The Netherlands kicked off their 2024 European Championship with a narrow victory over Poland thanks to a late strike from super-sub Wout Weghorst.
Ronald Koeman's side fell behind early in the first half thanks to a fine header from Adam Buksa, who made his Euros debut after starting up top in place of the injured Robert Lewandowski.
Buksa beat Oranje's skipper, Virgil van Dijk, in the air and headed past Bart Verbruggen to give Poland a shock lead. It was only Buksa's second goal in his past 12 appearances for Poland and his first at a major international tournament.
Poland vs. Netherlands final score
| FT | Goal scorers | |
| Poland | 1 | Buksa 16' |
| Netherlands | 2 | Gakpo 29', Weghorst 83' |
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Starting lineups:
Poland (3-5-1-1):Szczesny (GK)— Frankowski, Bednarek, Salamon, Kiwior— Urbanski, Romanczuk, Zielinski, Zalewski — Szymanski— Buksa.
Netherlands (4-3-3):Verbruggen (GK)— Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake— Reijnders, Schouten, Veerman— Gakpo, Simons, Memphis.
The Netherlands reacted well to falling behind and had Poland's backs to the wall as they pushed for an equaliser. Cody Gakpo drew his side level shortly before the half-hour mark as his effort from the edge of the box took a criminal deflection to beat Wojciech Szczesny, who made a series of fine saves.
Gakpo has now scored the opening goal of the tournament for the Netherlands at both the 2022 World Cup and Euro 2024. It was his fourth goal in seven games at major international tournaments for his country.
The two sides headed into the break level and Koeman's team came out on the front foot. Memphis Depay had a glorious opportunity to fire his side into the lead but sliced the strike wide.
As the game went on, Poland continued with their game plan of counterattacking but this did leave them open at times at the back. Koeman then switched up the tactics as he looked to go long with the introduction of Weghorst.
The former Manchester United striker was on the pitch for less than a minute and scored with his first touch of the game.Manchester City defender Nathan Ake slipped a ball into the box for the Dutchman to sweep past former Arsenal goalkeeper Szczesny.
These could prove to be three vital points in Group D for the Netherlands as they have France and Austria still to play.
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Poland vs. Netherlands stats
| Poland | Stat | Netherlands |
| 12 | Shots | 21 |
| 7 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 1.26 | Expected goals | 1.26 |
| 34 | Possession | 66 |
| 230 | Passes | 515 |
| 3 | Corners | 6 |
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
Poland vs. Netherlands live updates, highlights from Euro 2024
FT:The Netherlands hang on! Boy did they have to work hard for those three points!
𝐇𝐈𝐌.#NothingLikeOranje #POLNED pic.twitter.com/Ha5YzlRpCf
— OnsOranje (@OnsOranje) June 16, 2024
90+4 minute: CLOSE! Zalewski forces Verbruggen into a fine save late on and that just might be the last chance for Poland.
90th minute: There will be five minutes of added time.
89th minute:Piotrowski hits the side netting! Poland are not going down without a fight here as they look to snatch an equaliser late on.
83rd minute: GOALLLL! INSTANT IMPACT! Weghorst fires the Netherlands into the lead with a tucked finish after Ake threaded the ball through to him in the box.
82nd minute: On comes Wout Weghorst for Gakpo and Jeremie Frimpong for Memphis.
80th minute: This really could go either way, Poland are still causing the Netherlands problems from set-pieces but Oranje are spending the majority of these latter stages in the final third.
73rd minute: Memphis fires in an out-swinging corner and De Vrij meets it with power but too much power and it's over the bar.
65th minute: Malen connects well with Dumfries down the right who smashes a strike across the face of goal and goes narrowly wide.
62nd minute: Veerman and Simons are replaced by Wijnaldum and Malen as Koeman looks to freshen things up.
59th minute: Kiwior is left wide open at the back and he hits a first-time strike sweetly but Verbruggen makes a good save.
58th minute: Poland earn a free-kick in a dangerous position but the ball is cleared well by the Netherlands.
53rd minute: The Netherlands come out of the break again on the front foot and Depay's effort is closest as he slices an effort narrowly wide.
46th minute: The second half is underway.
HT:Poland have looked sharp on the counter but as a result have left lots of space for the Netherlands to find gaps in their defence. Ronald Koeman's side really should be ahead at the break with all the chances they've created.
45th minute:Reijnders wastes a chance from outside the box, much to the frustration of his teammates.
42nd minute: Another sweet move by the Netherlands sees Ake in space on the left and he picks out Gakpo who tries to flick it pastSzczesny but it's too high.
36th minute: This game is quite open right now as both teams are occupying the flanks well and getting balls into the box.
29th minute: GOALLL! There you have it! Gakpo has the Netherlands back on level terms. It has a huge deflection offSalamon to get the better ofVerbruggen.
28th minute: It can only be a matter of time before the Netherlands draw level, they're knocking at Poland's door.
22nd minute: Another glorious opportunity for the Netherlands to find an equaliser. Memphis fires high over the bar as he snatches at the ball in the box.
20th minute: The Netherlands have a corner routine of their own as Van Dijk hits a sweet volley into the ground butSzczesny makes an incredible save.
16th minute: GOALLL! POLAND LEAD! Buksa gets ahead of Van Dijk at the corner and heads past Verbruggen. It was the perfect corner routine.
— Squawka (@Squawka) June 16, 2024Adam Buksa is the first Polish player to score a first half goal in the group stages of the European Championships since Robert Lewandowski in the opening match of EURO 2012.
Each of their previous seven GS goals had all come in the second half of matches. ⚽️#EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/B4JbniFHXJ
15th minute: Memphis produces a fine piece of skill down the left to create space and he manages to findVeerman who plays the ball out to Simons but he wastes a long-range effort.
8th minute:Reijnders has another opportunity for the Oranje but he can't quite hit the target after another nice move from the Netherlands.
2nd minute: Gakpo testsSzczesny as he tries to sneak a strike inside the near post but the Liverpool man is denied early.
1st minute: We're underway!
15 mins before kickoff:Poland have not won in any of their last 12 meetings with Netherlands in all competitions since a 2-0 home win in EURO 1980 qualifying. Kickoff is next!
30 mins before kickoff:One to watch! Only Portugal’s Bruno Fernandes assisted more goals in UEFA EURO 2024 qualifying than the Netherlands’ Denzel Dumfries. He starts on the right for the Netherlands today.
1 hour before kickoff: Team news is in! If you're wondering where Robert Lewandowski is, read here.
Poland (3-5-1-1):Szczesny (GK)— Frankowski, Bednarek, Salamon, Kiwior— Urbanski, Romanczuk, Zielinski, Zalewski; Szymanski— Buksa.
Netherlands (4-3-3):Verbruggen (GK)— Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake— Reijnders, Schouten, Veerman— Gakpo, Simons, Memphis.
1 hour 15 mins before kickoff: Some news to bring you from Hamburg as police have shot a man in Hamburg's Reeperbahn district. They injured a man who was wielding an axe and threatened officers. No fans or officers were hurt, and the attacker is receiving medical treatment, the police confirmed.
Translation of below tweet:At #StPauli there is currently a major police operation. According to initial findings, a person threatened police officers with a pickaxe and an incendiary device. The police then used their firearms. The attacker was injured and is currently receiving medical treatment.
Auf #StPauli kommt es aktuell zu einem größeren Polizeieinsatz.
— Polizei Hamburg (@PolizeiHamburg) June 16, 2024
Nach ersten Erkenntnissen hat eine Person Polizeikräfte mit einer Spitzhacke und einem Brandsatz bedroht. Die Einsatzkräfte machten in der Folge von ihrer Schusswaffe Gebrauch. Der Angreifer wurde dabei verletzt und… pic.twitter.com/gSCVwbq2NH
1 hour 30 mins before kickoff:Tremendous support for the Netherlands today!
𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗚 = 𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗝𝗘! 😍🧡🇳🇱#NothingLikeOranje #CreateHistory #POLNED pic.twitter.com/69MeMI1ZKu
— OnsOranje (@OnsOranje) June 16, 2024
2 hours before kickoff: Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of Poland vs. Netherlands in Group D. No Lewandowski, no party? We're a couple of hours away from finding out.
— OnsOranje (@OnsOranje) June 15, 2024𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟒-𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
On this day it’s 50 years since our first match at the World Cup 1974.
🗣️ @RonaldKoeman on the legacy of that generation.#NothingLikeOranje pic.twitter.com/nL4Hpg6OLW
Poland vs. Netherlandskickoff time
This Euro 2024 match kicks off from Volksparkstadion on June 16 at 3:00 p.m. local time in Hamburg.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories around the globe:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA/Canada | Sun, Jun. 16 | 9 a.m. ET |
| USA/Canada | Sun, Jun. 16 | 6 a.m. PT |
| UK | Sun, Jun. 16 | 2 p.m. BST |
| Australia | Sun, Jun. 16 | 11 p.m. AEST |
| India | Sun, Jun. 16 | 6:30 p.m. IST |
Euro 2024 Group D standings
| Pos. | Team | GP | Points | W-D-L | Goals For | Goals Against |
| 1. | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2. | France | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3. | Poland | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4. | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 |
Poland vs. Netherlands lineups, team news, starting 11
Poland will be without their top scorer Robert Lewandowski and Juventus striker Arkadiusz Milikafter being ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury suffered during the June 7 friendly against Ukraine.
Coach Michal Probierz will need to get creative with his attack. Karol Swiderski, despite an ankle problem, might play as a false nine. Alternatively, Krzysztof Piatek could lead the line.
In goal, experienced Wojciech Szczesny, with 82 caps, will start. Piotr Zielinski, another Italy-based player, will aim to control the midfield.
Poland predicted lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): (3-5-1-1):Szczesny (GK)— Bednarek, Dawidowicz, Kiwior — Frankowski, Slisz, Piotrowski, Moder, Zalewski — Zielinski — Buksa.
Poland subs (max 15): Matchday squad released one hour prior to kickoff
The Netherlands also suffered injury blows ahead of Euro 2024. Frenkie de Jong, Marten De Roon, and Teun Koopmeiners were all forced to stay at home to blow a hole in Ronald Koeman's midfield plans.
Borussia Dortmund full-back Ian Maatsen has been called up but Nathan Ake or Micky van de Ven are expected to start on the left side of defence.
Memphis Depayis expected to lead the line in Brian Brobbery'sinjury absence, with Wout Weghorst a likely option off the bench.Denzel Dumfries, who provided five assists in qualifying, is likely to feature on the right, facing competition from Jeremie Frimpong.
Netherlands predicted lineup (4-2-3-1):Verbruggen (GK) — Dumfries, Van Dijk, Ake, Van de Ven — Schouten, Veerman — Simons, Reijnders, Gakpo — Depay.
Netherlands subs (max 15): Matchday squad released one hour prior to kickoff
Poland vs. Netherlands live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Euro 2024 match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
| TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | Fox Sports Network | Fubo,FOX Sports app/website,ViX |
| Canada | TVA Sports, TSN 5, TSN 4 | TVA+, TVA app/website |
| UK | BBC One | BBC iPlayer |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | Sony Ten 2, 3 | JioTV, Sony LIV |
USA:Poland vs. Netherlands from Hamburg's Volksparkstadion will be televised in the United States on the Fox Sports Network, with Spanish-language streaming via ViX. The game is also available to stream on Fubowhich is currently offering a FREE seven-day trial.
Radio coverage of the match can be followed on SiriusXM FC.
UK:This Poland vs. Netherlands Euro 2024 match will be broadcast in the UK on BBC One. Streaming can be found on BBC iPlayer.
Canada:Euro 2024 matches can be seen in Canadaon TSN's respective TV channel and live streaming services. TVA will also be showing the match.
Australia:Australia's sole broadcaster for Euro 2024 is Optus Sport.
India: Euro 2024 matches are available to stream on JioTV and Sony LIV. Sony Ten 2 and 3 will be showing the match on TV.
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