Poland vs Netherlands live updates (2024)

• Wout, there he is. Weghorst wins it with first touch
• Dutch had a clear plan and deserved the win
• Former MLS striker Buksa steps up in Lewandowski's absence
• More goals! High scoring rate so far at Euro 2024

The Athletic's Michael Cox, Andy Jones were on hand to deliver some immediate reaction to the Netherlands' win over Poland.

One game down, two more to go today in Germany.

It's time for Group C to take centre stage.

Up first, Slovenia vs Denmark in Stuttgart before England get their Euro 2024 campaign underway in Gelsenkirchen against Serbia.

• Slovenia vs Denmark – 6pm local time / 5pm BST / 12pm ET / 9am PT (follow our live coverage here)
• England vs Serbia – 9pm local time / 8pm BST / 3pm ET / 12pm PT (follow our live coverage here)

And after picking up his award, Gakpo spoke to the BBC.

"It was a tough match (against) a tough opponent," he said. "(They were) well organised and they scored first so it was a little bit more difficult. But we created a lot of good opportunities.

"Overall, we performed pretty well and they performed pretty well as well, but we have to be more clinical."

Cody Gakpo was the stand-out player of the first half and it was his driving run and strike that levelled the game in the 29th game.

The Liverpool forward had five shots in the game, two on target, created three chances and had four successful dribbles.

Defensively, he was an asset too as he made two tackles and recovered the ball four times.

Just the seven touches for Weghorst after replacing Depay in the 81st minute and only one anywhere near the penalty area.

Evidently, that is all he needed.

A goal off the bench for Niclas Fullkrug on Friday, Martin Adam looked great yesterday and now a Weghorst winner today.

'Hit the big man summer' in full swing now.

This live coverage has rapidly pivoted from Poland vs Netherlands to all things Wout Weghorst.

His winning goal was the fastest Dutch goal ever scored by a substitute at the European Championship and he has scored with each of his three major tournament shots. You might remember that the other two came in the quarter-final of the 2022 World Cup against Argentina in the 83rd and 90+11th minutes.

The man knows how to score important goals!

Enough for the Netherlands to win — although the lack of midfield physicality in screening late Polish attacks may be a concern.

Their rotations were encouraging for periods of the first-half, but the central sense is that this is a team still figuring themselves out.

The overriding post-match storyline will be another important major tournament goal off the bench for Wout Weghorst.

He has now been introduced as a substitute and scored in three consecutive games for the Netherlands, becoming the second player to achieve that in the nation's history.

The first? Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink in 2008.

FT Poland 1-2 Netherlands

Fittingly, the final act of the match was a save from Verbruggen, from Zalewski's stinging drive from 30 yards.

It ends another exciting game of Euro 2024 football and one that the Netherlands just about deserved to win.

It wasn't spectacular from the Dutch — and they wobbled at times — but points are all that matters in the group stage and they've got three of them. Poland, meanwhile, leave empty handed.

90+2' Poland 1-2 Netherlands

That's a huge save from Verbruggen, the third-youngest goalkeeper in Euros history. He hasn't had much to do today — and was blameless for Poland's goal — but got down smartly at his near-post to paw away that close-range shot from Swiderski.

Goalkeeper was an open position for the Netherlands entering the tournament — the Brighton man may have earned two points as he makes another save, this time much more routine.

90+1' Poland 1-2 Netherlands

Poland have five more minutes to find an equaliser here in Hamburg.

90' Poland 1-2 Netherlands

Poland very close to an equaliser there.

Piotrowski drove at Reijnders and got the better of him before picking out Swiderski in a crowded penalty area.

The Poland midfielder had escaped the clutches of Van Dijk and turned a left-footed effort towards the bottom corner, but he was denied by a really smart save from Verbruggen.

88' Poland 1-2 Netherlands

Van de Ven makes sense at this stage of the game — he is replacing Ake at left-back. With him and Frimpong, the Dutch have a pair of outlets on each flank.

87' Poland 1-2 Netherlands

Perhaps expecting an onslaught of balls into the box, the Netherlands make a change.

Ake, who was absolutely brilliant and created both goals, is replaced by Tottenham's Micky Van de Ven.

84' Poland 1-2 Netherlands

Netherlands lead for the first time in the game!

Ake at the heart of it again as he threads a pass into the penalty area which, via a deflection, reaches Weghorst. The former Manchester United striker needs no second invitation as he sweeps a left-footed effort past Szczesny to make it 2-1.

What an impact!

83' Poland 1-2 Netherlands

Of course he does!

81' Poland 1-1 Netherlands

And here are the changes from Koeman that I was discussing.

They had to wait until Poland took a corner to make them, but they have now been made. On come Frimpong and Weghorst in place of Depay and Gakpo.

The two incoming players are greeted by a loud cheer from the Dutch supporters.

77' Poland 1-1 Netherlands

As I discuss Netherlands changes, Poland make one.

Zielinski's afternoon is over after a brilliant performance and an assist for Buksa's goal. He is replaced by Jakub Piotrowski in midfield.

Zielinski, standing in for the absent Lewandowski as captain, passed the armband onto Szczesny before leaving the pitch.

76' Poland 1-1 Netherlands

There are no signs of desperation from the Netherlands yet, and rightly so. They are creating chances, and some really good ones, but Poland are slowly dropping further and further back into their own third.

With the likes of Jeremie Frimpong, Joshua Zirkzee and Steven Bergwign on the bench, it can't be long before Koeman makes another change.