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Key events
2 min Gakpo collects the ball on the left side of the box, cuts in with his right foot and fires a low shot that is deflected around the near post by Szczesny. A decent save.
2 min “Total Footie is only part of the story,” says Jeremy Boyce. “They also provided some great moments on the biggest stages (as well as an unerring ability to take the own shot): Cruyff’s turn, van Basten’s volley (and his hat-trick against England), van Persie’s flying header, the ingenious trap of Bergkamp and shot against Argentina…”
And as David Lacy reminded us after a particularly brutal game, they also invented the clog.
1 minute Peep Peep! Poland run from left to right as we watch.
The Dutch wear their blue ribbon for a change due to a clash between their usual orange and white Poland team. White ef.
Afternoon Rob says Niall Mullen. There’s an argument to be made that, in Europe at least, this game is a battle between a country that has the biggest influence on world football relative to its size, and a country that really underperforms despite being a populous, football-mad nation . Maybe it’s just because I’m old enough to remember 1982 (and Zbigniew Boniek), but Poland team are a constant source of frustration.”
The Alton Towers of world football.
Reminder to teams
Poland (possible 3-4-2-1) Garlic; Salamon, Bednarek, Kivior; Frankovski, Zilinski, Romanchuk, Zalevsky; Urbanski, S Szymanski; Box.
Reserves: Skorupski, Bulka, Davidovic, Walukiewicz, Piotrowski, Swiderski, Moder, Lewandowski, Grosicki, Puhach, D Szymanski, Bereshinski, Slish, Skoras.
Netherlands (possible 4-2-3-1) Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vries, Van Dijk, Ake; Schouten, Veerman; Simmons, Reinders, Gakpo; Depay.
Subs: Bijlov, Flecken, Gertrude, De Ligt, Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Frimpong, Van de Ven, Blind, Malen, Maatsen, Zirkzee, Bergween, Gravenberch.
Referee Artur Soares Diaz (Portugal).
Here are the players, all with carefully applied game faces. The format – 16 of the 24 teams qualify for the knockout stages – takes some of the pressure off the first leg, but you’d still prefer to see the tournament continue. obviously.
The Dutch XI includes players from Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Brighton, Manchester City, Inter Milan and Paris Saint-Germain – but not from Ajax, who had such a dismal domestic season. The only Ajax players in the squad, Brian Brobbie and Steven Bergwijn, are on the bench.
Poland and The Netherlands they have never played each other in a major tournament, although they have had many meetings in the qualifiers or the League of Nations. Poland have not beaten the Netherlands since qualifying for the Euros in May 1979.
Dutch coach Ronald Koeman has happy memories of Hamburgerafter being part of the Dutch team that beat West Germany in the semi-final of Euro 88. Here he celebrates that victory in traditional style.
After Holland’s Euro 1988 semi-final win against the Germans, Ronald Koeman continued to pretend to wipe his bum with German footballer Olaf Tohn’s shirt in front of the German crowd #Class pic.twitter.com/ikc2SWSj7v
— Old School Panini (@OldSchoolPanini) September 5, 2019
Fifty years!
Team news: Lewandowski out
Poland captain Robert Lewandowski misses the match with a muscle injury. He’s technically in the reserves, but I don’t think he has a chance to get in. Exciting teenager Kacper Urbanski starts in an attacking formation.
Ronald Koeman chose Brighton’s Bart Verbruggen in goal ahead of Brentford’s Mark Flecken, while Inter’s Stefan de Vrij is preferred over some more established centre-backs.
Poland (possible 3-4-2-1) Garlic; Salamon, Bednarek, Kivior; Frankovski, Zilinski, Romanchuk, Zalevsky; Urbanski, S Szymanski; Box.
Reserves: Skorupski, Bulka, Davidovic, Walukiewicz, Piotrowski, Swiderski, Moder, Lewandowski, Grosicki, Puhach, D Szymanski, Bereshinski, Slish, Skoras.
Netherlands (possible 4-2-3-1) Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vries, Van Dijk, Ake; Schouten, Veerman; Simmons, Reinders, Gakpo; Depay.
Subs: Bijlov, Flecken, Gertrude, De Ligt, Wijnaldum, Weghorst, Frimpong, Van de Ven, Blind, Malen, Maatsen, Zirkzee, Bergween, Gravenberch.
Referee Artur Soares Diaz (Portugal).
Netherlands team guide
Ronald Koeman is aware that his side need to play better in Germany to go far. “We really know we have to improve in a number of areas to compete with the other leading countries,” he said after qualification was secured. “It is clear that football can and must be improved.
Poland team management
Supporters are not fooled that Poland will qualify from the “group of death”, which also includes France, the Netherlands and Austria. Expectations are very low, but this has often worked well in the past with Polish players. Probierz has repeatedly said that this is not the time for a revolution. He has a safety-first approach with a 3-5-2 system and it is not difficult to predict who will start the opener against the Dutch.
Preview by Ben Fisher
Man with ax shot dead by police
In the past hour there was a big incident on the Reeperbahn where Dutch fans were gathering before the game. Man shot after threatening police with ax and ‘incendiary device’; he was taken to hospital and the Reeperbahn was closed to fans.
You can get the latest on our Euro 2024 news blog.
Preamble
When a major tournament takes place in Germany, the Netherlands usually make an impression. They wowed the world with Total Football in 1974, won the European Championship in 1988 and successfully participated in The Battle of Nuremberg in 2006.
This year’s team is not quite on par with those three, and The Netherlands are not among the favorites to win Euro 2024. They still have a lot of quality and a good mix of experience and youth, but the absence of Frenkie de Jong and Teun Kupmeiners through injury has left them light in midfield.
The Netherlands qualified relatively comfortably, despite losing at home and away to France. Poland went the distance, beating Wales on penalties after a goalless play-off in Cardiff. Apart from Euro 2016, when they were on penalties from reaching the semi-finals, Poland have had a tendency to disappoint in recent tournaments. But they also have happy historical memories of Germany: they finished third in the 1974 World Cup.
Start 2:00 p.m.
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