Poland 1-3 Austria: Euro 2024 Group D result as Marko Arnautovic, Christoph Baumgartner and Gernot Trauner fire the Austrians to a vital win

This is their 12th meeting. Poland have notched up five wins and Austria have triumphed on four occasions with two matches drawn.

Today’s referee is Umut Meler from Turkey.

VAR will be overseen by Italy’s Paolo Valeri.

Austria get us underway.

Time for the anthems and then it's down to business, but first, some pre-match permutations to consider:

The countdown is on to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

It is sure to be full of drama as a host of the biggest names in sport compete for glory in the French capital, across sports as diverse as athletics, swimming, tennis, cycling and even, for the first time, breaking. The Olympics is now only 39 days away.

"Austria play aggressive football so we will have to do the same. But on the other hand, it is not enough. I want us to do both: to play aggressively, but to play good football as well. If we combine those elements, then our prospects of winning will improve."

"It's an all-or-nothing game. We have to win to stand a chance of going through so it's a massive game for us. We've analysed their game and seen their weaknesses; our strengths match up well. If we have the right levels of confidence and calmness then we'll have a good chance to win."

"We have good memories of our last two games against Austria. We did not lose and did not concede, but we know that on Friday we will face a really good, well-organised team. Am I stressed? No, but adrenaline: yes." 

"The essence of the game is clear. It has the character of a knockout match. Both teams have a good chance to go through with a win, a draw doesn't really help either of us. How it will ultimately play out is up to how we perform, and that's what we're focused on."

Poland head coach Michal Probierz described him as 'the world's best' ahead of this contest, but Lewy isn't deemed fit enough to feature from the off today.

The 35-year-old has netted five of the 12 goals Poland have ever scored at the European Championships - so the Poles will hope he can emerge at some point in this crucial tussle.

The Premier League fixtures for the 2024/25 season have been announced and there are some tasty encounters on the agenda.

First up on TNT Sports will be newly-promoted Ipswich hosting Liverpool at Portman Road on Saturday, August 17.  

It’s a 12.30 BST kick off that will see new boss Arne Slot take charge of Liverpool in the English top-flight for the very first time in an intriguing match-up against Kieran McKenna's Tractor Boys.

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CONFIRMED XI – POLAND: Szczesny; Bednarek, Dawidowicz, Kiwior; Frankowski, Piotrowski, Slisz, Zalewski; Zielinski; Buksa, Piatek. /// AUSTRIA: Pentz; Posch, Trauner, Lienhart, Mwene; Seiwald, Grillitsch; Baumgartner, Laimer, Sabitzer; Arnautovic.

Hello and welcome to LIVE updates of the Euro 2024 Group D win-or-bust clash between Poland and Austria in Berlin.

Both sides lost their openers in Germany and they cannot afford a second defeat if they are to maintain realistic dreams of reaching the knockout stage.

Kick off 17.00 BST.