On July 3rd, Austria were eliminated from the Round of 16 at the European Championship after losing 1-2 to Turkey. In a warm-up match between the two teams in March, Austria had convincingly beaten Turkey 6-1. But in the more important knockout stage of the European Championship, Austria suffered revenge at the hands of Turkey, leading to their elimination.
On March 27th, the two teams had played a friendly match. Gregoritsch was in excellent form, scoring a hat-trick, while Schlager, Baumgartner and Entsch were also on target, completely overwhelming Turkey, ultimately winning 6-1. Based on that score, it seemed like the two teams were not even on the same level.
In this year’s European Championship, Austria topped a tough group with France and the Netherlands, becoming a dark horse in the tournament. Turkey, on the other hand, suffered a 3-0 defeat to Portugal in the group stage.
However, Austria, who were widely tipped to do well, were eliminated by Turkey in the Round of 16. From a 6-1 defeat to their opponents, to a 2-1 victory in the European Championship knockout stage, Turkey took only 98 days to achieve revenge.
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