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25 June 2024 257 comments
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Group D concludes on Tuesday, when the Netherlands take on Austria and France face Poland.

Both matches get underway at 17:00 BST.

The Netherlands and France are guaranteed a place in the knockout rounds after reaching four points after their first two games, but both teams are looking to top the group.

If they both win, it will go down to goal difference and then goals scored as the head-to-head is level.

As for Austria, they can only finish in the top two if they beat the Netherlands. They can go through to the last-16 even if they lose, however, as one of the four best third-placed teams.

Poland, meanwhile, are unable to qualify and will finish fourth.

PositionTeamPlWDLFAGDPts
1Netherlands21102114
2France21101014
3Austria21013213
4Poland200225-30

Kylian Mbappe comes back into France’s starting XI, in one of two changes for Didier Deschamps.

Bradley Barcola is also included, with Antoine Griezmann and Marcus Thuram dropping to the bench.

Poland make five alterations, meanwhile.

Lukasz Skorupski, Jakub Moder, Sebastian Szymanski, Kacper Urbanski and Robert Lewandowski replace Wojciech Szczesny, Bartosz Slisz, Jakub Piotrowski, Krzysztof Piatek and Adam Buksa.

The Netherlands make three changes to their line-up.

Lutsharel Geertruida, Joey Veerman and Donyell Malen all start.

However, it’s at the expense of three popular Euro 2024 Fantasy assets: Denzel Dumfries, Jeremie Frimpong and Xavi Simons.

As for Austria, they make four changes with Max Wober, Alexander Prass, Romano Schmid and Patrick Wimmer starting.

Christoph Baumgartner is the highest-profile casualty, with Gernot Trauner, Philipp Mwene and Konrad Laimer also named among the substitutes.

LINE-UPS

Netherlands XI: Verbruggen, Geertrudia, de Vrij, van Dijk, Ake, Schouten, Veerman, Malen, Reijnders, Gakpo, Depay

Austria XI: Pentz, Posch, Wober, Lienhart, Prass, Seiwald, Grillitsch, Wimmer, Laimer, Schmid, Sabitzer, Arnautovic


France XI: Maignan, Kounde, Upamecano, Saliba, Hernandez, Kante, Tchouameni, Rabiot, Dembele, Barcola, Mbappe

Poland XI: Skorupski, Bednarek, Dawidowicz, Kiwior, Frankowski, Szymanksi, Moder, Zielinski, Zalewski, Lewandowski, Urbanski



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  1. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Upamecan'tdefend

    1. TheBiffas
      • 5 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Baffling how he starts over Konate

      1. x.jim.x
        • 11 Years
        2 years, 27 days ago

        Mid off

      2. PartyTime
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 27 days ago

        As if konate is any better

        1. TheBiffas
          • 5 Years
          2 years, 27 days ago

          He most definitely is

          1. x.jim.x
            • 11 Years
            2 years, 27 days ago

            You can't really say that when he only starts 15 games a year

            1. TheBiffas
              • 5 Years
              2 years, 27 days ago

              Does that make Jonny Evans better than Lisandro Martinez

              1. x.jim.x
                • 11 Years
                2 years, 27 days ago

                No, because Lisandro has actually started more games than Evans since he signed.

                1. TheBiffas
                  • 5 Years
                  2 years, 27 days ago

                  In double the time yeah, all I'm saying is Konate is miles better than Upamecano + has always been quality for France when he's played too

                  1. x.jim.x
                    • 11 Years
                    2 years, 27 days ago

                    Nope, I included Evans' starts from the previous season too.

                    The point is Konate cannot be relied upon to be fit, so why bother building the team with him in mind? Big problem area for Liverpool next season.

  2. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    depay g

  3. JBG
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Please score Lewa....

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Maignan on my bench.. if he saves this.

  4. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Poland penalty. Thats never a penalty. This is problem of var..all this slow motion

  5. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Martin Keown: I don't think that's a penalty
    *VAR check incoming*
    Martin Keown: He kicks his foot and I think it's a penalty......

    Lol 🙂

  6. JBG
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Lewa you trash player!!!!

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Fcking awful pen

      1. JBG
        • 8 Years
        2 years, 27 days ago

        Redo of the pen... GK of the line.

  7. jacob1989
    • 4 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Maignan penalty save!!! Huge haul incoming

    1. fantasist
      • 16 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Nope

      1. Alan The Llama
        • 16 Years
        2 years, 27 days ago

        Lol

    2. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Of course retaken.. absolute horror rule.. lewa stutters 100 times yet gk can't move an inch

      1. Paul Psychic Octopus
        • 15 Years
        2 years, 27 days ago

        ^
        This

    3. nerd_is_the_werd
      • 6 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Access denied....

  8. Alan The Llama
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Scenes

  9. JBG
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Yeeees Lewa G..

  10. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Some serious bull sh that is

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Scrap this retaking rule.. the way lewa stutters no gk can stay on his line absolute bs

      1. GREEN JUMPERS
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 27 days ago

        Why not just allow keepers to lay on the ball at the 12-yard mark?

        1. jacob1989
          • 4 Years
          2 years, 27 days ago

          Why not let penalty takers stutter abd fake 50 times?

  11. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    the jinx worked 🙂

  12. azz007
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    France vs gone shambles.

  13. Paul Psychic Octopus
    • 15 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    ****
    Block French defence gone. And the pen save.
    Not happy.

  14. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    austria back to top of the group!

  15. Baps Hunter
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Benched Maignan. Bullet dodged.

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Same

    2. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Raya points already locked in or else I'd have had him too, phew.

  16. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    sabitzer g
    a cheeky Baumgartner a

  17. Feanor
    • 17 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Dutch in shambles

    Austria hungry for more

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Rangnick making them play some top football tbf to him.

  18. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    France ain’t winning the euros.
    Never a pen but who cares?! 2 goals enough for me to cash out.

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Its never a penalty nor should it be retaken

      1. PartyTime
        • 5 Years
        2 years, 27 days ago

        Uefa staff played over 1.5 goals imo

  19. x.jim.x
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Van Dijk playing the whole Austrian team onside

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      It's that aura again....

  20. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Offside Austria still 3-2

  21. nerd_is_the_werd
    • 6 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Expect some serious match-fixing and result manipulation from Group D, particularly from England.... we'll get to revisit the Marcus Rashford from 5 yards again 🙂

  22. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Only reason Maignan stumbles forward from the line fractionally is due to Lewandowski stop start stop run up

    1. jacob1989
      • 4 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Exactly. Terrible refereeing decision

  23. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    ahh if only baumgartner got to start

  24. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Ragnick successful with Austria because manchester united is a cursed club

  25. fantasist
    • 16 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Sooo could be England vs Netherlands in the next round

    1. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Oooh, echoes of Shearer and Sheringham.

  26. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    England lineup please. Kane(C) haul hugely needed.

  27. F4L
    • 11 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    lewa or mbappe motm right now you think?

  28. FPL Blow-In
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Don’t get the Dembele hype, overrated

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Even Nani was more consistent.

    2. St Pauli Walnuts
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Good dribbler, then blazes over the bar or gets pass choice wrong.

  29. Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    It's in England's interests to smash Slovenia this evening. If results hold and if Croatia somehow get through (which requires 4 results including a big England win) then England's half of the draw will be another walk in the park, like Gareth seems to magic up each tournament.

    1. JBG
      • 8 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      Hopefully Kane scores a hattrick.

    2. Feanor
      • 17 Years
      2 years, 27 days ago

      I'm sure Gallagher will run riot

  30. PartyTime
    • 5 Years
    2 years, 27 days ago

    Mbappe’s nose is about to fall. Deschamps should be held responsible.