Netherlands and Poland open their participation in this Euro 2024, where they are part of a close fight Group D with France and Austria, respectively. The Dutch team is the favorite in this match, where the two nations also have more than three points at stake as they are involved with the powerful French team. Besides, Poland will be without its star Robert Lewandowskiwith muscle problems in the biceps femoris.
The Dutch team, whose coach is Ronald Koeman, It has a powerful squad. The central defender leads the Netherlands in defense Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool), where there are also very contrasting defenses from big clubs. Mathijs De Ligt (Bayern Munich), Nathan Aké (Manchester City) or Micky Van de Ven (Tottenham), They form a rearguard of guarantees.
In the core, the young and sought-after Xavi Simons (on loan this season to RB Leipzig) assured quality and deployment. Besides, Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund), Memphis Depay currently without equipment, Cody Gakpo (Liverpool) or the veteran Wout Werghorst They are synonymous with danger.
In the qualification for the Euro Cup, precisely The Netherlands was second in Group B, behind France. They meet again in a group stage, but already in Germany and in Euro 2024.
The match will precisely be played in Hamburg’s Volkparkstadion. It’s one of the UEFA category 4 stadiums and has capacity for 57,000 spectators. The historic team plays its home games there Hamburger SVwho unfortunately currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga.
Polandfor its part, has had to sweat Chinese ink to be in this Euro 2024. The Polish team made a poor qualifying phase and finished third in Group E, with just 11 points. It was a hard blow for the Polish team, which finished behind Albania and the Czech Republic to play the dreaded repechage.
There, he scored in the semifinals against modest Estonia (5-1)but he had to go to the limit in the final against Welsh. In the penalty shootout, Poland won 5-4 after a goalless draw in the previous 120 minutes. So, Robert Lewandowski, despite his absence in this first match, and his nation will be present in Germanywhere they will try to surprise Netherlands. In the two warm-up friendlies, Poland beat Ukraine 3-1 and also defeated Turkey 2-1.
It can be said that she arrives prepared and will try to be competitive in a Euro 2024 that catches him ‘next to home’, which will ensure that many Polish fans will travel to German soil.
When is Poland – Netherlands at Euro 2024 played?
The match is played this Sunday, June 16, at 3:00 p.m.
Where to watch Poland – Netherlands at Euro 2024?
The meeting can be seen openly on TVE’s La 1, as well as on its RTVE Play website. You can follow all the information about the match live through the Mundo Deportivo website.
