 "France's Marcus Thuram (R) duels for the ball with Canada's Alistair Johnston (C) and Moise Bombito during the friendly at the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux. AP")
Euro 2024 Group D features Poland, Netherlands, Austria and France. A look at each team’s history in the competition, records, FIFA rankings, recent results, squads and their fixtures.
Facts about Poland:
Previous Euro performances: Four participations, best performance quarter-finals in 2016
Other: World Cup third place 1974, 1982
FIFA ranking: 28th
Nickname: Bialo-czerwoni (The White-Reds)
Coach: Michal Probierz (POL)
Star players: Wojciech Szczesny, Piotr Zielinski, Robert Lewandowski
Main clubs: Jagiellonia Bialystok, Legia Warsaw, Lech Poznan, Wisla Krakow
How did they qualify: Finished third in Group E behind Albania and Czech Republic; beat Estonia and then defeated Wales on penalties in play-offs
Pre-Euro friendlies:
Poland v Ukraine (June 7)
Poland v Turkey (June 10)
Provisional squad:
Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus/ITA), Marcin Bulka (Nice/FRA), Oliwier Zych (Puszcza Niepolomice), Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna/ITA)
Defenders: Jan Bednarek (Southampton/ENG), Bartosz Bereszynski (Empoli/ITA), Pawel Bochniewicz (Heerenveen/NED), Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal/ENG), Bartosz Salamon (Lech Poznan), Tymoteusz Puchacz (Kaiserslautern/GER), Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona/ITA), Sebastian Walukiewicz (Empoli/ITA)
Midfielders: Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens/FRA), Kamil Grosicki (Pogon Szczecin), Jakub Moder (Brighton and Hove Albion/ENG), Taras Romanczuk (Jagiellonia Bialystok), Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens/GRE), Michal Skoras (Club Brugge/BEL), Nicola Zalewski (Roma/ITA), Jakub Piotrowski (Ludogorets/BUL), Bartosz Slisz (Atlanta United/USA), Sebastian Szymanski (Fenerbahce/TUR), Kacper Urbanski (Bologna/ITA), Piotr Zielinski (Napoli/ITA)
Forwards: Adam Buksa (Antalyaspor/TUR), Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus/ITA), Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona/ESP), Krzysztof Piatek (Istanbul Basaksehir/TUR), Karol Swiderski (Verona/ITA)
Facts about Netherlands:
Honours: European Championship winners 1988
Previous Euro performances: 10 participations, best performance winners 1988
FIFA ranking: 7th
Nickname: Oranje
Coach: Ronald Koeman
Star players: Memphis Depay, Virgil van Dijk
Main clubs: Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord, AZ Alkmaar
How did they qualify: Second in Group B behind France
Pre-Euro friendlies:
Netherlands 4 Canada 0
Netherlands v Iceland (June 10)
26-man squad:
Goalkeepers: Justin Bijlow (Feyenoord), Mark Flekken (Brentford/ENG), Bart Verbruggen (Brighton/ENG)
Defenders: Nathan Ake (Manchester City/ENG), Daley Blind (Girona/ESP), Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan/ITA), Lutsharel Geertruida (Feyenoord), Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan/ITA), Matthijs de Ligt (Bayern Munich/GER), Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Micky van de Ven (Tottenham Hotspur/ENG), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool/ENG)
Midfielders: Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool/ENG), Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta/ITA), Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan/ITA), Jerdy Schouten (PSV Eindhoven), Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig/GER), Joey Veerman (PSV Eindhoven), Georginio Wijnaldum (Al Ettifaq/KSA)
Forwards: Steven Bergwijn (Ajax), Brian Brobbey (Ajax), Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Cody Gakpo (Liverpool/ENG), Donyell Malen (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Wout Weghorst (Hoffenheim/GER)
Facts about Austria:
Previous Euro performance: Three participations, best performance last 16 in 2021
Other: World Cup third place 1954
FIFA ranking: 25th
Nickname: Das Team (The Team), Burschen (The Boys)
Coach: Ralf Rangnick
Star players: David Alaba (injured and will miss tournament), Konrad Laimer, Marcel Sabitzer, Marko Arnautovic
Main clubs: Rapid Vienna, Austria Vienna, Red Bull Salzburg, Sturm Graz
How did they qualify: Group F runners-up behind Belgium
Pre-Euro friendlies:
Austria 2-1 Serbia (June 4)
Switzerland v Austria (June 8)
Provisional squad
Goalkeepers: Niklas Hedl (Rapid Vienna), Tobias Lawal (Linz), Heinz Lindner (Union Saint-Gilloise/BEL), Patrick Pentz (Brondby/DEN)
Defenders: Flavius Daniliuc (Red Bull Salzburg), Kevin Danso (Lens/FRA), Stefan Lainer (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER), Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg/GER), Phillipp Mwene (Mainz/GER), Stefan Posch (Bologna/ITA), Leopold Querfeld (Rapid Vienna), Gernot Trauner (Feyenoord/NED), Maximilian Wober (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER)
Midfielders: Thierno Ballo (Wolfsberg), Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig/GER), Florian Grillitsch (Hoffenheim/GER), Marco Grull (Rapid Vienna), Florian Kainz (Cologne/GER), Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich/GER), Alexander Prass (Sturm Graz), Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen/GER), Matthias Seidl (Rapid Vienna), Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig/GER), Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg/GER)
Forwards: Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan/ITA), Maximilian Entrup (Hartberg), Michael Gregoritsch (Freiburg/GER), Andreas Weimann (West Bromwich Albion/ENG)
Facts about France:
Previous Euro performances: Ten participations, best performance winners in 1984 and 2000
Other: World Cup winners 1998 and 2018
FIFA ranking: 2nd
Nickname: Les Bleus
Coach: Didier Deschamps
Star players: Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele
Main clubs: Paris Saint-Germain, Marseille, Lyon, Monaco
How did they qualify: Finished top of Group B ahead of the Netherlands
Pre-Euro friendlies:
France 3 Luxembourg 0
France v Canada (June 9)
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Alphonse Areola (West Ham United/ENG), Mike Maignan (AC Milan/ITA), Brice Samba (Lens)
Defenders: Jonathan Clauss (Marseille), Ibrahima Konate (Liverpool/ENG), William Saliba (Arsenal/ENG), Jules Kounde (Barcelona/ESP), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan/ITA), Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid/ESP), Benjamin Pavard (Inter Milan/ITA), Dayot Upamecano (Bayern Munich/GER)
Midfielders: N’Golo Kante (Al Ittihad/KSA), Eduardo Camavinga (Real Madrid/ESP), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus/ITA), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid/ESP), Aurelien Tchouameni (Real Madrid/ESP), Warren Zaire-Emery (Paris Saint-Germain), Youssouf Fofana (Monaco)
Forwards: Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint-Germain), Ousmane Dembele (Paris Saint-Germain), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich/GER), Marcus Thuram (Inter Milan/ITA), Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint-Germain), Olivier Giroud (AC Milan/ITA)