The European Championship round of 16 are taking shape. For the first time Austria makes it into the knockout round. An overwhelming opponent is now waiting there. Group winners Netherlands could face Germany.
Austria is in the round of 16 for the first time at the European Football Championship. The team of German coach Franco Foda won their last preliminary round match against Ukraine 1-0 (1-0) in Bucharest on Monday and finished Group C with six points in second place behind the sovereign Dutch, who won all three preliminary round games.
This could lead to the classic Netherlands versus Germany in the round of 16. However, this only in the event that the German team does not win their last group game against Hungary on Wednesday and only takes third place. In addition, the constellation of the four thirds in the group who advance to the round of 16 must be correct. In five cases, the Dutch would play third in the German group F.
Austria: Hoffenheims Baumgartner meets
In their last group game, Oranje had no problems. The 1988 European champions won 3-0 (1-0) against North Macedonia in Amsterdam. Before that, the Oranje team had already beaten Ukraine and Austria and thus secured first place in Group C and the round of 16. The already eliminated North Macedonians initially had bad luck with an offside goal and a shot from the post before Memphis Depay took the lead in the 24th minute. Georginio Wijnaldum (51./58.) Decided the game with a double pack after half-time.
Christoph Baumgartner from Bundesliga club TSG 1899 Hoffenheim scored the decisive goal for the Austrians in the 21st minute. The Austrians will now face Italy in the round of 16 next Saturday in London, which has not lost a game since 2018.
Ukraine must tremble
Despite the defeat, the Ukrainians can still hope to reach the knockout stage as one of the four best thirds in the group. However, the team of coach Andrei Shevchenko has only three points, which is already behind Switzerland, the third in Group A.
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