Football News: Austria Set to Face Turkey in Enthralling Euro 2024 Round of 16 Clash
Two of the more entertaining sides of the Euro 2024 group stage will go head-to-head in an intriguing encounter in Leipzig as Austria take on Turkey in the round of 16. Ralf Rangnick’s Austria topped a tough group that also contained France, the Netherlands and Poland, with their 3-2 victory over the Dutch particularly eye-catching from a side who many had down as their dark horses for this year’s tournament.
Turkey, meanwhile, overcame Georgia and the nine-man Czech Republic to come second to Portugal in Group F and earn themselves their first knockout game at a major tournament since reaching the Euro 2008 semi-finals. Artur Soares Dias, a Portuguese referee, will take charge of the match, having previously overseen the Netherlands’ 2-1 victory over Poland and the 1-1 draw between England and Denmark in the group stage. Dias has been one of the most lenient referees at the tournament so far, giving the fewest fouls per game and issuing among the fewest yellow cards.
“Tiago Martins, also from Portugal, will be in overall charge of the VAR studio, with assistance from Spain’s Juan Martinez Munuera and Italian Massimiliano Irrati. The fourth official is Ukraine’s Mykola Balakin.”
With both teams boasting entertaining and attacking styles of play, this fixture is poised to be a sleeper hit of the Euro 2024 second round. Fans can tune in to catch the action as Austria and Turkey battle for a spot in the quarterfinals of the prestigious European Championship.
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