Poland Holds France to Attract Euro 2024 Group Stage Match

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Dortmund: Poland got here again after holding France to a draw (1-1) within the last match of Group D. In a match determined by two penalties, Poland responded with a objective -penalty of French captain Kylian Mbappe within the 56th minute via ​​captain Robert Lewandowski within the 79th minute. France entered the knockout stage because the second-placed staff with 5 factors from three video games with one win and two attracts. In one other match of the group, Austria defeated the Netherlands (3-2) and entered the pre-office as group winners.

The Netherlands, who’ve 4 factors from three video games, are additionally in peril of crashing out as the highest 4 third-placed groups advance to pre-season.

The efficiency of goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski was excellent, as was the efficiency of the Polish protection as they stopped French advances all through the sport. France’s efficiency was not the identical because the World Cup runners-up. However, Poland was praised for his or her good efficiency.

France got here out with Antoine Griezmann and Marcus Thuram, who missed many probabilities within the final two video games. Captain Kylian Mbappé and Barkola, who was out of the final match as a consequence of damage, joined the staff.

Poland got here out with 5 modifications from the staff that misplaced to Austria within the final sport. Captain Robert Lewandowski made the beginning XI.

Poland got here near scoring within the sixth minute. Cielinski took the ball from a mistake by the French defence, however French goalkeeper Mike Mignon intervened in time.

Then France missed two good probabilities. Within the eleventh minute, Theo Hernandez couldn’t rating the ball that got here from Dembele after the breakthrough. Later, Dembele additionally missed a golden alternative to obtain a go from N’Golo Kante after taking the ball ahead from the Polish half. Through the first half, each groups had good assaults backwards and forwards.

Then Mbappe was unable to capitalize on his two finest probabilities within the first half. Poland goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski made some glorious saves to cease France.

Originally of the second half, France performed aggressively. Mbappé didn’t convert the chance he obtained within the forty ninth minute.

Then within the fifty fifth minute, a penalty was awarded for France. Dembele was introduced down by Yakub Kiwior shortly after coming into the Poland field following a scramble down the appropriate. Mbappe put France forward within the 56th minute with a kick into the web. This was the star’s first objective within the Euro this time.

Inside 5 minutes of scoring, France made three modifications. Kante, Adrien Rabiot and Bradley Barkola have been changed by Griezmann, Eduardo Kamavinga and Olivier Giroud.

Within the 74th minute, the Polish penalty was appealed. The declare was that Swiderski was introduced down by Upamecano within the field. The referee seemed on the struggle and gave a penalty in favor of Poland. Lewandowski took the kick and leveled Poland within the 79th minute. The star’s bounce was wonderful. Lewandowski’s first kick was saved by French goalkeeper Mignon. However the second kick was allowed as a result of the goalkeeper left the objective line earlier than the kick.