Austria finished second in a tamed qualification
group dominated by Poland. The victories over Slovenia and North Macedonia in
the fall of last year were enough to allow the team to score free to become an
automatic pointer.
However, Austria was drawn to a competitive group C
for the final alongside the Holland, a dangerous Ukrainian team and the winner
of track A or D of the playoffs. Austria fans can buy Austria Euro Cup Tickets
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Franco Foda's team is certainly stronger than the
outfit that stank the place for the last few euros and they will expect to
qualify for the round of 16 at least as one of the four best teams in third
place. Well, that's what they said four years ago, and look how it turned out.
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| Group C - Austria will face Holland, Ukraine and the Play-off winner D or A |
The Holland is a nation that has a feeling of
belonging to international competition. The absence of these bright orange
jerseys from Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup was shocking to the neutrals, not
to mention how the Dutch themselves must have felt.
In Virgil van Dijk, the Holland arguably boasts the
best defender in European football. His partner in the tournament - unless
injured - should be the very talented Matthijs de Light, who, at only 20, could
continue to receive the distinctions that his compatriot receives every week.
Holland
The Dutch came second in their qualifying group, one
point behind their German rivals. While Northern Ireland fought an admirable
fight to disturb the first places, it was finally a race of two horses because
the Holland and Germany lost only one match in stride.
Holland
vs Austria
Time:
21:00
Date:
Thursday 18th June 2020
Stadium:
National Arena
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The Dutch teams of the past were able to call on
some of the best offensive talents of the day and often ended up being a top
team. This iteration could have the opposite problem, with midfielders
Georginio Wijnaldum and Frenkie de Jong in front of the aforementioned central
defenders, the threat of attack they can offer is rather low in comparison.
Memphis Depay had thrived as a central striker on
this side, contributing 16 goals in his last eight international matches, but
when he broke his ACL in late 2019, he was excluded from the tournament this
summer.
Instead, Ronald Koeman - if he still had to be in
charge at the time the tournament takes place, which is not inevitable for
Dutch coaches in the past - could turn to Ryan Babel, 33, or an exciting
adolescent talent at Newcastle linked Myron Boadu.
Ukraine enters Euro 2020 in a burning form with a
living legend as a coach; Andriy Shevchenko. The former Milan star is the
second most capped player in the country and the top scorer of all time.
Ukraine
vs Austria
Time:
18:00
Date:
Monday 22nd June 2020
Stadium:
National Arena
Shevchenko led his nation to first place in his
qualifying group, beating Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal in the first place.
Ukraine was one of only five teams to remain undefeated throughout qualifying,
having won six of its eight matches.
Premier League viewers know West Ham's Andriy
Yarmolenko of West Ham on the right flank and Oleksandr Zinchenko, who is most
often deployed in the central midfield for his country, rather than the left
rear lunge in which he often found himself in Manchester City.
But Ruslan Malinovskyi, Atalanta's midfielder, 26,
also catches the eye as he knits the piece in the center of the park and never
hesitates to tear a long-distance effort from a dead ball or of an open part
when he can work on his left.
The joint hosts of Euro 2012 cannot do worse than
their last outing in a major tournament - the 2016 European Championship in
France when they lost each match without scoring a goal.
The last members of the Austrian group come from one
of the five options; Romania, Georgia, Belarus, North Macedonia or Kosovo.
Romania is part of the track A teams, and if they
win in this phase, they join group C. The other four teams are on track D and
if Romania does not progress, the victorious nation of Georgia, Belarus, North
Macedonia or Kosovo will join the Holland, Ukraine and Austria.
Austria
vs Play-off winner D or A
Time:
18:00
Date:
Sunday 14th June 2020
Stadium:
National Arena
Georgia and Belarus have won three victories between
them in qualifying while Austria is familiar with North Macedonia, a team they
have already played (and beaten) twice in the previous round.
Kosovo should be watched after competing well in the
English group and frightening the Three Lions in a crazy 5-3 match at St
Mary's. Romania also impressed at times by finishing behind Spain, Sweden, and
Norway during the qualifications, with Ianis Hagi (21), the son of the great
Gheorghe, who seemed to have a special talent for attacking the middle ground.
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