Austria vs Türkiye EURO 2024 round of 16 preview: Where to watch, kick-off time, possible line-ups

Austria and Türkiye meet in the UEFA EURO 2024 round of 16 on Tuesday 2 July.

Where to watch Austria vs Türkiye on TV

Fans can find their local UEFA EURO 2024 broadcast partner(s) here. 

What do you need to know?

It's likely that few paid special attention when Austria swatted Türkiye aside 6-1 in a friendly just over three months ago, but Ralf Rangnick's team have become accustomed to being taken for granted. Since impressing in a 1-0 loss to France, Austria have downed Poland 3-1 and the Netherlands 3-2 to win a difficult Group D, a feat that surprised no one in their camp. "We believe we're capable of anything," said full-back Alexander Prass. "Few believed we'd finish top of the group, but deep down we did."

Türkiye will be aiming to nip that ambition in the bud, having posted their own successes against Georgia and Czechia, the latter via an added-time Cenk Tosun strike. "We suffered a heavy loss to Austria in a friendly match in March – this time we want to win," said the forward, whose team are contesting a EURO knockout phase for the first time since reaching the semi-finals in 2008. "We always play dreaming of the success of EURO 2008," added Tosun, with memories of that thrilling summer hurrying back to their fans' minds.

Possible line-ups

Austria: Pentz; Posch, Danso, Lienhart, Mwene; Seiwald, Grillitsch; Laimer, Baumgartner, Sabitzer; Gregoritsch
Suspended: Wimmer
Misses next match if booked: Arnautović, Baumgartner, Danso, Laimer, Mwene, Posch, Querfeld, Wöber

Türkiye: Mert Günok; Mert Müldür, Merih Demiral, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Ferdi Kadıoğlu; İsmail Yüksek, Kaan Ayhan; Kenan Yıldız, Arda Güler, Barış Alper Yılmaz; Cenk Tosun
Suspended: Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Samet Akaydin
Misses next match if booked: Kaan Ayhan, Uğurcan Çakır, Zeki Çeli, Arda Güler, Mert Günok, Orkun Kökçü, Mert Müldür, Salih Özcan, Kenan Yıldız, İsmail Yüksek

Form guide

Austria:
Form (all competitions, most recent first): WWLDWW

Türkiye:
Form (all competitions, most recent first): WLWLDL

Expert predictions

James Thorogood, Austria reporter

From Geheimfavoriten (secret favourites) to the worst-kept secret at EURO 2024, Austria have earned plenty of praise for topping a group those not paying attention thought they might struggle to get out of altogether. Their high-octane brand of football has made them a nightmarish opponent for Europe's elite. Belief and momentum are firmly on their side, with a first-ever EURO quarter-final berth on offer, but now they face the new challenge of rising expectations as they take on a Turkiyë side they beat 6-1 back in March.

Aydin Güvenir, Türkiye reporter

Türkiye experienced tense moments at the end of both their group stage victories, nearly conceding soon after almost doubling their own lead before ultimately hanging on for maximum points. Vincenzo Montella's side have the talent to change any game on its head, but they must ensure they stay strong mentally regardless of the match situation. That 6-1 friendly defeat just a few months ago should serve as ample motivation, not to mention the prospect of a EURO quarter-final spot.

Views from the camps

Ralf Rangnick, Austria coach: "Everyone's pretty down to earth: no one in camp thinks we've achieved anything yet. The EURO begins properly for us [in this game]. It's important to have a fresh start because now we're in knockout mode. We have to live in that mode and savour it from the very first minute. We're playing a team who are strong on the ball, and who inject a lot of passion into matches. We need to be ready for both those things. We need to bring our energy, which sets us apart, to the table. We need hot hearts, but cool heads."

Vincenzo Montella, Türkiye coach: "We should not let our emotions get the better of us; we cannot be thinking about revenge [for the 6-1 friendly defeat in March]. We know what Austria can do but we also know what we can do. We have scored five goals and have five different scorers. We haven’t scored a penalty, from a dead ball, or an own goal. We are doing a great job in terms of controlling the ball, but we have to turn this into more goals. Calmness is very important."