Poland vs Austria live updates: Euro 2024 match team news ...

21 Jun 2024
What happened at Euro 2024 yesterday?

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Glad you asked. In England's group, Slovenia were moments away from their first ever European Championship win but Serbia broke their hearts with a 95th-minute Luka Jovic equaliser in a 1-1 draw.

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England then played out a drab 1-1 draw against Denmark which raised lots of questions about the future prospects for Gareth Southgate's men at this tournament.

And a very impressive Spain side beat Italy 1-0 in the day's final match to make it two wins from two in Group B, initially earmarked as the 'Group of Death'.

Who are Poland’s key players?

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If you are a country’s leading appearance holder and record goalscorer, it’s hard for you not to be their key player.

Robert Lewandowski has scored for Poland in the World Cup, the European Championship, in qualifying for both, and in the Nations League. He is also able to score every type of goal: left foot, right foot, header.

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Poland’s crossing-based playing style complements Lewandowski’s penalty-box presence and aerial finishing.

Also, playing two strikers up front lessens the load on Lewandowski, who turns 36 in August, and allows him to drop deeper to link the attack or roam to the channel, while the other centre-forward provides a central threat.

Making plenty of the chances for Lewandowski is Nicola Zalewski, on the left wing. Since a 1-1 draw with the Czech Republic in November, Zalewski has solidified his status as this team’s main creator.

Who is Austria’s key player?

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Michael Gregoritsch has scored eight times in his past 13 matches for Austria, including a hat-trick against Turkey — but it’s not only about the goals.

The tall Freiburg centre-forward is an aerial outlet to Rangnick’s side when they can’t build up the attack, and a link-up player when they are passing through the thirds.

Meanwhile, his well-timed runs behind defences provide Austria with a threat on the transition.

What you need to know about Austria ahead of today’s game

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Manager: Ralf RangnickCaptain: Marko ArnautovicQualifying record: P8, W6, D1, L1, GF17, GA7Euro 2020: Round of 16Most caps in squad: Marko Arnautovic (113)Top scorer in squad: Marko Arnautovic (36)
Austria’s Euro 2024 squad in full

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Goalkeepers: Patrick Pentz (Brondby), Heinz Lindner (Union Saint-Gilloise), Niklas Hedl (Rapid Wien).

Defenders: Stefan Posch (Bologna), Max Wober (Borussia Monchengladbach), Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg), Kevin Danso (Lens), Phillipp Mwene (Mainz), Flavius ​​Daniliuc (Red Bull Salzburg), Gernot Trauner (Feyenoord), Leopold Querfeld (Rapid Wien).

Midfielders: Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), Florian Grillitsch (Hoffenheim), Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich), Florian Kainz (Cologne), Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig), Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), Alexander Prass (Sturm Graz), Matthias Seidl (Rapid Vienna).

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Forwards: Marko Arnautovic (Inter), Michael Gregoritsch (Freiburg), Andreas Weimann (West Brom), Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg), Marco Grull (Rapid Wien), Maximilian Entrup (TSV Hartberg).

What you need to know about Poland ahead of today’s game

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Manager: Michal ProbierzCaptain: Robert LewandowskiQualifying record: P10, W4, D3, L3, GF15, GA11 (qualified through play-offs)Euro 2020: Group stageMost caps in squad: Robert Lewandowski (150)Top scorer in squad: Robert Lewandowski (82)
Poland’s Euro 2024 squad in full

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Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus), Marcin Bulka (Nice), Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna).

Defenders: Jan Bednarek (Southampton), Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli), Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal), Bartosz Salamon (Lech Poznan), Tymoteusz Puchacz (Kaiserslautern), Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona), Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli).

Midfielders: Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), Kamil Grosicki (Pogon Szczecin), Jakub Moder (Brighton), Taras Romanczuk (Jagiellonia Bialystok), Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens), Michal Skoras (Club Brugge), Nikola Zalewski (Roma), Jakub Piotrowski (Ludogorets), Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta), Sebastian Szymanski (Fenerbahce), Kacper Urbanski (Bologna), Piotr Zielinski (Napoli).

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Forwards: Adam Buksa (Antalyaspor), Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Krzysztof Piatek (Basaksehir), Karol Swiderski (Verona).

Where can I watch Poland vs Austria?

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In the United Kingdom the game will be shown live on ITV 1.

In the United States you can catch it on FS1.

What time does Poland vs Austria start today?

Poland vs Austria is the second Euro 2024 fixture today. It follows Slovakia vs Ukraine and precedes today’s other Group D clash, between Netherlands and France.

Poland vs Austria will get underway at 6pm local time, which is 5pm BST, 12pm EDT and 9am PDT.

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Welcome to our Poland vs Austria live coverage

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Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Poland vs Austria at the European Championship.

The pressure is on both of these teams after they each lost their opening encounters. Poland took the lead against the Netherlands only to fall 2-1, while Austria were beaten 1-0 by World Cup finalists France.

If either team loses today they will be out of the tournament, but a draw would ensure both go into the final day of group stage matches with the possibility of reaching the knockouts.

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