Football Soccer - Ukraine v Poland - EURO 2016 - Group C - Stade Velodrome - Marseille, France - 21/6/16 Poland's Tomasz Jodlowiec in action REUTERS/Yves Herman
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters)- - Poland can prepare for a European Championship last-16 meeting with Switzerland after Jakub Blaszczykowski's crisp, second-half goal beat already-eliminated Ukraine 1-0 on Tuesday to send them into the knockout stage for the first time.
Poland had started strongly but appeared to be settling for the draw that would also have guaranteed their progress until Blaszczykowski struck nine minutes after joining the fray as a halftime substitute.
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