Total surprise! Austria finished top of Group D at Euro 2024

Euro 2024 gave its first big surprise with Austria as the great executioner of the Netherlands. Now, the Wonder team awaits the second in Group F for the round of 16

The group stage of the Euro 2024 continues to advance and group D left as protagonist and leader Austria. In an exciting match, Austria beat the 3-2 Netherlands, securing first place in the group. For its part, France drew 1-1 with Polandfinishing in second place.

In the match between France and Poland, played in Dortmund, Kylian Mbappé He returned to action wearing a protective mask due to a fractured nose. Mbappé opened the scoring for France in the 56th minute with a penalty after a foul on Ousmane Dembelé. Poland equalized ten minutes from time with a penalty converted by Robert Lewandowski in the second instance, after French goalkeeper Mike Maignan went ahead in the first stop.

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With this tie, France finished second in the group with 5 pointsdue to Austria’s victory over the Netherlands. France will face the second classified in group E in the round of 16 and could face Portugal in the quarter-finals. On the same side of the draw are teams such as Spain and Germany.

Austria surprises and wins the group

In it Berlin Olympic StadiumAustria surprised the Netherlands with a 3-2 victory. Donyell Malen He scored an own goal in the 6th minute, putting Austria ahead. Cody Steel tied for the Dutch at the beginning of the second half, but Romano Schmid y Marcel Sabitzer scored to secure Austria’s victory, despite Memphis Depay’s goal which temporarily equalised.

Austria led the group with 6 points, while the The Netherlands, despite the defeat, advanced to the round of 16 as one of the best third-placed teams. The Austrians will await the second-placed team in Group F for their next knockout match.