Euro 2024: Group D

On June 16, the fight in Group D also begins. The teams of Poland, Austria, the Netherlands and France will meet here.

Polish team

Best achievement

The Polish national team will take part in the European Championship for the fifth time. The team's best achievement was reaching the quarterfinals in 2016.

Qualifying

Poland made their way to the European Championships through the knockout matches, which were selected through the Nations League. The Poles edged out Wales, Finland and Estonia on their way to A.

Players

Without a doubt, the main star of the Polish national team is one of the best strikers in the world, Robert Lewandowski. He played for many years in Germany and now defends the colors of Barcelona. Another leader of the team is 34-year-old Juventus goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny.

Netherlands national team

Best achievement

The Netherlands have known the joy of wearing the title of European champion - but it was as far back as 1988. The most memorable moment for Russian fans in the history of "orange" was the Euro-2008 match, when in the 1/4 finals our national team under the leadership of Dutchman Guus Hiddink defeated the Netherlands in extra time.

Selection

In the qualifying group, the Netherlands took second place, losing the lead to France. The biggest victory of the "orange" defeated Gibraltar - 6:0. Calvin Stangs, who was not taken to the European Championship, scored a hat-trick in this match.

Players

Virgil van Dijk has gained confidence not only in the national team, but also in the club - both there and there he wears the captain's armband. A certain confidence from the coach received 21-year-old Xavi Simons. The young midfielder for two years has played only 11 matches for the national team and never scored.

Austria national team

Best achievement

The Austrian national team rarely appears at European Championships, this is only their fourth participation. The team's best results came at the last Euros, when they made it out of the group.

Qualifying

In qualifying group F, the Austrians lost one point to Belgium and finished second with 19 points.

Players

Marcel Zabitzer scored the most goals for the Austrian national team in the selection - four. Christoph Baumgartner and Michael Gregorich sent three goals to the opponents' goal.

French national team

Best achievement

The French national team is more likely to win the World Cup than the continental championship. The team has won the European Championship twice, most recently 24 years ago, in 2000.

Qualifying

The French won the qualifying Group B with 22 points in 8 matches. In qualifying, the tricolor won the biggest win against Gibraltar - 14:0. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick in that match - by the way, he did not score again during the qualification, and Olivier Giroud made a double in the end of the match in less than two minutes.

Players

The European Championship is a great chance for Kylian Mbappe to show his enthusiasm - on July 1, his contract with Real Madrid will be activated and the epic that has been agitating the soccer world for several years will come to an end. A great opportunity to arrive at a new club already with a championship title - fresher. Olivier Giroud came to his fourth World Cup - and perhaps this World Cup will be the last one for the 37-year-old Frenchman.