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Sunday, June 1, 2014
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Gibraltar will make their first appearance in a senior men's UEFA competition when they take on Poland in their opening UEFA EURO 2016 Group D qualifier.
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UEFA's newest member nation Gibraltar play their first official competitive game on the opening day of UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying, with Poland looking to get off to a positive start in the Algarve.
Match background
• Polish and Gibraltarian sides have yet to meet in any UEFA competition game – men's, women's or futsal.
• UEFA has not welcomed a new nation since Montenegro became the European governing body's 53rd member in January 2007. Montenegro drew their first two competitive games – at home in 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying – but it took them until their ninth competitive match (2-1 against Georgia) to claim a first victory.
• UEFA EURO 2012 co-hosts Poland won only one of their away games in 2014 World Cup qualifying – 5-1 against San Marino. The other four ended D2 L2.
