UEFA Euro 2024, France vs Poland Highlights: Kylian Mbappe and Robert Lewandowski both scored second-half penalties as France and Poland played out a 1-1 draw on Tuesday, condemning France to a second-place finish in Group D with Austria shocking Netherlands to top the pool. Mbappe, returning to action and wearing a mask to protect his broken nose, opened the scoring in the 56th minute before Lewandowski levelled with 11 minutes remaining. France finished second in the group and will face a tougher last-16 tie after Austria turned the section on its head with a 3-2 win against the Dutch. (Match Centre)
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- 23:30 (IST)France vs Poland: Mbappe and Co through to Round of 16The game ends 1-1 and France are through to the Euro 2024 Round of 16. However, they are second in the group as Austria emerge as surprise toppers. They defeated Netherlands 3-2 in the other match and this just got extremely interesting.
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- 23:03 (IST)France vs Poland: All fight but no finishThere is no doubt that Poland have produced a fighting performance till now but there is nothing to show for it due to their disappointing finish to the attacks. Lewandowski received the latest chance but once again, his effort was wide of the target.
- 22:20 (IST)France vs Poland: Half-time and it is 0-0It is half-time and score is 0-0. France have produced some truly sensational attacks but the goal simply eluded them. Poland, on the other hand, had some good chances but it has been their attack that will get all the praise in this half of football.
- 22:14 (IST)France vs Poland: Mbappe misses huge chanceKylian Mbappe did all the hard work, dribbled past three players but the finishing was just not go enough. Rather than going for a powerful shot, the star French footballer went for a crafty finish but it was saved brilliantly by the fingertips of the Polish goalkeeper.
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- 22:03 (IST)France vs Poland: Not the same FranceFrance came into the tournament as firm favourities and a look at their squad depth is enough to worry any opposition. However, they have not looked their usual self in Euro 2024 till now. An own goal handed them the win over Austria and a draw against Netherlands revealed major gaps in their team.
- 21:56 (IST)France vs Poland: Mbappe not happyA yellow card for Poland and Kylian Mbappe is not happy with how aggressive the Polish players have been. He was brought down once again as he attempted to start the attack from the half-way line and this will be a tough game for him considering the amount of marking placed on him right now.
- 21:48 (IST)France vs Poland: Poland not dormantPoland have not opted for a defensive outlook and they have actually matched France attack to attack. A couple of good chances for them till now but the finishing has not been great. The score remains 0-0 but France cannot let their guards down for even a moment.
- 21:17 (IST)France vs Poland: Qualification scenarioThe equation is quite clear for France. A win will take them directly to the Round of 16. In case of a draw, they should go to the next round depending on what happens in the game between Netherlands and Austria. However, a loss will make things quite tricky for Kylian Mbappe and co.
- 21:10 (IST)France vs Poland: Massive UpdateKylian Mbappe must wear a protective face mask, captains a France side who have already qualified for the last 16 before the Group D finale in Dortmund. He returns in one of two changes made by coach Didier Deschamps to his line-up, with Paris Saint-Germain's Bradley Barcola getting a first international start as Antoine Griezmann and Marcus Thuram drop out.
- 20:53 (IST)France vs Poland: Mbappe returnsKylian Mbappe is back in the France starting line-up for Tuesday's Euro 2024 clash with Poland, his first appearance since suffering a broken nose against Austria just over a week ago. Mbappe injured himself late on in the 1-0 victory over the Austrians on June 17 and did not play any part in last Friday's 0-0 draw with the Netherlands in Leipzig as a result.
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