MOTD Live: FIFA World Cup 2026

8:30 PM to 11:30 PM
Sunday 5 July
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Third Round-of-16 Match

Coverage of the third round-of-16 match (Kick-off 9.00pm), which takes place at New York/New Jersey Stadium in the USA. France and Poland met for the 17th time in the corresponding last-16 match in Doha four years ago, and it was Les Bleus who added to their tally of eight victories over their opponents with a comfortable 3-1 win over the Eagles. Olivier Giroud fired low into the bottom corner in the 44th minute after receiving a pass from Kylian Mbappé, and Mbappé scored two of his own in the second half to ensure they progressed to the quarter-finals. Robert Lewandowski scored an injury-time consolation for the Poles with a retaken penalty after Hugo Lloris was deemed to have left his line too early when he saved the initial attempt

MOTD Live: FIFA World Cup 2026 airs on BBC One East at 8:30 PM, Sunday 5 July. (Live, subtitles.)
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