Euro 2024: Austria top Group D ahead of France and Netherlands after rollercoaster finale

Marcel Sabitzer scored a late winner for Austria to advance to the last 16 of the European Championship as Group D winners after a hectic 3-2 win over the Netherlands in Berlin on Tuesday.

Ralf Rangnick's side had been tipped as dark horses before the tournament, and they more than lived up to that billing as victories over Poland and the Dutch were enough to lift them to the head of the group.

The French, who beat Austria in their opening game, could have topped the table with a win over Poland in Dortmund, but were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw by the already-eliminated Poles. Kylian Mbappe scored a penalty on his return to the side from a broken nose but Robert Lewandowski also struck from the spot to condemn the French to second place.

The reward for Austria is a last-16 tie with the runners-up from Group F – Turkey, the Czech Republic or Georgia.

France will take on the runners-up from a still wide-open Group E, with Romania, Belgium, Slovakia and Ukraine all still in the mix for qualification ahead of Wednesday night's finale. The Dutch, who finished with four points, will go through as a best third-placed team and will play a group winner.

Sabitzer was delighted to have scored what was a historic winner for his team, saying: "If you beat the Netherlands and win the group, then you can't be that bad. When you win like that, win the group, score the winning goal, it doesn't get any better than that."