France will try to finally get the goals flowing against already-eliminated Poland as it seeks to finish top of its Euro 2024 group on Tuesday.
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Take a look at the major talking points from the match:
MBAPPE STARTS
Mbappé sustained a broken nose in France’s opening 1-0 win over Austria and didn’t come off the bench for the 0-0 draw with the Netherlands on Friday, despite France coach Didier Deschamps having sounded optimistic his star forward could play while wearing a face mask.
Mbappé has since featured in a behind-closed-doors match against a local team and was deemed fit to play against Poland, despite Deschamps was being coy about the situation in his eve-of-match news conference on Monday.
WOJCIECH SZCZESNY BENCHED
Poland’s most successful goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was named on the bench for its match against France.
Szczesny, who plays for Juventus in the Serie A, has over 80 caps for Poland and has represented the country in four European Championships (2012, 2016. 2020 and 2024) and two FIFA World Cups (2018 and 2022).
The reason for Szczesny is more tactical than injury-based. The 34-year-old started in both of Poland’s matches in the European Championships this time, with the Poles losing both games, 1-2 to Netherlands and 1-3 to Austria, respectively.
“Will there be a change in goalkeeper? Yes. From the beginning of the match against France,” Poland coach Michal Probierz told reporters in the pre-match press conference.
