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Poland national football team
European Championship | Group Stage
Jun 16, 2024 at 2pm UK
Volksparkstadion
Netherlands national football team

Poland
1 - 2
Netherlands

Buksa (16')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Gakpo (29'), Weghorst (83')
Veerman (15')

How Poland could line up against the Netherlands

How Poland could line up against the Netherlands
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Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Poland could line up for Sunday's Euro 2024 clash with the Netherlands.

Starting their Euro 2024 campaign with a tough test against the Netherlands, Poland meet their opening Group D opponents in Hamburg on Sunday afternoon.

The Eagles recovered from a shaky route through qualification to triumph in the playoffs and win two recent friendlies, but head coach Michal Probierz now has some major attacking woes to resolve.

Captain and all-time top scorer Robert Lewandowski has been ruled out until at least next week with a thigh problem, while his deputy Arkadiusz Milik withdrew from the initial squad due to a knee injury - the latest in a long line of fitness problems for the Juventus striker.

Some improvisation will therefore be necessary in the final third, where either Adam Buksa or ex-AC Milan man Krzysztof Piatek would provide a traditional centre-forward service; alternatively, the versatile Karol Swiderski could play as a roaming 'false nine'.

At the other end of the pitch, Probierz has no such worries, as vastly experienced goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny starts behind a back three featuring Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior.

Set to join Serie A champions Inter Milan from Napoli on a free transfer, Piotr Zielinski is the Poles' main man in midfield, and another Italy based player, Roma's Nicola Zalewski, should line up on the left flank.

Alongside Zielinski, Fenerbahce schemer Sebastian Szymanski is Poland's most creative presence, and he is expected to play a supporting role for whoever is ultimately selected up front.

Poland possible starting lineup: Szczesny; Bednarek, Salamon, Kiwior; Slisz; Frankowski, Zielinski, Piotrowski, Szymanski, Zalewski; Buksa

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Group A

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Q Germany Germany32107
Q Switzerland Switzerland31205
3 Hungary Hungary31023
4 Scotland flag Scotland30121

Group B

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Q Spain Spain33009
Q Italy Italy31114
3 Croatia Croatia30212
4 Albania national flag Albania30121

Group C

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Q England flag England31205
Q Denmark Denmark30303
Q Slovenia Slovenia30303
4 Serbia Serbia30212

Group D

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Q Austria Austria32016
Q France France31205
Q Netherlands Netherlands31114
4 Poland Poland30121

Group E

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Q Romania Romania41215
Q Slovakia Slovakia41215
Q Belgium Belgium31114
4 Ukraine Ukraine31114

Group F

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Q Portugal Portugal32016
Q Turkey Turkey32016
Q Georgia Georgia31114
4 Czech Republic Czech Republic30121


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