Germany vs Austria LIVE: Result, final score and reaction from Euro 2022 quarter-final as Germany win
Who will join England in the semi-finals?
Germany carried their impressive group stage form into the knockout stages with a 2-0 win over Austria to reach the Euro 2022 semi-finals.
Germany went into the game having not conceded throughout the group stage - along with England - but unlike the host nation they sustained their record through an impressive quarter-final performance in Brentford.
Lina Magull capitalised on a well-crafted move from Germany to arrive on the ball unmarked and find the back of the net as the eight-time European champions remained in the hunt to add to their impressive record in the competition.
Austria looked to fight their way back into the tie after surprisingly qualifying for the knockout stages ahead of Norway, only to be denied three times by the woodwork during the 90 minutes. Both sides could have scored in the final exchanges of the game, with Germany missing the target on a number of occasions. They netted a late second when a poor clearance from Manuela Zinsberger rebounded off Germany captain Alexandra Popp and into the back of the net.
Follow all the action from the Euro 2022 quarter-finals:
Germany vs Austria
Here come the teams. The Germans are led out by Alexandra Popp but the Austrians have a determined feel about them.
The crowd is once again packed into the Brentford Community Stadium.
Tha national anthems are up next.
Germany vs Austria
Austria have required a penalty shootout to settle both their previous European championship knockout stage matches following goalless draws.
They won 5-3 on spot kicks in their quarter-final tie with Spain five years ago, before going on to lose 3-0 on penalties in the last four against Denmark.
Excluding penalty shoot-outs, Germany have lost just three of their 43 matches at the Euros with 34 wins and six draws.
Germany vs Austria
Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s Germany are aiming to lift the trophy for the ninth time, having been victorious in eight of their ten previous appearances. Norway, with two, are the competition’s only other multiple champions.
They triumphed in each of the previous six editions of the Euros and had finished in the top four in each of their first nine participations prior to a 2017 quarter-final defeat to Denmark.
Germany have also reached the quarter-final stage in all four tournaments since it was introduced in 2009; they are one of just three sides to have done so, along with France and Sweden.
‘It’s hard to believe we made it through’
Austria surprised the world when they reached the semi-finals of the Women’s Euros in 2017 on their first appearance in the competition and they are lighting it up once again.
They knocked out two-time winners Norway to book their spot in the last eight, but boss Irene Fuhrmann is under no illusion as to the challenge posed by Martina Voss-Tecklenburg’s Germany.
"It’s fantastic and hard to believe that we made it through such a strong group to reach the quarter-finals," said Fuhrmann.
"We’re very realistic about our next opponents: Germany have been playing very well - it will be tough."
Players to watch: Nicole Billa
The 26-year-old scored Austria’s equaliser in their eventual 3-1 defeat by Germany in the last meeting between the nations and her goal against Norway on Matchday 3 not only sent Austria to the knockout stages but was the 300th in the group stage at the Women’s Euro finals.
That match-winning header against Norway was the forward’s first goal her eight appearances at the European championship.
The Hoffenheim striker ended the 2020/21 campaign as the Frauen-Bundesliga’s top scorer with 23.
Germany vs Austria
The fans have begun arriving at the Brentford Community Stadium.
Kick off is just over 30 minutes away, who will join England in the semi-finals?
Germany or Austria?
Players to watch: Alexandra Popp
The 31-year-old opened the scoring after just eight minutes in Germany’s last meeting with Austria; a 3-1 win in October 2018.
Popp became only the second player – after England’s Beth Mead – to score in each of her side’s three group stage matches at Women’s Euro 2022.
The forward could equal the national record of scoring in four successive Women’s Euro matches, set by Heidi Mohr between 1989 and 1993.
Despite being the most experienced member of the Germany squad with 114 caps, this is Popp’s first Euros having missed out on the 2013 and 2017 editions due to injury.
Germany vs Austria
Austria reached their first European championship five years ago with the debutants eventually eliminated in the semi-finals via penalties following a goalless draw with Denmark.
Irene Fuhrmann’s side booked their place at a second successive final tournament by finishing as one of the best three runners-up in qualifying.
They collected 19 points from their eight matches in Group G to take second place behind France, only dropping points only against Les Bleues with that 3-0 defeat in Guingamp in November 2020 the only game in which they conceded a goal.
Germany vs Austria team changes
Germany boss Martina Voss-Tecklenburg makes four changes to the side that beat Finland 3-0 in their final match of Group B.
In midfield Lena Oberdorf, Felicitas Rauch and Lina Magull step in for Sara Doorsoun, Lena Lattwein and Linda Dallmann while at the back Sophia Kleinherne makes way for Kathrin Hendrich.
There’s also just the one change for the Austria side that beat Norway 1-0 in their final group game. Defender Marina Georgieva is in for Arsenal’s Viktoria Schnaderbeck.
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