The UEFA European Championship was first run in 1960 when just four teams qualified for a modest finals tournament in France. The hosts looked destined to make the final, going 4-2 ahead against Yugoslavia with 15 minutes to play. Somehow, Les Bleus were overcome 5-4, and Yugoslavia then faced the Soviet Union in the first-ever final of the competition, with the Soviets winning in Paris.
By 1980, the tournament finals had doubled to eight teams, and in 1996, this doubled again to 16 at the finals in England. By Euro 2016, the total reached 24, and the appetite for the tournament continues to grow.
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Austria vs Turkey UEFA Euros Tournament Record
Austria took 12 attempts to qualify for the finals before they finally made it to the finale of the competition at Euro 2008. On that occasion, they didn’t actually make it based on merit but merely because they were co-hosting the event with Switzerland.
At those finals, they managed just a single point from their three group games and were, therefore, eliminated. At Euro 2016, when they qualified by virtue of their performances, they once again disappointed with a one-point haul all they had to show for their efforts in France.
Euro 2020 saw Austria take it up a notch. They secured their first-ever finals wins, beating both North Macedonia and Ukraine to set up a tough Round of 16 clash with Italy.
The Austrians battled manfully but went down 2-1 in extra time to the eventual winners of the tournament.
Turkey first made it to the finals of the UEFA European Championships in 1996, but they performed poorly, losing every game and failing to score a single goal.
Euro 2000 proved a better display for Ay-Yıldızlılar, with Mustafa Denizli’s side drawing with Sweden and beating Belgium to finish second in their group. In the Quarter-Finals of the competition, a brace from Nuno Gomes saw Portugal comfortably past Turkey in Amsterdam.
At Euro 2008, Turkey went one step further. Wins over Switzerland and the Czech Republic meant they would get through to the Quarter-Finals, where they defeated Croatia on penalties to set up a Semi-Final with Germany.
Semih Senturk scored with four minutes left of the game to make it 2-2, only for Philipp Lahm to score in the 90th minute to give the Germans a 3-2 win in Basel.
At both Euro 2016 and Euro 2020, Turkey failed to get out of their group.
Austria vs Turkey Head-to-Head
Austria and Turkey have met in two previous UEFA European Championship campaigns, both in the qualifying stages.
The first of these came ahead of Euro 1984, with Austria beating Turkey 4-0 at home before losing away 3-1.
They met again in the qualifying for Euro 2012. Goals from Arda Turan and Gokhan Gonul gave Turkey a 2-0 win in Istanbul, and in the return fixture, the two teams played out a goalless draw in Vienna.
