The UEFA European Championship has matured into a hugely popular tournament, and one that is tougher to both qualify for and win than the FIFA World Cup. The level of quality is incredibly high, and it’s a competition that attracts the interest of millions of football fans the world over.
The inaugural competition was run in 1960 with only four teams qualifying for the finals in France, which were essentially just two semi-finals, a third-place playoff, and a final in a packed schedule that was done and dusted within just four days.
By the time Euro 2016 came along, that total of four games had increased to 51 and ran for a month with 24 nations battling it out in a more extensive tournament that was watched by almost two and a half million spectators.
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Austria vs Czech Republic UEFA Euros Tournament Record
Austria struggled for a long time just to get to the UEFA European Championship finals, only managing to do so at the 13th attempt. Even then, at Euro 2008, they only made it to the finals due to being co-hosts with Switzerland.
In those finals, they managed to secure just a single point and were eliminated. Euro 2016 saw Austria make it to the finals for the first time on merit and once again exited early due to a one-point haul from the group phase.
At Euro 2020, Austria performed admirably. Wins over North Macedonia and Ukraine saw them through to the Round of 16, where they were unfortunate to be knocked out by the eventual winners of the tournament, Italy, after extra time.
The Czech Republic have had an altogether better time of it at the UEFA European Championship.
The first finals they reached after gaining independence came at Euro 1996, and a star-studded side including Pavel Nedved, Manchester United man Karel Poborksy, and Liverpool legend Patrik Berger made it all the way to the final.
There they took the lead but ultimately lost to Germany when substitute Oliver Bierhof scored twice in a 2-1 win at Wembley Stadium.
At Euro 2004, they reached the Semi-Finals before losing to Greece, and in both 2012 and 2016, they got to the Quarter-Finals, and on the whole, they have proven very consistent in the tournament.
Austria vs Czech Republic Head-to-Head
Austria and the Czech Republic have previously faced each other on two occasions in the UEFA European Championships, both in the qualifying phase for Euro 2004.
Giant forward Jan Koller scored twice in the first of those two games as part of a 4-0 win for the Czech Republic in Prague.
Koller then struck the winner in a thrilling 3-2 win in Vienna, and the Czech Republic ended up topping the qualifying group, with Austria finishing in third place.
