Poland, under the leadership of Robert Lewandowski, became this Friday the first team to be left without a chance of reaching the round of 16 of the 2024 European Football Championship, given the “nil draw” between the Netherlands and France.
After the end of the second round of Group D, the Poles, who lost in their debut to the Netherlands with a score of 2:1 and Austria with a score of 3:1, can no longer escape the fourth and final place in the group.
With one round left, the Polish team, which still has no points, can no longer reach the top four that the Dutch and Gauls have, and also cannot overtake Austria, which still has three points and an advantage in direct confrontation.
Michal Probier’s side will therefore face France on Tuesday in the third and final round of Group D, with the destination already set.
In 2024, Poland will take part in its fifth European Championship in a row since 2008, having only managed to advance beyond the group stage in 2016.
Eight years ago, the Poles were second in Group C, behind Germany (0-0) and ahead of Northern Ireland (1-0) and Ukraine (1-0), beating Switzerland in the round of 16 on penalties (5-0). 4, after 1-1), and in the quarters she lost to Portugal in the same tiebreaker (3-5, after 1-1).