Netz and Germany U21s book their tickets to U21 EUROs

Luca Netz and the Germany U21s have successfully qualified for the U21 EUROs after a 4-0 win against Hungary in their penultimate group stage game. Meanwhile, in the Nations League, Austria’s Stefan Lainer and Hannes Wolf celebrated a 3-0 win against Croatia.

Luca Netz (Photo: imago images /Herbertz) and the Germany U21s are heading to next summer’s U21 EUROs in Romania and Georgia. The team celebrated a 4-0 win against Hungary on the penultimate matchday in Group B and have qualified for the tournament. Netz played the full 90 minutes at left-back. Youssoufa Moukoko (17’), Jonathan Burkardt (pen., 31’), Tom Krauß (76‘) and Lazar Samardzic (90’+3) all got on the scoresheet. The team will close out the group stage against Poland U21s on Tuesday (18:00 CEST).

45 minutes for Lainer

Austria opened their Nations League campaign with a 3-0 win against Croatia, in their first game under new head coach Ralf Rangnick. Wolf, who was on loan at Swansea in the second half of the 2021/22 season, was an unused substitute. Lainer was taken off at half-time, having started at right wing-back. Marko Arnautovic (41’), Michael Gregoritsch (54’) and Marcel Sabitzer (57’) scored for Austria. Next up, they will face Denmark in Vienna on Monday evening (20:45 CEST).

Noß on the bench

Conor Noß was an unused subsitute as the Ireland U21s took on Bosnia and Herzegovina U21s in a U21 EURO qualifier. William Smallbone (16’, 81’) and Ademipo Odubeko (63’) scored in a 3-0 win for the hosts in Dublin. On Monday (18:00 CEST), Ireland will host the Montenegro U21s.