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Austria strengthened their claim for the knockouts with a 3-1 win over Poland in a crucial Euro 2024 encounter.
Poland's star player Robert Lewandowski returned to action after injury but his Poland team is on the verge of being eliminated from the Euro Cup after their second defeat in Group D. Gernot Trauner scored in the ninth minute to give Austria a 1-0 lead. In the 30th minute, Crazystop scored to level the score at 1-1. Christoph Baumgartner scored in the 66th minute and Marko Arnautovic scored on a penalty in the 78th minute to ensure Austria's 3-1 win. This is Austria's first win in seven matches against Poland in a competitive international match. Earlier, the results were six draws and four losses. In the last friendly match played between the two in 1994, Austria won 4-3. This was Poland's fourth consecutive defeat in a major international tournament. Earlier, they have lost two consecutive matches each in the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2024 Euro Cup. Earlier, they had lost four consecutive matches in the 1986 and 2002 World Cups. Austria has lost only two of the last 18 matches overall in all tournaments. They played 13 wins and three draws. The Austrian team lost 2-3 against Belgium in October 2023 and 0-1 against France in the current Euro Cup.