INSIGHTS
Pre Match
1
Poland are winless in their last 12 meetings with Netherlands in all competitions (D5 L7), since a 2-0 home win in EURO 1980 qualifying.
2
This will be the first ever meeting between Poland and Netherlands at a major tournament. Coming into EURO 2024, only Germany (19) have beaten more different nations at the European Championship than Netherlands (17).
3
Poland are playing in a fifth consecutive UEFA European Championship, having qualified for none of the previous 12 editions. They’ve won just two of their 14 matches at the tournament (excluding shootouts), with both victories coming in the 2016 group stages (D7 L5).
4
The Netherlands are taking part in their 11th UEFA EURO. They won the tournament the last time it was held exclusively in Germany in 1988, beating the USSR in the final (2-0).
5
Exactly half of Poland’s games at the UEFA European Championship have finished level (7/14), the highest ratio of draws for any side to have played in more than one edition of the tournament.