(sabasports report)France play Poland, who exited early, in the third round of Euro 2024 group D. Neither team was able to score in the first half. In the second half, Ousmane Dembele set up a penalty and Kylian Mbappe converted it to score his first goal of the tournament. Robert Lewandowski then equalised for Poland from the penalty spot as the teams drew 1-1. France are second in Group D with five points after three games, one win and two draws, and have advanced to the round of 16.
France and Poland have met 17 times in all competitions, with France winning 9, drawing 5 and losing 3. The match was the first time the two teams had met at the European Championship stage.
In the 74th minute, Dayot Upamecano brought down Karol Swiderski in the penalty area, but the referee made no comment. France countered, Dembele crossed down the middle and Mbappe pushed a shot that was denied by Poland’s Wojciech Skorupski. Subsequently, the referee suspended the game to the sidelines to confirm the VAR and awarded a penalty to Poland. Levan’s penalty was saved by Mike Maignan and quickly cleared by the defender. The referee ruled that Mainion moved in advance, and Lewan hit the penalty again, the score was tied 1-1.