This Friday, June 21, it was announced that the Polish team was virtually eliminated from Euro 2024, this after losing to Austria 3 goals to 1 and then France and the Netherlands tied 0 to 0.
Without a doubt, This is a hard blow for center forward Robert Lewandowski, who currently plays for FC Barcelona in Spain. On the last day of group D, Poland will have to play France.
France draw and Poland eliminated
After their 0-0 draw in Leipzig, the first without goals in this Euro Cup, the French and the Dutch share the leadership of group D, in which Austria gained hopes of qualifying for the round of 16, at least as the best third in the group , after their victory against Poland (3-1), which was eliminated.
The eyes in Leipzig were on the bench, from where the brand new Real Madrid player experienced the match. Mbappé’s loss was noticeable to some Bleus who generated multiple chances, but were unable to beat rival goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen.
The only goal of the match was scored by the Dutch thanks to a shot from their promise Xavi Simons (69), but the referee annulled it due to offside by his teammate Dumfries after a VAR review.
With this goalless draw, France and the Netherlands will have to wait for the third matchday to seal their qualification for the round of 16, although they have a foot and a half in that phase. More than in their results, the Bleus They will have to improve in the game and especially in their offensive efficiency after having scored only one goal in the first two games.
Although it maintains its status as favorite, France has not dazzled at the start of the tournament as Spain and Germany have, which have already qualified for the round of 16. Deschamps’ men will play on matchday three against an eliminated Poland, while Koeman’s men will face Austria.
Polish They can now pack their bags after being mathematically eliminated after being overtaken by Austria in Berlin. Poland star Robert Lewandowski entered the match from the bench with half an hour left in the match, when the score read 1-1.
But the FC Barcelona striker, far from being the hero of his team, was a privileged witness to its collapse, after the goals from Christoph Baumgartner and Marko Arnautović from a penalty. Austria, which started the Euro Cup by standing up to France despite the defeat (1-0), revived its chances of reaching the round of 16.
*With information from AFP.
