Austria claimed a convincing 3-1 win over Poland in Berlin on June 21 to take a step towards the Euro 2024 knock-out rounds.
Robert Lewandowski returned from a thigh injury as a substitute for Poland, now on the brink of elimination from Group D after two defeats, but could not help his team make inroads against Ralf Rangnick’s sturdy side.
Poland striker Krzysztof Piatek levelled Gernot Trauner’s opener, but Christoph Baumgartner and Marko Arnautovic’s second-half goals earned Austria three vital points.
In the other Group D encounter, France and the Netherlands shared the spoils following a goalless draw.
Antoine Griezmann squandered two golden opportunities with just goalkeeper Bart Verbruggen to beat whereas Xavi Simons had a goal ruled out.
After the second round, the Netherlands lead Group D, followed by France (both 4 points), Austria (3 points) and already eliminated Poland (0 points).
In Group E, Ukraine came from behind to beat Slovakia 2-1 to move second in Group E before Romania face Belgium on Saturday.
