France Vs Poland, UEFA Euro 2024 Preview: Match Facts, Stats, Team News - All You Need To Know

Will he or won't he? Kylian Mbappé's availability for France remains the subject of much contention heading into the team's Group D closer against already-eliminated Poland in the European Championship. Kickoff is at 6 p.m. local (1600 GMT) in Dortmund. (More Football News) 

Here's what to know about the match:

France Vs Poland: Match facts

바카라�Mbappé sustained a broken nose in France's opening 1-0 win over Austria and didn't come off the bench for the 0-0 draw with the Netherlands on Friday, despite France coach Didier Deschamps having sounded optimistic his star forward could play while wearing a face mask. Mbappé has since featured in a behind-closed-doors match against a local team, so he might be ready to return.

바카라� France needs a point to guarantee a place in the round of 16 but probably has done enough already to advance, at least as one of the four best third-place finishers. The French are tied on four points with the Netherlands, with Austria a point back in third ahead of its match against the Dutch.

바카라� Poland lost its opening two games 바카라� to the Netherlands (2-1) and Austria (3-1) 바카라� and was the first team to be eliminated from this year's tournament.

바카라� Poland captain Robert Lewandowski, who turns 36 in August, missed the game against the Dutch after failing to recover sufficiently from a thigh injury and was a 60th-minute substitute against Austria. This could be his last-ever European Championship match.

France Vs Poland: Team news

바카라� For France, much depends on Mbappé's availability. Antoine Griezmann played further forward against the Netherlands in Mbappé's absence, allowing Aurélien Tchouaméni to come in and bolster the central midfield. If Mbappé returns, Griezmann will likely drop back into midfield, with either Tchouaméni or Adrien Rabiot missing out.

바카라� Poland coach Michal Probierz has announced that Wojciech Szczesny will be replaced as goalkeeper for the final group match, with Lukasz Skorupski or Marcin Bulka coming in. Szczesny has already said he will be retiring from international soccer after these Euros.

France Vs Poland (Stats): By the numbers

바카라� N'Golo Kante has two player-of-the-match awards already at Euro 2024. Before this tournament, he hadn't played a competitive match for France in two years.

바카라� France hasn't lost any of its eight group games at European Championships under Deschamps.

바카라� With 47 goals for France, Mbappé is four off tying with Thierry Henry in the list of all-time top scorers for the national team. Olivier Giroud leads the way with 57.

바카라� Poland has failed to advance from the group stage in four of its last five appearances at the European Championship.

바카라� Lewandowski has 82 goals in 151 appearances for Poland.

France Vs Poland: What they're saying

바카라� 바카라�It's no secret that he's really looking forward to the next game, and as far as the mask is concerned, he's starting to get used to it.바카라� 바카라� Tchouaméni said about Mbappé.

바카라� 바카라�We will play against France with our best possible lineup. This game will be good for us as part of our preparations for the UEFA Nations League in the autumn." 바카라� Probierz said about his selection.