7-day free trial.
