Poland
Ambition Poland will have set its sights on beating Mexico to second place in the group — or taking advantage of any jitters that set in among Argentina’s players — and getting to the knockout stage for the first time since 1986.
The Story Robert Lewandowski is to Poland what Messi is to Argentina. No matter what order he eats his meals in, this will likely be his last World Cup, too. For the first time — thanks to the emergence of Piotr Zielinski and Nicola Zalewski — it is possible to believe he has a worthy supporting cast.
Key Question Coach Czeslaw Michniewicz faces the same question that has dogged all of his predecessors over the last decade or so: Is there a way to fashion a team that allows Lewandowski to shine? Poland has the finest pure striker in the world. The issue has always been finding a way to let him show it.
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