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| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Poland V/s Croatia
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COMPETITION : | Round 4
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| DATE: | 16-10-2024
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TIME:
| 12:15 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| National Stadium Warsaw
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| Poland | Lineup |
Possible XI: Skorupski (GK); Walukiewicz, Bednarek, Dawidowicz; Frankow, Szymanski, Oyedele, Zielinski, Zalewski; Lewandowski, Swiderski. | |
| Croatia | Lineup |
Possible XI: Livakovic (GK); Sutalo, Caleta-Car, Gvardiol; Perisic, Modric, Pasalic, Sosa; Sucic, Kramaric; Matanovic. | |
Preview: Poland Vs Croatia
The White Reds eye revenge against The Chequered Ones:
Poland national football team are set to lock horns against 2018 FIFA World Cup finalists Croatia in the upcoming Group A fixture of the UEFA Nations League 2024-25 at the National Stadium Warsaw.
The White-Reds’ lacklustre display of performance saw them bidding adieu to EURO 2024 in the group stage after merely securing a solitary point in three matches. They are placed alongside formidable opponents in the form of Portugal and Croatia in Group A of the UEFA Nations League 2024-25. They kickstarted their campaign on a positive note after securing a thrilling 3-2 victory over Scotland. However, they faced two back-to-back defeats against Portugal and Croatia in their last two encounters.
Croatia on the other hand were placed in the group of death in UEFA EURO 2024 alongside Spain, Italy and Albania. After an early exit from the competition, the 2018 FIFA World Cup finalists were determined to make an impact in the UEFA Nations League. Their ambitions hit a roadblock after they went down to Portugal 2-1 in the opening fixture. However, they bounced back quickly with victories over Poland and Scotland recently.
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About UEFA Nations League:
History
The UEFA Nations League is a international football competition played by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of UEFA, the sport's European governing body.
The first tournament began in September 2018. The four group winners from League A qualified for the finals, played in Portugal in June 2019. The competition replaces the international friendly matches previously played on the FIFA International Match Calendar, with European national teams engaging in more frequent competitive matches against other European national teams of comparable level.
Since 1999, various UEFA bodies had discussed national associations' needs for more competitive fixtures, including more attractive international friendlies, more competitive matches and increased revenue. In 2001, UEFA proposed three potential formats for a new national team competition, with a first edition tentatively planned for 2004–2007. However, this ultimately did not come to fruition.
In October 2013, Norwegian Football Association President Yngve Hallén confirmed that talks had been held to create a third full national-team international tournament for UEFA members in addition to the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship.
The concept of the UEFA Nations League would see all of UEFA's member associations' national teams divided into a series of groups based upon a ranking formulated using their recent results, where they would be promoted and relegated to other groups according to their results within the group. The proposed tournament would take place on dates on the FIFA International Match Calendar that were previously allocated for international friendlies and would not affect the FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship.
In March 2014, UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino stated that one of the benefits of the proposal would be to help "less glamorous" national associations arrange games.
The Royal Belgian Football Association's general secretary, Steven Martens, said that lower-ranked nations would still benefit financially from the competition, as the television contract with UEFA would be centralised. The UEFA Nations League was unanimously adopted by the 54 UEFA member associations at the XXXVIII Ordinary UEFA Congress in Astana on 27 March 2014.
