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Ukraine and the Netherlands had already been confirmed as opponents of the Austrian national soccer team in the next European championship since the end of qualification for the European Championship and the subsequent draw in late autumn 2019. From Thursday evening , the number of four possible starting opponents and the fourth team from Group C has been reduced to two.
Georgia beat Belarus 1-0 in the EM playoff semifinals, while North Macedonia beat Kosovo 2-1. The two victorious teams will now meet in the final on November 12. The winner will do so, if the final of the European Championship can take place next year, on June 13 in the first match of the EURO group stage in Bucharest against Austria.
Romania, one of the hosts, would also have been possible as an opponent. However, the East Europeans said their goodbyes following a 2-1 loss to Iceland in the play-off semifinals of the race for the remaining places to be allocated.
The dream is over for Willi Ruttensteiner. The interim manager and manager lost to Israel in Scotland after a goalless 120 minutes with 3-5 on penalties. The Scots will now face Serbia in the final.
Possible opponents of the DFB
Germany will face Iceland or Hungary as host in EM. Both nations also reached the final of the playoffs on Thursday night.
Iceland, which sensationally reached the quarterfinals of the 2016 European Championship, beat Romania 2-1 (2-0). Hungary, which would play two of three group stage matches in Budapest in 2021, won 3-1 (1-0) in Bulgaria.
Classification, play-off semi-finals:
GEORGIA 1-0 Belarus
NORTH MACEDONIA – Kosovo 2: 1
Norway – SERBIA 1: 2 nV
Bulgaria 1-3 HUNGARY
ICELAND 2-1 Romania
SLOVAKIA 4-2 Ireland i. ME.
SCOTLAND 5-3 Israeli
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-4 NORTHERN IRELAND
Finals (November 12):
Georgia – North Macedonia
Serbia – Scotland
Northern Ireland – Slovakia
Hungary – Iceland
