While club football is very much the dominant force when it comes to where supporters put most of their attention and the corresponding ticket sales back that up, the interest in key international qualifiers and especially major tournament finals is nonetheless immense.
An illustration of the level of interest can be seen in the way in which UEFA releases tickets for the UEFA European Championship and the way FIFA does likewise with the FIFA World Cup.
The first major ticket release comes before the draw for the tournament is made and before any national team has even qualified. Yet, millions still enter, hoping to win via the lottery-style system that exists. That’s millions of fans applying for tickets without even knowing who is playing, which goes some way to showing the level of demand that is in play.
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France vs Austria UEFA Euros Tournament Record
France are two-time winners of the UEFA European Championships and were the host for the inaugural competition in 1960, where they finished fourth. They didn’t qualify for the finals again until 1984, when they were once again hosts, and on this occasion, they put in a show-stealing performance.
Backed by the likes of goalscoring skipper Michel Platini and midfield gems like Alain Giresse and Jean Tigana, Michel Hidalgo's side conquered Europe. They beat Portugal in an exciting 3-2 Semi-Final before beating Spain 2-0 in Paris to lift the famous trophy for the first time.
In 1996, they looked well placed to once again go all the way but were surprisingly beaten by the Czech Republic in the Semi-Finals, albeit via penalties.
2000 saw Les Bleus take their second title. This time, they defeated Portugal in the Semi-Final once again before facing a stern test in the final.
The Italy side they took on was a strong one, and it looked as if Marco Delvecchio’s second-half strike would win them the game, but sub Sylvain Wiltord leveled in the fourth minute of injury time, and then fellow substitute David Trezeguet thumped in the winner in extra-time.
France were knocked out in the Quarter-Finals in both 2004 and 2012 and once again reached the final at Euro 2016, another tournament that they hosted. This time, it was Portugal who secured some revenge for previous losses, with Eder scoring the winner in Paris.
Austria took quite some time to qualify for the UEFA European Championship finals for the first time, failing to do so in their first 12 attempts before finally doing so in 2008, albeit as co-hosts.
On that occasion, they mustered just one point in the group stage and were therefore eliminated. They finally made it to the finals on merit for Euro 2016 but once again managed just a draw from their three group games.
Euro 2020 saw Austria secure their first-ever finals tournament win, which came against North Macedonia. They also beat Ukraine and, therefore, got to the Round of 16, where they were unfortunate to lose to Italy in extra time.
France vs Austria Head-to-Head
The only time that these sides have met in the UEFA European Championship, both in qualifying or the finals, was ahead of the 1960 tournament. On the occasion, France beat Austria on both occasions.
In the first encounter, they won 5-2 in Paris, with the great Just Fontaine scoring a hat-trick, and the return fixture in Vienna finished 4-2 to the French.
