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Heavyweights Netherlands and England enter the tournament on Day Three as both Group C and Group D get underway. Follow all the action with Flashscore.

Follow Slovenia vs Denmark with our live audio commentary from 17:55 CET

17:00 CET - No rest for any of us as we are now just an hour away from the Group C opener between Slovenia and Denmark.

The Slovenians are back in the tournament for the first time since 2000 and face a tough test in the Danes, who made it all the way to the semi-finals three years ago.

Find out more from the Slovenian camp right here, and reacquaint yourself with Denmark, who will be dreaming of going one better in Germany this time around.

16:52 CET - NETHERLANDS BEAT POLAND 2-1 WITH LATE WOUT WEGHORST GOAL.

They did not have it all their own way, and they struggled to find their shooting boots, but ultimately the Netherlands have picked up a valuable win over Poland, who lacked the firepower without Robert Lewandowski, to really trouble their opponents.

Read the full report from Hamburg right here, see if you agree with our player ratings and here are the match stats.

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16:46 CET - Robert Lewandowski thumps the bench in frustration as we tick nearer to stoppage time, but Poland still have some fight, Karol Swidersk forcing Bart Verbruggen into his best save of the game - a low dive to his left to keep the score at 2-1. Can the Poles create another chance - five minutes to find out.

16:40 CET - THERE IT IS! A man for those big occassions, Wout Weghorst comes off the bench and makes an almost instant impact, latching onto a pass from Nathan Ake to drill home a huge goal for the Dutch. They lead Poland 2-1 with just five minutes remaining.

16:32 CET -Fifteen minutes to go and given we are yet to see Robert Lewandowski even warm up on the sidelines, it feels Poland's best chance of a positive result will be to remain resolute at the back. They are continuing to do so with Wojciech Szczesny currently on a 7.5 rating for the game, making four saves along the way.

16:22 CET - Close once more are the Dutch in their hunt for a second goal. Substitute Donyell Malen finds full-back Denzel Dumfries and his shot is powerful but lacks the accuracy to trouble the Polish goal, flying across the face of it. Tensions are rising in Hamburg.

16:11 CET - Another big chance for the Netherlands as Cody Gakpo finds Xavi Simons well placed with just the keeper to beat, but the RB Leipzig man lashes his shot wide. Clinical finishing has been the biggest weakness for the Dutch in this game, they should be clear of Poland really.

More changes for Poland, keep right up to date with them here.

16:01 CET -One change at the break for Poland with Sebastian Szymanski being replaced by Jakub Moder to give them some more stability in the middle of the park. Let's see if that works as we are back underway.

A reminder you can follow our live ratings tool throughout the game to see who is having an impact and who isn't right here.

15:46 CET - We reach the half in Hamburg at 1-1 between Netherlands and Poland, but just before the whistle, another great chance for the Dutch to take the lead. Memphis Depay and his wondrous headband beautifully control a long, raking pass to just fire wide of the far post.

Netherlands' xG at the break is 1.18, whilst the Poles sit at 0.23 - sums up the first half as well as any words would.

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15:42 CET - The pair who combined for the Dutch goal - Nathan Ake and Cody Gakpo - are at it again with the latter firing just over the bar from close range. Since that equaliser, the Netherlands have been in full control.

15:29 CET -Well, it's been coming - Netherlands are level! Their constant threat has finally paid off with Cody Gakpo shooting from the edge of the box and wrong-footing Szczesny in the process to find the net. We have played 30 minutes in Hamburg and we have parity once more.

15:22 CET -Netherlands are back on the front foot after going down and really should be level. First Virgil van Dijk forces a good save out of Wojciech Szczesny before Memphis Depay shoots just over from close range - their best chance of the half so far. Still, Poland lead!

15:16 CET - Who needs Robert Lewandowski?! In their first realy foray forward of the game, Adam Buksa rises highest at the near post from a corner to glance a header into the Dutch net and give his side a 1-0 lead. It's against the run of play, but that is tournament football!

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15:05 CET - We may be just five minutes into this contest, but already the Dutch are well on top - Cody Gakpo forcing a good save out of Wojciech Szczesny in the early going at his near post.

Thus far, Poland have been hemmed into their own half.

15:00 CET - It's a full house in Hamburg, both teams have sung their anthems and we are underway!

14:18 CET - If you want to get up close and personal with the two sides opening up Sunday's action - we have the perfect thing for you.

Check out the team preview for Netherlands, whilst click here to read about Poland.

13:55 CET - Let's now try to turn our attention to the game itself between the Netherlands and Poland in Group D.

The Dutch have suffered a couple of setbacks on the eve of the tournament with Frenkie de Jong and Teun Koopmeiners both ruled out through injury. However, they have a world class defence, alongside an exciting strike force that could see them mentioned in that 'dark horse' bracket.

For Poland, much of their success in recent years has been put on the shoulders of Robert Lewandowski. The veteran striker has been their talisman for a long time now, and an injury has kept him out of the starting XI for today's game.

Here are the starting lineups.

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13:30 CET - Rory Smith, a British journalist, who is in Hamburg, has provided an update to the shooting in Hamburg this afternoon. German police used pepper spray on the attacker before firing a warning shot. Four shots were heard at the scene and the assailant is said to be 'injured'.

13:20 CET -From initial reports, no fans have been injured in the incident in St Pauli, which feels fortunate as the Dutch have really bought the party to what is already considered a party city.

Link Rechts on repeat this afternoon.

13:11 CET -More details coming in about the shooting in Hamburg from our German colleagues at flashscore.de.

According to the police, the man had stormed onto the fan mile armed with a pickaxe and an incendiary device, but he was struck down by officers before he could take action. Several shots fired by the police brought the man to the ground and critically injured him. The crime scene has now been cordoned off and the fans are being diverted.

We should stress that we don't know whether those shots were fatal.

13:00 CET - Hello and welcome to Day Three of EURO 2024! After a day of sizzling football yesterday, we are expecting more of the same on Sunday with England and Denmark beginning their campaigns later.

But first up, Netherlands take on Poland in Group D in Hamburg.

However, we have worrying news to share with you two hours before kick-off, where German media have reported police have a shot a man just outside of the Hamburg fan zone, who was weilding an axe.

Those are all of the details that we have at the moment with the fan park on the Reeperbahn now closed.

More details to follow.

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