Austria vs France Prediction & Betting Tips (17 June)

This is only the fourth participation in a Euro for Austria which had achieved a fairly good performance at Euro 2020 played in 2021 by qualifying for the round of 16. Author of a very good score, they ended up giving in in overtime against the future Italian European champion. This time, the 25th nation in the FIFA rankings got its ticket by finishing in 2nd place in its qualifying group, a small point behind Belgium but far ahead of Sweden. During these qualifiers, the team nicknamed "Das Team" only conceded one defeat, against Belgium 2-3, for 6 victories and a single draw. Very convincing during the last gatherings, Ralf Rangnick's men won against Estonia 0-2 and Germany 2-0 in November, then against Slovakia 0-2 and Turkey 6-1 in March. At the start of preparation, they achieved a rather complicated success against Serbia 2-1 and they faced Switzerland again on Saturday before flying to Germany 1-1, a series of 7 matches without the slightest TCC defeat. World champion in 2018, the French team, on the other hand, experienced a much shorter epic during the last Euro, losing in the 1/8 finals against Switzerland after a fateful penalty shootout. .

Since then, water has flowed under the bridges for the Blues who won the Nations League a few months later before reaching the final of the World Cup in 2022, beaten once again on penalties by Argentina. Far from being defeated, Didier Deschamps' squad quietly finished at the top of their group during the qualifiers for Euro 2024 ahead of the Netherlands, Greece, Ireland and Gibraltar with 7 wins and 1 draw in 8 matches. . On the other hand, the Tricolores were not at all reassured in March by losing quite violently against Germany 2-0 before achieving an unconvincing success against Chile 3-2. In order to regain more confidence, the French started their preparation for Euro 2024 well by dominating Luxembourg 3-0 but then came up against Canada in Bordeaux for their last friendly match 0-0. A fairly disappointing meeting during which the Tricolores even suffered in the second half.

Among the Austrians, captain and captain David Alaba (Real Madrid) will not be available for this tournament, he who suffered a serious injury with the Merengue which should leave him sidelined for several more months. Same sentence for Frankfurt striker Kalajdzic, valuable in the selection (4 goals in 19 caps), and for the usual starting goalkeeper Alexander Schlager (Red Bull Salzburg). Furthermore, midfielder Xaver Schlager (Leipzig) was also forced to withdraw while defenders Lainer (Monchengladbach) and Friedl (Werder Bremen), midfielder Ljubicic (Cologne) and striker Cham (Clermont) did not. were not summoned. Otherwise, “Burschen” (The Boys) would have to rely on the majority of their strength who play, for the most part, in the Bundesliga. Defensively, we find the Gladbach player Wöber, the very good Posch and the Lensois Danso in particular. The midfield is also very well stocked with accomplished players such as Baumgartner (Leipzig, 37 sels, 14 goals), scorer against Serbia in preparation, Laimer (Bayern Munich), Kainz (Cologne) and Seiwald (Leipzig). Also watch out for the formidable Sabitzer (Dortmund, 17 goals in 78 seasons) who is the technical leader of this selection. Finally, the Austrians also have some great offensive weapons with the colorful Marko Arnautovic (Inter, 36 goals in 112 seasons) and the fairly reliable Michael Gregoritsch (Fribourg, 15 goals in 54 seasons). Hit in the head against Serbia, midfielder Grillitsch (Hoffenheim) should be restored. For this Euro 2024, Didier Deschamps' French team will not be able to count on central defender (or even left side) Lucas Hernandez who was victim of a new rupture of the cruciate ligaments.

Midfielder Boubacar Kamara (West Ham) is also out while DD preferred to dismiss Moussa Diaby (Aston Villa), Lacazette (Lyon), Michael Olise (Crystal Palace, 10 goals in PL), Leny Yoro (Lille), Veretout (OM), Guendouzi (Lazio Rome) and Malo Gusto (Chelsea, 9 assists this season). Doubt still remains around the participation of midfielder Tchouaméni who has been injured since mid-May and who missed the two preparation matches. The Merengue did not complete the full training session on Wednesday. The real surprise of this list is ultimately the return of N'Golo Kanté who convinced the coach despite his departure to Saudi Arabia. Unsurprisingly, Deschamps should start with Mbappé (79 goals, 47 goals) who had a difficult end to the season with PSG. The veteran Giroud (AC Milan, 57 goals, 133 goals) and the technical leader Griezmann (Atlético Madrid, 129 goals, 44 goals) will also be available, while on the right, Dembélé (PSG) and Coman (Bayern) will be in the balance for start. Unavailable during preparation, Adrien Rabiot should be able to apply while for the first collective session in Germany on Wednesday evening, Théo Hernandez (AC Milan) had to leave the session. A priori, however, nothing too serious for the likely holder of the left-back position. According to the latest information, certain French players are affected by a virus (stomach cramp, headaches, sore throats), among them, Coman is ill while Mbappé did not take part in training on Thursday evening (in room).