France and Belgium all blinked with a Euro 2024 place in their grasps but clung on for one-goal victories on Friday night which made them the first sides to qualify for next year's tournament

Cristiano Ronaldo wore the captain's armband and played all 90 minutes as the 38-year-old men's international appearance record-holder won his 199th cap

David Alaba defended himself on Tuesday as Real Madrid fans turned on him after FIFA listed the Austrian as voting for Lionel Messi over Karim Benzema as player of the year

Kylian Mbappe scored a stunning opening goal as France shook off injuries to a host of key players and a series of off-field issues to claim a welcome 2-0 win over Austria in the UEFA Nations League in Paris on Thursday.

Nations League: Denmark currently sit top with nine points from four games, while Croatia occupy the second spot with seven points from a possible 12

Defending champions France are trying to avoid being relegated from the top tier of the Nations League

The fifth round fixtures of the UEFA Nations League will be played from Thursday to Satuday

England manager Sarina Wiegman hailed a record crowd of 69,000 as a testament to how far the women's game has come, as the Lionesses started Euro 2022 with a 1-0 win over Austria

Kylian Mbappe appeared as a second-half replacement for Antoine Griezmann at the Ernst-Happel Stadium and burst through in characteristic fashion to smash in the 83rd-minute leveller, cancelling out Andreas Weimann's opener

Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick has been appointed coach of Austria's national team, the federation said Friday, but he will continue in a consultancy role at the club.

Denmark became the second team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup finals when they beat Austria by a single goal on Tuesday.

Euro 2020: After their 2-1 win over Austria in extra-time in their round of 16 clash, Italy set a new national record as they extended their unbeaten run to 31 matches.

Italy beat Austria 2-1 at the Wembley stadium in London to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Euro 2020 on Saturday.

Austria coach Franco Foda said Friday that despite being "underdogs" his side were hopeful of making history with a win against Italy in their Euro 2020 last 16 clash at Wembley.

Euro 2020: Austria beat Ukraine 1-0 in their Group C clash at the Arena Nationala in Bucharest to qualify for the Round of 16.

Euro 2020: Netherlands beat Austria 2-0 in their Group C encounter at the Johann Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam.

Substitutes Michael Gregoritsch and Marko Arnautovic scored late goals as Austria sealed a 3-1 victory over major tournament debutants North Macedonia in their Group C opener at Euro 2020 on Sunday.

Trent Alexander-Arnold limped off in the closing stages of England's 1-0 win on Wednesday after sustaining the injury while clearing the ball.