Competition in Group D of UEFA Euro 2024 gets started on Sunday, June 16 when Poland takes on Netherlands at Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany.
The match is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. EST and will be broadcast on FS1. Fans looking to watch can do so through FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, both of which offer a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.
The Netherlands are looking for a strong showing to start this European Championship after ending the last one with a 2-0 defeat to Czechia in the Round of 16 after winning its group with a 3-0-0 record. After Poland, the Dutch play France and then Austria to close out the Group Stage.
Poland was in a very different boat at Euro 2020 as it came in last in its group with its best result coming in a 1-1 draw with Spain. A pair of one goal losses stopped the squad from earning more than one point in Group Stage. This time around it will see Austria and France after its opening match.
Who: Poland vs. Netherlands
When: Sunday, June 16 at 9 a.m. EST
Where: Volksparkstadion in Hamburg, Germany
Stream: FuboTV (free trial); DirecTV Stream (free trial); Sling
Tickets: StubHub
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For both Poland and the Netherlands, Sunday will be their first time on the brand new pitch that was laid down at Volksparkstadion.
According to a story from the Associated Press, UEFA is trying to protect the new grass that was put in after home club Hamburger finished its Bundesliga season.
However, the Dutch side didn’t think they were being kept off the pitch because it was so pristine and needed to be preserved, but because it was not up to par.
“We are not allowed to train [at Volksparkstadion] either, because of the bad quality of the pitch,” Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman said.
Team captain Virgil van Dijk and Poland’s captain Piotr Zieliński had differing opinions on the surface as van Dijk said, “it’s not very good,”and Zieliński said, “it’s not that bad.”
This comes in the aftermath of Switzerland filing an official complaint about the training surface.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
