The final EURO 2024 places will be handed out on Tuesday, and Wales will host Poland in a fierce battle in Cardiff.
Bookmaker Pinnacle offers odds at 1.714 for the Welsh to qualify, while the odds are at 2.17 for Poland to grab the ticket to Germany.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: March 25th, 7:30 P.M. (EST)
Wales is looking to seal a place in a third consecutive Euros tournament, with Poland hoping to extend its streak of consecutive appearances to five. Germany 2024 might be Robert Lewandowski’s final opportunity to achieve something big with his country, and we should see him being fired up right from the off at the Cardiff City Stadium.
Luckily for Wales, Lewandowski’s form has dipped this season, and he’s scored in only four of his last 10 games for Poland. However, the veteran star is still a massive presence up front, and the young Welsh team needs to be on its toes against him for the entire game on Tuesday.
Wales has struggled since the 2022 World Cup, but the team looked very impressive last Thursday in a 4-1 win over Finland, which secured the side a place in Tuesday’s playoff final. Rob Page made a bold move by dropping in-form Kieffer Moore and playing without an out-and-out striker, but the Dragons needed only three minutes to get the scoring started and never looked back.
Page is expected to stick with the same lineup on Tuesday, with David Brooks, Brennan Johnson, and Harry Wilson forming the front three. The latter enters the big match in prolific form, boasting six goal involvements (three goals, three assists) in nine EURO 2024 qualifiers. Additionally, he leads Wales with 16 chances created.
Wilson & Co. will attempt to put a stop to a six-game losing run in the match-up against Poland. It’s the second-longest losing streak Wales has ever had against a non-British nation.
Poland is unbeaten in nine meetings with Wales after losing the first-ever clash in March 1973. The most recent matches came during the 2022-23 Nations League campaign, with Karol Swiderski scoring game-winners both times as Poland triumphed 2-1 at home and 1-0 on the road.
Michał Probierz will now be tasked with handing Wales a rare home defeat in Euro qualifiers. A 4-2 loss suffered against Armenia in June last year marks Wales’ lone losing effort in the last 15 European Championship qualifiers played at the Cardiff City Stadium. The run includes 10 wins, with four games ending in draws.
