The Polish national team has been showing signs of weakening, as evidenced by their poor performance in the qualifiers. They finished third in a not-so-challenging group, behind Albania and the Czech Republic. Following their third-place finish, Robert Lewandowski and his team faced two additional matches, first against Estonia and then against Wales. The Eagles will face the Netherlands in the tournament opener, a national team that has made 10 appearances at the European Championship in the past 12 editions. Despite defeats to France in the Euro 2024 qualifiers, the Oranje secured second place behind the Gaelic Roosters, whom they will face again in Germany on matchday two.

The Eagles’ overall performance throughout the qualifying campaign was disappointing, with only three winning results, two of which came against the Faroe Islands. This suggests that the Polish national team is on a downward trajectory. Michal Probierz’s team could end their campaign in Germany as early as the group stage, especially given Robert Lewandowski’s struggle for goals. Ronald Koeman’s men will work hard to ensure a flawless start to the tournament against France, a team they have lost to in both qualifying matches.

Poland, despite lacking a robust squad like their Netherlands and France counterparts, has notable Premier League players like Jakub Kiwior from Arsenal, Matty Cash from Aston Villa, and Jakub Moder from Brighton.

Frenkie de Jong is expected to return for the European Championships after suffering an ankle injury in the final El Clasico match against Real Madrid.

Predicted lineups:

Poland

Goalkeeper: Wojciech Szczesny
Defenders: Pawel Dawidowicz, Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior
Midfielders: Jakub Piotrowski, Jakub Moder, Piotr Zielinski, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Pawel Wszolek
Forwards: Karol Swiderski, Robert Lewandowski

Netherlands

Goalkeeper: Bart Verbruggen
Defenders: Virgil van Dijk, Stefan de Vrij, Daley Blind
Midfielders: Tijjani Reijnders, Jerdy Schouten, Ian Maatsen, Denzel Dumfries
Forwards: Cody Gakpo, Wout Weghorst Xavi Simons

• Poland – — wins
• Netherlands – 5 wins
• Draws – 1

Over all competition record

Poland may be disappointed if they don’t breach Netherlands’ defense, but a close game with a 1-2 Netherlands win is predicted.

Winning probability:

Poland – 18%

Draw – 27%

Netherlands – 55%

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