Austria beats Netherlands 3-2 to reach knockout stage of Euro 2024 as group winner ahead of France
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BERLIN: Marcel Sabitzer scored late for Austria to advance to the knockout stage of the European Championship as group winner with a 3 2 victory over...
BERLIN: Marcel Sabitzer scored late for Austria to advance to the knockout stage of the European Championship as group winner with a 3-2 victory over the Netherlands on Tuesday.
Austria topped Group D thanks to France drawing with Poland 1-1 in the other game. Both France and the Netherlands were already assured of progress thanks to results in other games.
The Austrians had needed a point to be sure of advancing and got off to a great start with Dutch forward Donyell Malen scoring an own goal in the sixth minute.
First-half substitute Xavi Simons set up Cody Gapko to equalize two minutes after the break, but Romano Schmid headed Austria back in front in the 59th.