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Getting Group D under way at Euro 2024, Poland and the Netherlands meet at Hamburg's Volksparkstadion on Sunday.While the Poles sneaked through to the finals via a tense playoff, their opening opponents qualified comfortably and are now intent on claiming a second European title.© ReutersArriving in neighbouring Germany on a five-match winning streak, Poland will play their fifth straight major tournament this summer, hoping to progress to the knockout phase despite a tough group-stage draw.Though those hopes have been hit by Robert Lewandowski's recent injury, which leaves the Eagles without...

Two Euro 2024 competitors with knockout aspirations in mind commence their Group C campaigns at the MHPArena on Sunday evening, as Slovenia and Denmark go head-to-head.The teams convene in Stuttgart, where Matjaz Kek's men will bid to finally win a match at the Euros finals, while their Danish foes seek to emulate their luminaries of 1992.© ReutersMaking an early case to be one of the surprise packages of this summer's tournament in Germany, Slovenia only missed out on top spot in qualifying owing to an inferior head-to-head points tally against...