Netherlands vs Austria facts

The Netherlands will look to make it eight wins in a row against Austria – a sequence that includes a group stage victory at UEFA EURO 2020 – at the Olympiastadion in Berlin in the final round of Group D games at EURO 2024.

Ronald Koeman's side have four points from their first two fixtures, level with France at the top of the section and one point ahead of Austria. After a 2-1 comeback win against Poland in which substitute Wout Weghorst scored an 83rd-minute winner in Hamburg, the Dutch played out a goalless draw with France in Leipzig. Austria, meanwhile, opened with a 1-0 loss to the French in Düsseldorf thanks to Maximilian Wöber's 38th-minute own goal but bounced back in style at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on 21 June, goals from Gernot Trauner (9), Christoph Baumgartner (66) and captain Marko Arnautović (78pen) earning a 3-1 victory against Poland.

The Netherlands will be through to the round of 16 in the top two if they avoid defeat against Austria. Netherlands will win the group if they win and France do not beat eliminated Poland, or if Netherlands draw and France lose. Netherlands will finish second if they draw and France win. If Netherlands and France both win or both draw, they will be split for first place on overall goal difference, then overall goals scored, then disciplinary points, then European Qualifiers rankings. Similarly if Netherlands and France both lose, they will be split for second and third place by the same criteria.

Austria will be through to the round of 16 in the top two if they beat Netherlands. Austria will win the group if they win and France do not. If Austria draw and France lose, Austria will finish third behind France on head-to-head record.

Previous meetings

Matches 20
Netherlands wins 10
Austria wins 6
Draws 4
Netherlands goals 38
Austria goals 24

The Netherlands were 2-0 winners against Austria on 17 June 2021, Memphis Depay's 11th-minute penalty added to in the 67th minute by Denzel Dumfries in the Matchday 2 fixture at Amsterdam's Johan Cruijff ArenA. Both sides ultimately progressed from Group C, Frank de Boer's Netherlands winning all three games to finish three points clear of runners-up Austria, who were coached by Franco Foda, although both teams would bow out in the round of 16.

The previous fixture between the sides was a friendly in Vienna on 4 June 2016, the Netherlands – then coached by Danny Blind – recording a 2-0 victory at the Ernst Happel Stadion thanks to a goal in each half from Vincent Janssen and Georginio Wijnaldum against Marcel Koller's Austria.

The Oranje have scored 20 goals in winning their last seven matches against Austria.

That seven-match winning sequence includes the sides' only other European Championship contests, in qualifying for EURO 2004. The Netherlands, managed by Dick Advocaat, won 3-0 against Hans Krankl's Austria in Vienna in October 2002 thanks to goals from Clarence Seedorf, Phillip Cocu and Roy Makaay, before a 3-1 home triumph in Rotterdam in which Rafael van der Vaart, Patrick Kluivert and Cocu got the Dutch goals, Austria's Emanuel Pogatetz having made the score 1-1.

The Netherlands went on to finish second in the section behind the Czech Republic on 19 points and ultimately reached the final tournament in Portugal via the play-offs; Austria were third, ten points behind.

Austria's last victory against the Netherlands came in a Vienna friendly on 30 May 1990. Goals from Robert Pecl, Manfred Zsak and Anton Pfeffer gave the home side a three-goal lead at the Praterstadion, although strikes in the final half-hour from current Oranje coach Ronald Koeman and Marco van Basten ensured a tense finale.

This is the sides' third fixture in a final tournament; the Netherlands were 5-1 winners in Córdoba in the second group stage of the 1978 FIFA World Cup, Johnny Rep scoring twice with Ernie Brandts, Rob Rensenbrink and Willy van der Kerkhof also on target.

Their meeting at EURO 2020 was their first in Amsterdam since a 1-1 friendly draw at the Olympisch Stadion in April 1964. That game in 2021 was Austria's first defeat in the city, the visitors having also drawn 1-1 there in September 1957 after a 1-0 success in December 1933, both friendlies.

EURO facts

Netherlands

This is the Netherlands' 11th EURO appearance, their most famous campaign coming in 1988 when goals from Ruud Gullit and Van Basten earned a team coached by Rinus Michels a 2-0 final win against the Soviet Union.

The Dutch are making their ninth appearance in the last ten editions of the tournament, missing out only in 2016.

At EURO 2020, under Frank de Boer, the Netherlands were first in Group C on nine points after wins against Ukraine (3-2), Austria (2-0) and North Macedonia (3-0), but then lost 2-0 to Czechia in the round of 16.

With Koeman – a European champion as a player in 1988 – returning for his second spell in charge from 1 January 2023, the Netherlands qualified for EURO 2024 as Group B runners-up. Beaten 4-0 away and 2-1 at home by section winners France, they triumphed in their other six games, a 1-0 victory against the Republic of Ireland in Amsterdam in their penultimate qualifier confirming a finals place.

This is the Netherlands' first match at the Olympiastadion.

Austria

Co-hosts with Switzerland in 2008 – their EURO debut – Austria are featuring in the tournament for the fourth time and the third in succession.

EURO 2020 proved to be their most successful campaign to date, a side coached by Foda finishing second in Group C, behind the Netherlands but ahead of Ukraine and North Macedonia, to reach the knockout stages for the first time. Their campaign was ended by a 2-1 extra-time defeat by eventual champions Italy at Wembley in the round of 16.

Austria had never won a match at a EURO before the last tournament, when they managed victories against both North Macedonia (3-1) and Ukraine (1-0) in the group stage. Their record in the finals is now W2 D2 L6.

With Ralf Rangnick appointed as Foda's successor in April 2022, Austria won six of their eight EURO 2024 qualifiers, losing only one – 3-2 at home to Belgium – to finish second in Group F on 19 points, one behind the Belgians. They qualified with a 1-0 victory in Azerbaijan in their penultimate fixture, on 16 October.

That loss to Belgium was Austria's only defeat in 2023; their record otherwise was W7 D2.

Austria's Matchday 2 game against Poland was also played at the Olympiastadion. That was their third game at the ground, losing 2-1 to Italy in the final of the 1936 Olympic Games before a 2-2 draw against West Germany in November 1958.

Links and trivia

Have played in the Netherlands:
Maximilian Wöber (Ajax 2017–19)
Florian Grillitsch (Ajax 2022/23)
Phillipp Mwene (PSV Eindhoven 2021–23)
Marko Arnautović (Twente 2006–09)

Matthijs de Ligt and Konrad Laimer have been Bayern München team-mates since summer 2023.

Netherlands midfielder Xavi Simons spent 2023/24 as a Leipzig team-mate of Nicolas Seiwald and Baumgartner.

Donyell Malen and Marcel Sabitzer have been colleagues at Borussia Dortmund since the Austrian joined in July 2023.

Stefan de Vrij, Dumfries and Austria forward Arnautović were all members of Inter Milan's Serie A title-winning squad in 2023/24.

Joshua Zirkzee and Stefan Posch have played together for Bologna since 2022.

Have also played together:
Wout Weghorst & Florian Grillitsch (Hoffenheim 2023/24)
Cody Gakpo & Phillipp Mwene (PSV Eindhoven 2022/23)
Daley Blind, Matthijs de Ligt & Maximilian Wöber (Ajax 2017–19)
Steven Bergwijn & Florian Grillitsch (Ajax 2022/23)
Joey Veerman, Cody Gakpo & Philipp Mwene (PSV Eindhoven 2021–23)
Mark Flekken & Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg 2018–23)
Mark Flekken & Michael Gregoritsch (Freiburg 2022/23)
Matthijs de Ligt, Ryan Gravenberch & Marcel Sabitzer (Bayern 2022/23)
Jerdy Schouten & Marko Arnautović (Bologna 2022/23)