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World Cup | Group Stage

Nov 30, 2022 at 7pm UK

National Stadium

Poland
0 - 2
Argentina

Krychowiak (78')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Mac Allister (46'), Alvarez (67')
Acuna (49')

Poland vs. Argentina: How do both squads compare ahead of World Cup clash?

By Adepoju Marvellous

Published: November 29 2022 | 23:06

Last updated: November 30 2022 | 08:57

Ahead of Wednesday's World Cup clash between Poland and Argentina, Sports Mole takes a look at both squads to see how they stack up.

With a lot still left to be decided in Group B of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Poland and Argentina will do battle at the Stadium 974 on Wednesday.

Czeslaw Michniewicz's men are top of the group as things stand, but a defeat in their next outing could see them suffer an early exit from the World Cup.

Lionel Scaloni's men, on the other hand, need a win to guarantee their place in the last 16, but a draw would also be enough provided the second group fixture between Saudi Arabia and Mexico also ends all-square.

Here, Sports Mole looks at how the squads of Poland and Argentina compare against each other ahead of Wednesday's contest.

POLAND

Poland players pose for a team group photo before the match in September 2022 © Reuters

Most valuable player:
Robert Lewandowski (£38.7m)

Overall squad value:
£219.9m

Most capped player:
Robert Lewandowski (136)

Leading goalscorer:
Robert Lewandowski (77)

Total caps:
924

Total goals:
159

Oldest player:
Artur Jedrzejczyk (35)

Youngest player:
Jakub Kaminski (20)

Average age:
27

SQUAD IN FULL

Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus), Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna), Bartlomiej Dragowski (Spezia)

Defenders: Kamil Glik (Benevento), Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria), Jan Bednarek (Aston Villa), Matty Cash (Aston Villa), Robert Gumny (Augsburg), Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw), Jakub Kiwior (Spezia), Mateusz Wieteska (Clermont), Nicola Zalewski (Roma)

Midfielders: Piotr Zielinski (Napoli) Kamil Grosicki (Pogon Szczecin), Grzegorz Krychowiak (Al-Shabab), Damian Szymanski (AEK) Sebastian Szymanski (Feyenoord), Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City), Jakub Kaminski (Wolfsburg), Michal Skoras (Lech Poznan), Szymon Zurkowski (Fiorentina)

Forwards: Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus), Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana), Karol Swiderski (Charlotte)

ARGENTINA

Argentina players pose for a team group photo before the match on June 1, 2022 © Reuters

Most valuable player:
Lautaro Martinez (£65m)

Overall squad value:
£558.9m

Most capped player:
Lionel Messi (167)

Leading goalscorer:
Lionel Messi (93)

Total caps:
918

Total goals:
168

Oldest player:
Franco Armani (36)

Youngest player:
Thiago Almada (21)

Average age:
27.8

SQUAD IN FULL

Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Geronimo Rulli (Villarreal), Franco Armani (River Plate)

Defenders: Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Montiel (Sevilla), Cristian Romero (Tottenham Hotspur), German Pezzella (Real Betis), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Lisandro Martinez (Manchester United), Marcos Acuna (Sporting Lisbon), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon), Juan Foyth (Villarreal)

Midfielders: Rodrigo De Paul, (Atletico Madrid), Leandro Paredes (Juventus), Alexis Mac Allister (Brighton & Hove Albion), Guido Rodriguez (Real Betis), Papu Gomez (Sevilla), Enzo Fernandez (Benfica), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen)

Forwards: Angel Di Maria (Juventus), Lautaro Martinez (Inter Milan), Julian Alvarez (Manchester City), Nicolas Gonzalez (Fiorentina), Joaquin Correa (Inter Milan), Paulo Dybala (AS Roma), Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain)