INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
22:30 IST: Thank you for joining us for the live blog
To follow the Russia vs Egypt live blog, please click here.22:25 IST: FT | Senegal 2-1 Poland at Spartak Stadium, Moscow. What a famous win
this is.22:23 IST: In the dying minutes of the game now
Poland continue to attack and Senegal trying to hold their ground.22:20 IST: 4 minutes of added time! Can Senegal hold on to their lead Or
can Poland salvage a draw.22:18 IST: GOAL!! Poland makes the most of a free-kick as Grzegorz Krychowiak scores in the 86th minute.22:15
IST: Brilliant tackle by Maciej Rybus inside the penalty box as he intercepts Ismail, who was steaming ahead with the ball.22:12
IST: Poland are giving their all in the dying minutes of the game
Two close chances have been negated by the strong and spirited Senegalese defence.22:10 IST: 10 minutes left in the game and Senegal are
edging closer to a win.22:00 IST: 20 minutes left in the game and it is now or never for Poland.21:59 IST: 69th minute -- Piszczek
provides with a low cross to the near post, where Milik finds a pocket of space courtesy of a good run but could not manage to put in the
back of the net21:52 IST: GOAAALLL!! Mbyang Niang doubles Senegal's lead in the 60th minute, courtesy a mistake by Krychowiack
Lewandowski is furious with his team's defence. Krychowiak tries to pass the ball to his keeper but the shot did not have much power
Niang spots the error, makes the runs, wins the ball and taps the ball in an empty Polish post. | Senegal 2-0 Poland21:45 IST: Lukasz
Piszczek gets a beautiful cross from the left flank but shoots it wide of the target.21:40 IST: 50th minute -- Lewandowski takes the
free-kick, gets the ball on target but it is punched away by the Senegal keeper out of harm's way. Senegal 1-0 Poland21:39 IST: 48th minute
-- Robert Lewandowski bursts into a counter attack but is brought down few yards before the box by Salif Sane, who is booked for a nasty
Poland gets a free-kick.21:36 IST: Maciej Rybus gets a long ball, he makes the run and fails to control the ball
Nevertheless, it was an off-side.21:30 IST: Poland get us underway in the second-half.21:25 IST: Key stats from the match.21:20 IST:
Whistle blows! Senegal 1-0 Poland after the first half.21:15 IST: Two minutes of added time in the first half.21:14 IST: CLOSE!! 40th
minute -- Sane gets a free header off a corner as he is left unmarked
He leaps and heads the ball on to the ground as it bounces off the pitch
Sane is furious with himself
Senegalese coach Cisse can not believe his team's luck.21:10 IST: GOOAAALLLL!! Senegal take 1-0 lead in the 38th minute of the game after
an own goal by Poland's Thiago Cionek. Sane squared the ball for Idrissa Gueye outside the penalty area as he took the shot
Cionek put his foot in the line of the ball in order to deflect but the ball gets buried in the bottom right-hand of the Polish post.21:05
IST: Niang makes a run down the right flank and provides a dangerous cross for Diouf to head it in but Thiago Cionek was alert as he
intercepts the ball and clears it away.21:03 IST: 30 minutes are up and the game is a sedate one
But the respective fans are keeping the spirit up with their no stop singing and cheering. 21:00 IST: Jakub Blaszczykowski makes his 100th
appearance for Poland.20:51 IST: 20 minutes are up. Senegal have kept the pressure on Poland's defence, while Poland miss their
occasional scoring opportunities
What a cracker of a match this is turning out to be
However, Poland are still enjoying the lions share of the possession.20:50 IST: Krychowiak tries a shot from a distance, which is deflected
towards Arkadiusz Milik, who in return dives full stretch and heads the ball over the Senegalese keeper.20:49 IST: 18th minute -- Mbaye
Niang makes a wonderful run down the middle on the counter, but ends up shooting the ball wide of the Polish post
Wojciech Szczesny has nothing to worry about.20:46 IST: Senegal's Kalidou Koulibaly concedes a corner
But Poland could not make anything out of the corner
Poland are under pressure early in the game.20:43 IST: Yellow card -- Grzegorz Krychowiak gets booked for a foul
Senegal get a free-kick. Sadio Mane shoots it wide of the wall and the post.20:40 IST: 10 minutes are up. Senegal have been piercing
Poland's defence with a flurry of attacks.20:39 IST: 8th minute -- Senegal have upped their game and are attacking their opposition
Niang makes a run with the ball down the left flank, provides a low cross
But Szczesny intercepts before they could concede any goal.20:37 IST: Thiago Cionek of Poland concedes a needless corner
However, the corner is headed away out of the box by the Polish defence.20:35 IST: Five minutes into the game and Poland are enjoying
Poland did get an opportunity to take an early lead but the ball was cleared by the Senegalese defence.20:30 IST: KICK-OFF!! Senegal get us
underway at Spartak Stadium Moscow.20:29 IST: Poland have never conceded against African opposition at the World Cup and Mane will be
looking to end their run.20:28 IST: Poland are playing white, while Senegal are playing in green.20:24 IST: Both the teams are walking out
Fans are excited as they are cheering for their respsective team on top of their voice.20:20 IST: We are few minutes away from the game
Stay tuned.20:10 IST: Robert Lewandowski has scored at least one goal in 13 of his last 15 international matches for Poland
Can he continue his goal-scoring form20:04 IST: Will we see a first African win of the 2018 FIFA World Cup today19:50 IST: Poland and
Senegal have arrived at the Spartak stadium19:40 IST: Here is how the starting XI looks like for the Poland vs Senegal match.19:32 IST:
Meanwhile, Japan beat Colombia 2-1 in a group H match at the Mordovia Arena.19:30 IST: Hello and welcome to the live blog of the Group H
match between Poland and Senegal.Nicknamed the Teranga Lions, the team stands at the 28th spot in the FIFA rankings
Senegal will hope to emulate the pioneering team of 2002 captained by Cisse, now the national coach
Cisse's men opened that tournament with one of the great World Cup upsets, a 1-0 win over defending champions France, and went on to become
one of only three African teams ever to reach the quarter-finals. Cisse described it as "a great adventure" and wants his charges, ranked
27 in the world, to adopt the same fearless approach in Russia. Lewandowski admits he has a point to prove after a disappointing Euro 2016,
when he scored only once as Poland exited at the quarter-finals stage.
