{"id":140217,"date":"2022-11-26T20:06:02","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T20:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/robert-lewandowski-gets-first-world-cup-goal-as-poland-beat-saudi-arabia-world-cup-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T20:06:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T20:06:02","slug":"robert-lewandowski-gets-first-world-cup-goal-as-poland-beat-saudi-arabia-world-cup-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/robert-lewandowski-gets-first-world-cup-goal-as-poland-beat-saudi-arabia-world-cup-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Lewandowski gets first World Cup goal as Poland beat Saudi Arabia | World Cup 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
Before kick-off Herv\u00e9 Renard denied that Saudi Arabia’s government had gifted his players a Rolls Royce apiece in recognition of their achievement in beating Argentina last week. The Green Falcons’ French manager reminded everyone his team had not yet escaped the group stage and, to the considerable dismay of the massed Saudi support congregated in Doha, Robert Lewandowski revelled in reinforcing the point before promptly bursting into tears.<\/p>\n
Poland’s record scorer not only finally registered his first World Cup goal but created Piotr Zielinski’s opener as Renard’s initially dominant team missed a penalty and ultimately ran out of steam.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m proud of my players,\u201d said Renard, whose hopes of guiding Saudi to the knockout stage for the first time since 1994 hinge on the outcome of their final Group C match against Mexico. \u201cBut we weren’t efficient and Poland are strong. They have three fantastic players in Wojciech Szczesny, Piotr Zielinski and Robert Lewandowski. Congratulations to Lewandowski on his first World Cup goal … but we are still alive.\u201d<\/p>\n