Austria v Turkey LIVE: Result and final score after miraculous late save seals Euro 2024 shock
Two goals by Merih Demiral ensured a surprise win for Turkey as Austria crashed out of Euro 2024
Turkey beat Austria 2-1 in a thrilling last-16 encounter to advance to a Euro 2024 quarter-final against the Netherlands.
Merih Demiral opened the scoring after less than a minute and netted again in the second half. Michael Gregoritsch was left free at the back post for Austria’s response after another corner in the 66th but neither team could add any more despite a flurry of chances in the rain.
It is the first time Turkey have reached the last eight of the competition since 2008.
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Austria v Turkey
Turkey have not won any of their past four competitive matches (D3, L1) without their captain Hakan Calhanolgu, who is suspended for the game. That run includes a 2-1 defeat by the Faroe Islands.
Austria v Turkey
Turkey have qualified from the group stage of a European Championship for the third time. Their last appearance in the knockout phase was in 2008 when they reached the semi-finals before they were beaten by Germany.
Austria v Turkey
Ralf Rangnick has a win percentage of 60% as Austria boss having tasted victory in 15 of his 25 games in charge. Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands are the only European nations with a higher win percentage since Rangnick took charge in June 2022.
Nobody told Austria this was the group of death – they’ve reshaped the map of Euro 2024
If this was supposed to be the group of death, no one told Austria. Ralf Rangnick’s endearing underdogs have reshaped the draw, and perhaps the destiny, of Euro 2024 by topping it.
They beat Netherlands. More than that, though, they blitzed them; fearless and ferocious, Austria recovered from conceding two equalisers to condemn the Dutch to defeat courtesy of Marcel Sabitzer’s terrific finish.
They head to Leipzig as group winners. Netherlands, their qualification already assured, nonetheless stumbled from first to third on an eventful afternoon. It is Gelsenkirchen for them.
Nobody told Austria this was the group of death - they’ve reshaped Euros 2024
Netherlands 2-3 Austria: Cody Gakpo and Memphis Depay twice equalised for the Oranje who end third in Group D
Austria v Turkey
Austria’s last victory in the knockout phase of a major tournament was a 3-1 win over Uruguay at the 1954 World Cup. They did win a second-round game against Germany at the 1978 World Cup when the format involved a second group stage.
Austria v Turkey
This is the 18th meeting between Austria and Turkey but the first time they have faced each other at a major tournament. The teams met for the first time in eight years in March where Austria ran out 6-1 winners thanks to a Michael Gregoritsch hat-trick.
Austria v Turkey team changes
Ralf Rangnick makes four changes to the Austria team that defeated the Netherlands in their final group game. Out go Max Wober, Alexander Prass, Florian Grillitsch and Patrick Wimmer with Kevin Danso, Konrad Laimer, Christoph Baumgartner and Phillip Mwene coming in.
For Turkey there are three changes. Samet Akaydin, Salih Ozcan and Hakan Calhanoglu are replaced with Abdulkerim Bardakci, Kaan Ayhan and Orkan Kokcu.
Austria v Turkey
Austria coach Ralf Rangnick says his side are capable of going all the way and winning Euro 2024. Having topped a difficult Group D they now have their sights set on a first European Championship quarter-final.
"I said at the beginning of the tournament it is not impossible to become champion or get to the final," Rangnick said.
"We are realistic. There is only one way to get as far as possible which is to take care of the next match. This philosophy helped us to get to Leipzig and this is the only way to get further in the tournament."
Austria v Turkey line-ups
Austria XI: Pentz; Posch, Danso, Lienhart, Mwene; Seiwald, Sabitzer; Laimer, Baumgartner, Schmid; Arnautovic
Turkey XI: Gunok; Muldur, Bardakci, Demiral, Kadioglu; Yuksek, Ayhan; Yilmaz, Kokcu, Yildiz; Guler
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