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France 'hit' against Poland (1-1) and Austria gives the 'bell' against the Netherlands (2-3)

Published:25/06/2024 - 20:15h

Updated:26/06/2024 - 04:31h

Group D of Euro 2024 was defined this Tuesday afternoon. Austria gave the 'bell' by beating the Netherlands (2-3) and took first place in the group, while France settled for second place by tying with Poland (1-1)

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The group D of the Eurocopa 2024 starred one of the most frantic days of the tournament. France could not do cost his condition of favourite in front of Poland and lost the leadership in hands of Austria, the big surprise of the continental appointment. The group directed by Ralf Rangnick gave the one who has been, up to now, the 'chime' bigger of the competition, defeating to Low Countries by 2-3 and achieving the first place of the group.

The Frenchmen and the 'Eagles' confronted in the Signal Iduna Park, that was witness of the return of Kylian Mbappé to the terrains of game after suffering a fracture of nose in the first day of the continental tournament in front of Austria. The French put 'all the meat in the asador' to ensure the first square, and the formality of the party invited to believe in a possible goleada of 'Them Bleus'.

However, the Poles, that had the return of Robert Lewandowski to the eleven initial, knew to resist of the hand of a Lukasz Skorupski monumental and held the 'charged' French, that had the first so much in the boots of Kylian and Theo Hernández, although both 1 vs 1 were controlled by the guardameta of the 'Eagles'.

In spite of this, the goals would arrive in the second half. The new star of the Real Madrid opened the marker from the penalty spot, annotating his first goal in a Eurocopa. The directed by Michał Probierz were 'subjected', but a clumsiness of Dayot Upamecano, that demolished to Swiderski inside the area, gave them the opportunity to equalise the result, situation that was capitalised by the goleador of the FC Barcelona. Of this way, the Poles 'watered the party' of the French, that had to conform with the second place

The best party of the Eurocopa

While, the Olympic of Berlin witnessed an entirely thrilling party. Austria looked for the victory under all the means and assumed the control of the party from the first minute. The insistence of the 'Wunderteam' gave his fruits quickly, when Donyell Malen pushed the balloon in own door to advance to the directed by Ralf Rangnick. The own Malen had the tie arriving to the rest, but did not know to materialise it,

The show continued in the second half, with both teams 'dumped' to the attack to achieve the triumph. Gakpo Equalised the actions to the 47' with a zapatazo to plant in the right square. The Austrians knew to react and Romano Schmid went back to put by in front to the ones of Ralf Rangnick to the minute 59.

While the 'hits' went and came, Memphis Depay went down the spherical in the area to the 77' and sent his shot again to the right square to put the 2-2 in the marker. In spite of the attempts of the 'Oranje', Sabitzer had the final word. The 'todocampista' of the Dortmund received a pass to the gap and from inside the area, and with the left, fusiló to the short stick to sentence the meeting with the 2-3 definite that gave him the leadership to his selection.

The possible crosses of eighth

Like this the things, Austria would be confronting , tentativamente, to Turkey next Tuesday 2 July. By his part, France would see the faces, until the moments, with Belgium the following Monday 1 July. In the meantime, Low Countries will have to expect the definition of the other groups to achieve the pass to the eighth like one of the best third of the tournament.

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