POLAND 2
SAUDI ARABIA 0
Poland led 1-0 through Piotr Zielinski's goal as half-time approached when the Saudis were awarded the softest of penalties following a VAR check.
Krystian Bielik was penalised for the slightest contact on Saleh Al Shehri to the delight of a partisan Saudi crowd.
But former Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny denied them another moment of celebration to follow their shock win over Argentina as he first kept out captain Salem Al Dawsari's penalty, and then produced an even better stop to tip over Mohammed Al Burayk's effort on the rebound.
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