Euro 2024 qualifying: Austria jostled by Estonia and Sweden beats Azerbaijan in the group of Belgians

In the first half, the Austrians were surprised by the Estonians who opened the scoring via Rauno Sappinen (25th). Dominating, Austria had to wait until the second half to equalize via Florian Kainz (68th) before Michael Gregoritsch scored the winning goal late in the game (88th)

Beaten 0-3 by the Red Devils on Friday, Sweden recovered their health once morest Azerbaijan. Emil Forsberg put the locals in charge in the first half (38th). After the break, an own goal from Bahlul Mustafazade (65th) and goals from Viktor Gyokeres (79th), Jesper Karlsson (88th) and Anthony Elanga (89th) tied the score at 5-0.

In the standings, Austria leads Group F with 6 points, three more than Belgium and Sweden. Estonia and Azerbaijan are yet to score a single point.

Belgium was ‘bye’ on Monday and will face Germany in a friendly match on Tuesday in Cologne. In the next international window, the Red Devils host Austria on Saturday June 17 and travel to Estonia on Tuesday June 20.

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