Jun 12, 2016 at 5pm UK at ​Stade de Nice
Poland
1-0
Northern Ireland
Milik (51')
Kapustka (65'), Piszczek (89')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Cathcart (69')

Team News: Kyle Lafferty starts against Poland after injury scare

Northern Ireland's forward Kyle Lafferty (C) celebrates scoring against Hungary during a qualification match for EURO 2016 between Hungary and Northern Ireland on September 7, 2014
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Kyle Lafferty has recovered from an injury scare and will start Northern Ireland's opening Euro 2016 game against Poland.

Kyle Lafferty has recovered from an injury scare and will start Northern Ireland's opening Euro 2016 game against Poland.

The Birmingham City frontman had been a doubt for the match in Nice after picking up a groin problem, but will lead the line on his own.

Lafferty, will be supported by a three-man midfield of Steven Davis, Chris Baird and Oliver Norwood, while both Paddy McNair and Shane Ferguson start on the wing.

Polish midfielder Kamil Grosicki does not feature in the starting lineup after battling to overcome an injury.

Meanwhile, Robert Lewandowski, the top scorer in qualifiers, starts in attack, with Arkadiusz Milik likely to play just behind the Bayern Munich forward.

Poland: Szczesny; Jedrzejczyk, Pazdan, Glik, Piszczek; Blasczykowski, Kapustka, Maczynski Krychowiak; Milik; Lewandowski
Subs: Cionek, Jodlowiec, Linetty, Grosicki, Boruc, Stepinski, Wawrzyniak, Peszko, Salamon, Zielinski, Fabianski, Starzynski

Northern Ireland: McGovern; McLaughlin, Cathcart, Evans, McAuley; Ferguson, Baird, Davis, Norwood, McNair; Lafferty
Subs: McGinn, Grigg, Washington, Carroll, Evans, Dallas, McCullough, Hughes, Ward, Magennis, Hodson, Mannus

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Kyle Lafferty (R) of Northern Ireland and Richard Guzmics (L) of Hungary in action during the Euro 2016 Group F qualifying match at Windsor Park on September 7, 2015 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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