World Cup 2022: Poland's Robert Lewandowski knew 'time was running out' to break tournament duck

Mike Letterman

Nov 26, 2022, 6:59 PM
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After scoring in Poland's 2-0 win over Saudi Arabia on Saturday, Robert said he knew time was running out to score at the World Cup.

Poland's decisive second goal was scored by the Barcelona forward, who had not scored in four World Cup games.

While his team-mates surrounded him, he held his head in his hands and pointed to the sky.

"This may be my last World Cup," he said. During the anthem, I felt the emotions inside of me.

I wanted to score goals at the World Cup as well. I always tried to get a goal at the World Cup.

After failing to score in Poland's three games at the tournament in Russia four years ago, Robert Lewandowski missed a golden chance to break his World Cup duck against Mexico on Tuesday when his second-half penalty was saved.

When Mohammed Al Burayk's heavy touch left him with only goalkeeper Mohammed Al Owais to beat, he made no mistake.

The national team's good is the most important. There are a few percentage points in the back of your mind that want you to enter your own history book.

I know how hard I worked for the goal and the victory.

Since 1982, only one Polish player has scored and assisted in a World Cup match.

The team needs only one point from their final group game against Argentina to make the knockout stage for the first time in 26 years.