Austria at EURO 2024: Fixtures, stats, coach, tickets
miércoles, 1 de mayo de 2024
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Austria will face France, Poland and the Netherlands in UEFA EURO 2024 Group D.
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What group will Austria be in at EURO 2024?
Austria have been drawn in Group D alongside France, Poland and the Netherlands.
Austria's Group D fixtures
vs France (Düsseldorf, 17 June, 21:00)
vs Poland (Berlin, 21 June, 18:00)
vs Netherlands (Berlin, 25 June, 18:00)
Who is Austria coach?
The experienced Ralf Rangnick took charge of Austria in May 2022. Having previously enjoyed spells at a number of high-profile German Bundesliga sides such as Stuttgart, Schalke and Leipzig, Rangnick was also interim coach at English Premier League team Manchester United for five months between December 2021 and May 2022 before taking the Austria job.
Austria key player: Marcel Sabitzer
A devastating ACL injury to talismanic captain David Alaba means his contemporaries will have to shoulder more responsibility this summer. Chief among them is midfielder Sabitzer who, fresh from playing a key role in helping Borussia Dortmund to the Champions League final, will hope to enjoy a similar fairy-tale run in Germany. Boasting tenacity, vision and an eye for goal from distance, Sabitzer is a vital cog in Rangnick's engine room.
Austria one to watch: Nicolas Seiwald
Praised by Rangnick for his qualities on and off the ball, EURO 2024 could be a breakout tournament for Seiwald, the Austrian Bundesliga Player of the Season for 2022/23, who has been in and out of the Leipzig team this term. The knee injury suffered by Xaver Schlager was bittersweet for Seiwald, giving the 23-year-old more game time with Leipzig but costing him his partner-in-crime in the Austrian midfield.
How did Austria qualify for EURO 2024?
Group F runners-up: P8 W6 D1 L1 F17 A7
Austria beat Azerbaijan on 16 October to ensure they advanced from Group F with Belgium to a third successive EURO and their fourth in total; they co-hosted the 2008 competition with neighbours Switzerland. Coach Rangnick is German and the bulk of his squad play in the German Bundesliga.
Austria's EURO pedigree
Previous EUROs: 3, most recently EURO 2020
EURO best: Round of 16 (2020)
EURO 2020: Round of 16
Austria's EURO stats
Most final tournament appearances
7: David Alaba
7: Martin Hinteregger
7: Marcel Sabitzer
Most final tournament goals
1: Ivica Vastic
1: Alessandro Schöpf
1: Stefan Lainer
1: Michael Gregoritsch
1: Marko Arnautović
1: Christoph Baumgartner
1: Sasa Kalajdzic
Austria tickets for EURO 2024
The latest UEFA EURO 2024 ticket information can be found here.
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