France vs Poland LIVE!

Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty but France conceded a spot kick to Robert Lewandowski in a 1-1 draw with Poland, which saw Les Bleus finish second in Group D. Austria beat Netherlands to clinch top spot as Netherlands will advance as one of the best third-placed teams.

France will play the runner-up in Group E, which could be Belgium, Romania, Slovakia or Ukraine, in the last 16 on July 1, and must improve after another underwhelming displace. The pre-tournament favourites have yet to score an open-play goal at Euro 2024.

Mbappe returned to the starting line-up but wearing a mask after breaking his nose. The captain had three shots on target but largely kept away from the more physical battle and did not compete for the ball in the air. He started through the centre but was far more effective when he more to the left wing in the second half. Read back the game with our live blog below.

France vs Poland latest updates

• PENALTY! Lewandowski scores after spot-kick retaken

• PENALTY! Mbappe slots home after Kiwior foul

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Thanks for following along!

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France will play the runners up of Group E which could be Romania, Belgium, Slovakia or Ukraine. Every team currently on three points in that group.

Full-time!

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97min: That’s it! France finish second in the group.

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96min: Mbappe takes a tumble on the edge of the area, but the referee tells him to get up! It may even be inside the area.

Deschamps is furious!

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93min: A free kick is floated into the Poland box but just bounces off Upamecano for a goal kick.

France have again underwhelmed.

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92min: Poland not being pushed back, standing tall in the face of a supposed French onslaught.

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90min: FIVE minutes added on.

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86min: Dembele is replaced by Kolo Muani.

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82min: Poland think they can win this, France look shell-shocked.

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80min: During all of that, there were two goals in the other game as Depay scored and then Sabitzer put Austria back in front.

France in second spot.

GOAL!

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79min: The penalty is retaken as Maigan is off his line... and Lewandowski scores, via the inside of the post!

Well, well, well.

PENALTY SAVED! WILL BE RETAKEN!

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78min: Lewandowski lets Upamecano off the hook as Maigan saves the spot kick!

Oh, wait, the penalty will be retaken!

PENALTY TO POLAND!

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76min: VAR having a look at a possible penalty for Poland after a foul by Upamecano... AND IT’S GIVEN!

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75min: From one end to the other, Mbappe misses a glorious chance to put the game to bed with a weak shot.

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72min: Ooof, that was a chance. Lewandowski tries his luck from 20 yards to send Maigan scrambling.

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71min: France retreating a tad as we enter the final 20 minutes.

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68min: Zalewski and Szymanski make way for Swiderski and Skoras in Poland’s first changes.

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64min: Kiwior is having all sorts of trouble against Dembele, just a shame for France that Dembele is struggling to deliver a decent cross.

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61min: Rabiot, Kante and Barcola are off, Camavinga, Griezmann and Giroud are on.

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57min: Just asked Mbappe scored, Austria did in the other game! That sends Netherlands into third place.

GOAL!

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56min: Masked Mbappe makes no mistake from the spot!

PENALTY TO FRANCE!

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55min: Dembele fouled by Kiwior!

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50min: Mbappe sent to the turf on the edge of the area and Poland break, until Zielinski handles the ball.

France back in possession.

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48min: France start on the front foot as first Dembele and then Mbappe forces big saves from the Poland keeper.

Mbappe is on the right-hand side now.

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47min: As we kick back off in Dortmund, over in the other game Netherlands have equalised.

As it stands, France are stll in third place in Group D!

Second half!

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46min: Back underway!

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Poland have been superb at the back, more of the same and France will be in real trouble.

Teams on their way back out.

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Changes are the break from France? I would not be surprised to see Griezmann come on.

Giroud for Barcola, and Mbappe moving out wide, too.

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Still no goal from a French player at this tournament after 225 minutes of football.

Not great from the supposed tournament favourites.

Sluggish France

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Mbappe was denied twice just before the break as Les Bleus took an age to click into gear.

As it stands, France go through in second place and Austria top the group!

Half-time!

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48min: Dembele takes and it’s straight at the keeper again. Set-pieces have been bad from Dembele.

And that’s half-time!

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47min: France have one final chance as Poland give away a free kick around 30 yards out, for a foul on Hernandez.

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46min: Two minutes added on!

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45min: Skorupski denies Mbappe again, and again at the near post.

France are getting closer but half-time is almost upon us.

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44min: Zalewski with a clearance almost underneath his crossbar to thwart a French attack.

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42min: Oh, almost from Mbappe! A smart one-two with Barcola sees Mbappe cut through the area and flick the ball at goal to win a corner.

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41min: Mbappe throws himself to the floor on the edge of the area, but the referee immediately tells him to get up.

France not clicking.

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39min: Saliba with an acrobatic volley from a corner, which sails over the Poland goal.

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37min: Pause in play as Urbanski gets trodded on my Upamecano. France still trying to get out of first gear.

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34min: Lewandowski is spotted in space in the area and has a free header, after getting the better of Saliba, but heads the ball into the pitch and it bounces wide.

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32min: Mbappe starting to see more of the ball, but he has been quiet so far. Barcola making more happen, but Poland taking everything on the chin for now.

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28min: A drinks break as it’s baking in Dortmund.

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26min: Now a France corner after Barcola tries to drill in a low cross. Dembele takes, and it’s straight into Skorupski’s arms.

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24min: The corner is woeful and drops to Mbappe, who tries to break back is held back by Zalewski. He gets a booking for his trouble.

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23min: Another Poland corner as Upamecano has to clear a whipped cross towards Lewandowski.

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21min: Mbappe on the edge of the area, can’t see a pass, who sends it across the pitch to Kounde and then Dembele, but this Polish defence stands strong to snuff out the danger.

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19min: Dembele denied!

A great run from Kante, carrying the ball 40 yards before slipping in Dembele, who is denied by a big save from Skorupski.

Mbappe throws his hands up into the air.

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17min: This is far more like it from Poland, who are now the team in the ascendency. Moder has a pop from 25 yards, which flies a similar distance wide.

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15min: Oof, France almost made a meal of that! Poland’s poor delivery makes it way for Urbanski to have a go at point-blank range that’s straight at Maigan.

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14min: Though, as I write that, Syzmanski forces Poland’s first corner.

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13min: Lewandowski dropping back to get involved but it’s been a struggle so far.

CHANCE!

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11min: Much better! Dembele skips down the right and into the area, waits for support before passing, which Mbappe misses and then Hernandez is denied at the near post.

Good save.

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10min: Mbappe receives the ball inside the area with his back to goal, but is easily shepherded away from danger.

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9min: France need to start stringing a few more passes together. They’ve hardly started in electric fashion.

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8min: A few early touches for our masked man, but nothing of any real note yet.

Over in the other game

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6min: An early goal in the other game as Austria take the lead against Netherlands, Malen putting into his own net!

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5min: Barcola does well to get to the byline before cutting back and winning a corner.

Dembele takes, and almost drops to Upamecano in the six-yard box before bouncing through.

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3min: It’s all France in the opening minutes, pushing Poland back.

Poland moving into a back five.

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2min: First touch for Mbappe, as he looks to take on the Poland defence before cutting back into midfield.

Kick-off!

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1min: Here we go! Mbappe has put his mask on.

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No mask for Mbappe.

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It looks like a scorcher in Dortmund.

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Right, here come the teams!

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France's lucky charm?

Les Blues have never lost a game for France in regulation time at a major tournament (W12, D5) when Kante has played.

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Will this man be back on song?

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Kick-off is fast approaching. Final preparations from both squads.

What do France need tonight?

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France simply need to a draw tonight to seal a top-two place, and that will also be enough for top spot if Netherlands lose to Austria.

To get top spot, and a kinder last-16 draw, France need to better the Dutch’s result. They are level on points and goal difference, so a big win over Poland may be needed.

Netherlands have scored two goals to France’s one, so the group could even be decided on that if the GD is the same.

Basically, France need to score goals.

Team news

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So, as expected, France captain Kylian Mbappe is back into the starting XI. In a more surprising move, Griezmann is on the bench as Barcola starts

Poland also hand a start to their captain as Robert Lewandowski is finally fit enough to get the nod.

Poland confirm lineup

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Two for two.

France confirm lineup

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There we go.

Poland XI

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

Subs: Szczesny, Bułka, Salamon, Walukiewicz, Piotrowski, Swiderski, Grosicki, Romanczuk, Puchacz, Buksa, D. Szymanski, Bereszynski, K. Piatek, Slisz, Skoras

France XI

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

Subs: Samba, Areola, Pavard, Mendy, Camavinga, Griezmann, Giroud, Kolo Muani, M. Thuram, Zaïre-Emery, Fofana, Coman, Clauss, Konaté

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Team news is imminent.

Lewandowski has no plans to retire

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Poland's Robert Lewandowski has no intention of retiring from international soccer after his side's disappointing Euro 2024 campaign.

With Poland having little but pride to play for in their final game, having become the first team to be eliminated from the European Championship on Friday, there were questions about the 35-year-old Lewandowski's international future.

"I'm 36 years old soon. A lot of people will be wondering how long I will play for, but I still have that fire inside of me and no one from outside will be able to affect my decision," he told reporters on Monday.

"One day, maybe I'll wake up and think maybe it's time to think about retiring from international duty. But today I feel and I see that this team has a future, that despite this European Championship we have built something here.

"We have constructed something here. I see the potential in this team. I see a lot of young players emerging."

Latest odds

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It should be fairly routine for France tonight, right? The bookies seem to think so.

• France 2/9

• Draw 11/2

• Poland 12/1

(Odds via Bet365.)

Mbappe 'raring to go'

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Didier Deschamps says Kylian Mbappe is “raring to go” ahead of a potential return for France tonight.

The France captain has been training in a mask and played in an hour-long behind-closed-doors friendly on Saturday, in which he scored two goals.

“The bruise has gone down a lot”, said Deschamps of Mbappe’s fracture. “He’s getting used to the mask. He wants to play, he’s raring to go.

“We all know about Kylian’s qualities, and one of the reasons we weren’t able to hit the back of the net [against ­Holland] was maybe a lack of efficiency. Maybe the fact Kylian will be here will help us score goals and win the game. It is a huge advantage to have him.”

Read more here!

Head to head

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Poland last beat France in 1982, though four of the eight meetings since then have finished level.

France wins: 9

Poland wins: 3

Draws: 5

France vs Poland prediction

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France have certainly not been at their attacking best at Euro 2024 so far, with their only goal of the tournament coming through Maximilian Wober turning the ball into his own net.

Austria and the Netherlands have been tough opposition, though, and they should find this a more routine assignment, particularly if Mbappe is back in the side.

France to win, 2-0

Predicted lineups

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Predicted France XI: Maignan; Kounde, Saliba, Upamecano, Hernandez; Kante, Tchouameni, Rabiot; Dembele, Thuram, Mbappe

Predicted Poland XI: Skorupski; Bednarek, Dawidowicz, Kiwior; Frankowski, Slisz, Romanczuk, Zielinski, Zalewski; Urbanski, Lewandowski

Poland team news

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Poland, who have already been knocked out of the tournament, could welcome back Robert Lewandowski into the starting line-up.

The Barcelona forward missed their defeat to the Dutch before coming off the bench against the Austrians.

Krzysztof Piatek may then drop to the bench, while Bartosz Salamon is a doubt with an ankle injury.

France team news

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France are set to hand Kylian Mbappe a return to their starting line-up in tonight’s Euro 2024 group finale against Poland.

The striker has had to wear a protective mask after suffering a broken nose during his country’s opening win over Austria.

On a yellow card already after coming back on the pitch following his injury during that game in order to slow down proceedings, the Real Madrid-bound striker sat out of the draw with the Netherlands.

However, Didier Deschamps has described Mbappe as “raring to go” in a big indication that he will start in Dortmund.

Where to watch France vs Poland

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TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on BBC One, with coverage beginning at 4.30pm BST ahead of a 5pm kick-off.

Live stream: Fans can also catch the contest live online for free via the BBC Sport and BBC iPlayer app and website.

Welcome

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Good afternoon and welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE coverage of the Euro 2024 group stage game between France and Poland.

Les Bleus may be tournament favourites but they still have some work to do in Group D, as top spot needs to be secured.

Netherlands currently sit pretty in first place, so only a big win over Poland, who are already eliminated, will see Les Bleus leapfrog them.

Kick-off in Dortmund is at 5pm BST. Stick with us.