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16th Jun 8:11 am

Robert Lewandowski has recovered in time to make the bench for Poland's opener, with Adam Buksa leading the line in his place. Line-up: Szczesny; Bednarek, Salamon, Kiwior; Frankowski, Zielinski, Romanczuk, Zalewski; Urbanski, S Szymanski; Buksa

16th Jun 8:09 am

Ronald Koeman has opted for a 4-3-3 for Netherlands' opening game, with Denzel Dumfries preferred to Jeremie Frimpong at right-back. Line-Up: Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; Schouten, Reijnders, Veerman; Simons Depay, Gakpo.

16th Jun 5:53 am

Coach Zlatko Dalic has played down concerns over the fitness of key Croatia duo Luka Modric and Mateo Kovacic. He says he substituted the pair early in the defeat to Spain because they have "two important matches ahead".

16th Jun 5:42 am

Gareth Southgate has indicated that he is going to play Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield, saying that it is an "opportunity worth grasping" because he could be "incredibly special".

15th Jun 5:02 pm

Defending champions Italy survived a late scare to beat Albania 2-1 in Group B. Gianluigi Donnarumma was the hero, making a crucial save to secure maximum points. Nedim Bajrami put Albania in front in the first minute, however, quickfire goals from Alessandro Bastoni and Nicola Barella meant the first four favourites have all won at the start of Euro 2024.

15th Jun 4:25 pm

Gareth Southgate is relishing the prospect of leading England into a major tournament for the fourth time and believes "it's just as exciting as it was ahead of Russia", but is not taking anything for granted as he insists the Three Lions need to be "exceptional" to make it out of the group.

15th Jun 4:06 pm

The Netherlands go into Sunday's opening Group D clash against Poland with head coach Ronald Koeman believing that his side remains one of the contenders to go all the way, despite an injury-hit build-up. Koeman said: "I think it will be an open fight between different nations – and one of them is Holland."

15th Jun 2:36 pm

Albania have been able to name their expected 4-3-3 starting formation with Chelsea's Armando Broja, who made eight appearances for Fulham after making loan move to Craven Cottage in January, leading the line. Line-up: Strakosha; Hysaj, Ajeti, Djimsiti, Mitaj; Asllani, Ramadani, Bajrami; Asani, Broja, Seferi.

15th Jun 2:27 pm

Defending champions Italy have been given a boost with midfielders Nicolo Barella and Davide Frattesi passed fit to start against Albania after recent injury issues. Line-up: Donnarumma; Di Lorenzo, Calafiori, Bastoni, Dimarco; Barella, Jorginho; Frattesi, Pellegrini, Chiesa, Scamacca.

15th Jun 2:16 pm

Spain laid down an early marker at Euro 2024 with an impressive 3-0 win over Croatia in their opening game in what looks a very tough group. Captain Alvaro Morata and Fabian Ruiz scored in quick succession around the half-hour mark before Dani Carvajal effectively secured the result with his first goal for his country in first-half stoppage time.

15th Jun 1:08 pm

Hungary endured a dismal start to their Euro 2024 campaign, losing 3-1 to Switzerland, and on the evidence of Saturday's lacklustre performance, head coach Marco Rossi says registering a win over Germany on Wednesday "looks impossible".

15th Jun 11:56 am

Belgium have been given a double boost ahead of Monday's opening game against Slovakia as defensive duo Jan Vertonghen and Arthur Theate returned to training and completed a full session.