The Netherlands, the champion of the tournament in 1988, overturned their deficit against Poland, winning 2-1 in a match held on Sunday afternoon at the Volkspark Stadion in Hamburg, during the first round of Group D in the European Nations Championship hosted by Germany. Poland took the lead through Adam Buksa in the 16th minute. The Netherlands then scored two goals by Cody Gakpo and Wout Weghorst in the 29th and 83rd minutes, respectively.