A duel of absentees. On the one hand, Poland will have to cope without Robert Lewandowski, absent for this first meeting due to a muscle tear. If coach Michal Probierz hopes to find the Barca scorer for the second match against Austria, he will not be able to count on Arkadiusz Milik. The Juventus striker has withdrawn from the entire tournament.
On the other hand, the Netherlands recorded the withdrawal of Frenkie de Jong a little earlier in the week, to which was also added that of Teun Koopmeiners. The midfield therefore risks losing density. But in this trap meeting for the Oranje, Ronald Koeman’s squad will have to be ambitious before tackling the next match against the France team.
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Especially since the Netherlands won in style during the two preparation matches: 4-0 against Canada, and 4-0 against Iceland. An excellent way to prepare for such an important tournament, without its golden generation.
The probable compositions :
Poland : Szczesny – Bednarek, Salamon, Kiwior – Frankowski, Piotrowski, Slisz, Zalewski – Zielinski, Swiderski, Urbanski
The Netherlands : Verbruggen – Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Aké – Schouten, Reijnders, Veerman – Simons, Depay, Gakpo
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