Turkiye adds to Austria's knockout woes

Seven decades of hurt continues, as Rangnick bemoans his side's latest elimination-round loss at a major tournament

LEIPZIG, Germany — Austria's coach Ralf Rangnick expressed shock on Tuesday over his side's Euro 2024 exit at the hands of Turkiye, ruing its failure to convert pressure into chances and a spectacular last-gasp save that stopped the game going to extra time.

Rangnick said his team had played four entertaining, intense matches and was worthy of a quarterfinal berth, but paid the price for poor defending that saw it go behind after 57 seconds to a buoyant Turkish side.

Merih Demiral pounced on a bungled Austrian effort to clear a corner and he doubled Turkiye's lead just before the hour mark before Michael Gregoritsch pulled one back seven minutes later.