France v Poland LIVE: Euro 2024 score as Les Bleus suffer major blow after Lewandowski penalty
Les Bleus conclude their group against Robert Lewandowski’s side, who are already out of the tournament
France take on Poland in a Group D decider at Euro 2024, with Kylian Mbappe looking to return to the pitch with his mask after missing the draw with Netherlands.
Les Bleus survived a controversial VAR decision as they settled for a 0-0 draw with the Netherlands, leaving both sides with four points. It means France and the Netherlands, who taken on Austria in Group D, are already through to the last-16 and now face a race to top the group and earn a more favourable path to the Berlin final.
Didier Deschamps will be hoping for an improved performance against Poland, who are already out of contention following a 3-1 defeat to Austria. France missed Mbappe in the Netherlands stalemate, with the fitness of their captain dominating headlines once again ahead of the final match in the group. Mbappe has returned to full training after breaking his nose in the opening win over Austria.
Follow live scores and updates as France take on Poland looking to beat Netherlands and Austria to top spot, while you can also follow updates from the other key clash in Group D here
France 0-0 Poland, 7 minutes
A first save for Mike Maignan, down well to his left to hold a Piotr Zielinski scudder from 25 yards.
France 0-0 Poland, 6 minutes
Where was the man attacking it? A brilliant ball in from Ousmane Dembele pitches all of five yards out in the centre of the goal, but there’s not a Frenchman in sight to try and direct it home. Poland watch it bounce behind.
France 0-0 Poland, 5 minutes
Sharp work from Bradley Barcola to get to the byline. He draws a corner out of Jakub Moder as the French fans rise in anticipation.
France 0-0 Poland, 3 minutes
Poland settle into their shape, five across the back with France taking early control of possession. It’s a 4-3-3 for France with Aurelien Tchouameni sitting in the midfield trio.
France 0-0 Poland, 2 minutes
A nervy moment, in contrast, for Lukasz Skorupski, panicking briefly having seemingly underhit a pass to Pawel Dawidowicz. Mbappe can’t quite nip in with goal agape.
France 0-0 Poland, 1 minute
A calm start from Mike Maignan, trotting across to take an aimless long ball from Poland on his toe, settling things down before launching long in the direction of Bradley Barcola. Barcola has started to Kylian Mbappe’s left, Ousmane Dembele to the France captain’s right.
France vs Poland
Right, here we go. A win may well be a must for France if they wish to top the group. What impact will Kylian Mbappe have on his return? He exchanges pennants with mask in hand.
France vs Poland
The sun is shining in Dortmund, which hasn’t always been true at this tournament. Plenty of French and Polish fans have crossed the border to fill the stands at the ever impressive Westfalenstadion.
Italian officials tonight, led by referee Marco Guida and VAR Massimiliano Irrati.
France vs Poland
And here’s where you can follow along with all of the goings on in the group’s other game, with the Netherlands eyeing top spot. Chris Wilson will be your guiding voice through it - flick it up on another tab and bounce between us as we hurtle towards the knockout rounds.
Netherlands v Austria LIVE: Line-ups and team news from Euro 2024
Ronaldo Koeman’s Netherlands side face one of Euro 2024’s dark horses in Austria, with top spot in Group D still up for grabs
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