UEFA EURO 2024 Group D: Poland, Netherlands, Austria, France

Play-off A winners Poland have joined, Netherlands, Austria and France in UEFA EURO 2024 Group D.

POLAND

EURO pedigree
Previous EUROs: 4, most recently EURO 2020
EURO best: Quarter-finals (2016)
EURO 2020: Group stage

Qualifying
Third in Group D
Play-off semi-final: Poland 5-1 Estonia
Play-off final: Wales 0-0 Poland (aet, Poland win 5-4 on pens)

Poland finished a distant third to Albania and Czechia in Group D so their bid for a fifth straight European Championship went to the play-offs. Michał Probierz's side followed up a comfortable semi-final success against Estonia (5-1) by booking their passage with a shoot-out victory against Wales after 120 goalless minutes in Cardiff.

Previous meetings
vs Austria W5 D2 L3 F19 A17 (Last meeting: D0-0, 09/09/2019, EQ)
vs France W3 D5 L9 F17 A30 (L3-1, 04/12/2022, WC)
vs Netherlands W3 D7 L9 F19 A28 (L0-2, 22/09/2022, UNL)

NETHERLANDS

EURO pedigree
Previous EUROs: 10, most recently EURO 2020
EURO best: Winners (1988)
EURO 2020: Round of 16

Qualifying
Group B runners-up
P8 W6 D0 L2 F17 A7
Qualification secured: Matchday 9

The Netherlands booked their place at the finals with a home win against the Republic of Ireland. Ronald Koeman is in his second spell as coach of his nation, having won the tournament as a player in 1988. He also guided the Oranje to the 2019 UEFA Nations League final and third place in the same competition in summer 2023.

Previous meetings
vs Austria W10 D4 L6 F38 A24 (Last meeting: W2-0, 17/6/2021, EURO 2020)
vs France W11 D4 L15 F57 A54 (L1-2, 13/10/2023, EQ)
vs Poland W9 D7 L3 F28 A19 (W0-2, 22/09/2022, UNL)

AUSTRIA

EURO pedigree
Previous EUROs: 3, most recently EURO 2020
EURO best: Round of 16 (2020)
EURO 2020: Round of 16

Qualifying
Group F runners-up
P8 W6 D1 L1 F17 A7
Qualification secured: Matchday 8

Austria beat Azerbaijan on 16 October to ensure they advanced from Group F with Belgium to a third successive EURO and their fourth in total; they co-hosted the 2008 competition with neighbours Switzerland. Coach Ralf Rangnick is German and the bulk of his squad play in the German Bundesliga.

Previous meetings
vs France W9 D3 L13 F41 A38 (Last meeting: L0-2, 22/9/2022, UNL)
vs Netherlands W6 D4 L10 F24 A38 (L0-2, 17/6/2021, EURO 2020)
vs Poland W3 D2 L5 F17 A19 (D0-0, 09/09/2019, EQ)

FRANCE

EURO pedigree
Previous EUROs: 10, most recently EURO 2020
EURO best: Winners (1984, 2000)
EURO 2020: Round of 16

Qualifying
Group B winners
P8 W7 D1 L0 F29 A3
Qualification secured: Matchday 7

Two-time winners France have not missed a EURO final tournament since 1988. Hosts in 2016, when they lost to Portugal in the final, Les Bleus have been coached by Didier Deschamps since 2012. They qualified with a 2-1 win against the Netherlands on 13 October.

Previous meetings
vs Austria W13 D3 L9 F38 A41 (Last meeting: W2-0, 22/9/2022, UNL)
vs Netherlands W15 D4 L11 F54 A57 (W2-1, 13/10/2023, EQ)
vs Poland W9 D5 L3 F30 A17 (W3-1, 04/12/2022, WC)