ROBERT Lewandowski cried after he scored his first World Cup – which came after changing his boots at half-time.
The Barcelona striker, 34, fired blanks in his four World Cup appearances prior to Poland’s clash with sky-high Saudi Arabia.
A change to yellow boots brought Lewandowski the luck he neededCredit: Getty
Poland’s first half wasn’t great for Lewandowski, prompting a change of boots at half-time to break his World Cup hoodoo.
𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄
Robert Lewandowski finally has his World Cup goal 🇵🇱👏
Look how much that means to him 😢 pic.twitter.com/TTdOLH3ivS
— ITV Football (@itvfootball) November 26, 2022
And it worked as Lewandowski latched onto a sloppy mistake by a Saudi defender before sweeping the ball past the goalkeeper, adding to Piotr Zielinski’s first half goal.
Lewandowski was emotional as he celebrated, crying after being swarmed by his team-mates.
It was Lewandowski’s 77th strike for Poland and a career 604th.
The 2-0 win puts Poland in pole position to top World Cup Group C.
Poland are unbeaten after two matches, drawing their group opener with Mexico.
And Saturday’s 2-0 has Poland on four points with just Argentina left to play.
