With one other win on Tuesday (6 p.m.), additionally within the German capital in opposition to the Netherlands, the Austrians would safe promotion on their very own and would not less than be second within the group. If France doesn’t win the parallel match in opposition to Poland, the ÖFB eleven might even win the group.
The winner of Austria’s Group D will face the runner-up from Pool F, which incorporates Portugal and Turkey, in Leipzig on July 2. The runner-up will face their counterpart from the fully open Group E within the first knockout spherical on July 1 in Düsseldorf, through which Romania, Ukraine and Slovakia are all on three factors and favourites Belgium misplaced their opening match. If the Austrians advance as third within the group, Gelsenkirchen, Cologne (each on June 30) and Munich (June 2) are the potential venues for the spherical of 16. The opponents in every case might be a gaggle winner.
The 4 better of a complete of six third-placed groups within the pool will advance to the knockout section. The possibilities of being one among them with three factors and a balanced or barely detrimental aim distinction are good. The ÖFB choice presently has a aim distinction of plus one, so in idea they may nonetheless hope even when they narrowly misplaced to the Dutch. However then it may not be clear on the finish of the sport on Tuesday whether or not Austria will proceed within the event. Three teams will likely be accomplished following that, two of them not till the next day.
A draw in opposition to the Dutch would put the Austrians third within the group in any case. With 4 factors, no third-placed crew has been eradicated for the reason that present format was launched on the 2016 European Championship.
