EURO hammer group for Austria? | Nachrichten.at

The defending champion remains in the EURO race with great difficulty. In the very last group match, Italy earned a ticket to the 2024 finals in Germany with a lackluster 0-0 draw against Ukraine, which had been forced into exile in Leverkusen. After 34 matches with goals scored, the Squadra Azzurra had zero, but that couldn’t dampen Coach Spalletti’s joy. Napoli’s champions warmed each of his players dearly. “It was really tight,” said striker Federico Chiesa.

The relief is huge, especially since the draw needed to qualify for qualification was hanging by a thread. In the 93rd minute, Cristante attacked his opponent Mudryk impetuously, but the penalty whistle was not blown even after studying the video. Probably right.

At the draw on December 2nd in Hamburg, the Italians, who only got 14 points, are expected to find themselves in the fourth and final pot. This makes them a possible opponent of the Austrian team, which will be spared feared opponents Denmark, Hungary, Albania, and perhaps Turkey or Romania. As of now, an ÖFB hammer group with France, the Netherlands and Italy would be conceivable.

In addition to Italy, the Czech Republic (3-0 against Moldova) and Slovenia (2-1 against Kazakhstan) also made it to the EURO yesterday.

EURO draw on December 2nd in Hamburg

Pot 1: Germany (host), Portugal, France, England, Belgium, Spain
Pot 2: Austria, Hungary, Turkey/Croatia, Denmark, Albania, Romania/Switzerland
Pot 3: Scotland, Slovakia, Netherlands, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Turkey/Croatia/Wales
Pot 4: Italy, Serbia, Switzerland/Romania plus three Nations League play-off winners.