After reaching the historic round of 16, Austria achieved a wave of recognition.
The big neighbor Germany congratulates the “small” Austria. What an honour! The “Bild” gives our team a warm welcome after the historic European Championship round of 16 promotion: “Ösis, welcome to the big ones” – now we can probably wrestle with the real heavyweights at eye level.
The unique success of the Austrian national team has such a high priority at “Bild” that the Foda troop gets a lead spot on their website. Baumgartner’s gold goal is what the valued colleagues call a “Kung Fu goal” – thanks for that!
Tennis star tips us into the semifinals
A big player in the tennis circus also honors Alaba and Co. The second in the world rankings was asked which country and which player, in his opinion, will deliver the biggest (positive) surprise at the EURO. According to the Russian, Austria could be the big surprise of the tournament AND even reach the semi-finals!
“If I have to name a surprise team, then I’ll bet on Austria. It would be a surprise if they got far. I think they are a very good team with great individual players, they could make it to the semi-finals, ”said Medvedev.
But first you have a real EM giant in front of your chest. The “indomitable” from Italy are waiting for our team in the round of 16. The “Squadra Azzura” has been unbeaten for 30 games – the Mancini squad is probably the strongest team in the tournament. This knockout duel will certainly be the toughest test for our EURO heroes.
