The positive tie was settled 1-1 France national team And its counterpart, Poland, which was held between them this evening, Tuesday, at the “Signal Iduna Park” stadium, as part of the matches of the third and final round of the group stage in the European Nations Cup. Euro 2024which is currently being held on German soil, finishing the group stage in the runner-up position behind leaders Poland.
France against Poland
Kylian Mbappé, the new arrival to Real Madrid, scored the first goal for France against Poland via a penalty kick in the 56th minute of the match.
This is the first goal that Mbappe scored in European competitions during his football career with the French national team.
Mbappé opens the scoring for France from the penalty spot 🥅🇫🇷
Kylian Mbappe scores his first goal in the European Championship ⚽️
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Polish Robert Lewandowski, Barcelona’s Spanish striker, scored the equalizer via a penalty kick in the 79th minute of the match.
Recklessness from Upamecano!! 😮😮😮
Crazy scenario, Lewandowski gives Poland a draw after the referee decided to replay the penalty kick 🥅⚽️😱
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The formation of the France team was as follows: Maignan, Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Theo Hernandez, Chouamini, Kante, Rabiot, Dembélé, Mbappé, and Barcola..
While Poland’s formation included:: Skorbski, Skorbski. Bednarek, Davidovich, Kiwior; Frankowski, Szymanski, Zielinski, Moder, Zalewski; Urbanski, Lewandowski.
France against Poland
France ranked second in the Group D standings with 5 points, while Poland came in fourth and last place with one point.
The French national team had begun its tournament with a victory over Austria, before drawing against the Netherlands, clinching its qualification to the round of 16 as runner-up after a draw with Poland.
24 teams participate in the European Championship, including Germany, the host of the tournament. These teams are divided into 6 groups, and each group includes 4 teams.
The first and second placed teams qualify directly to the round of 16, then the best 4 third placed teams advance according to the number of points, then goal difference, then goals scored, then resorting to fair play. After that, the round of 16 will be held in a knockout system, as well as the quarter-finals and semi-finals, and the final match will be held on July 14, 2024.