Austria shocks favored Germany
Maybe Croatia is the team to watch out of Group B at the European Championship. The Croats stunned pretournament favorite Germany 2-1 Thursday. The Germans hardly looked the odds-on choice, often appearing confused on defense and sloppy on offense. And the Croats were unlucky not to score more often in advancing to the quarterfinals.
KLAGENFURT, Austria (AP) — Maybe Croatia is the team to watch out of Group B at the European Championship.
The Croats stunned pretournament favorite Germany 2-1 Thursday. The Germans hardly looked the odds-on choice, often appearing confused on defense and sloppy on offense. And the Croats were unlucky not to score more often in advancing to the quarterfinals.
“This match showed that we can play with everyone,” midfielder Niko Krancjar said. “We dominated the field, never letting them develop their own game.”
Croatia now has six points and clinched the group when Austria tied Poland 1-1.
Austria 1, Poland 1
VIENNA, Austria — Austria broke through in the closing moments of injury time to tie Poland on Ivica Vastic’s penalty kick. Mariusz Lewandowski pulled the shirt of Sebastian Proedl in the area on a free kick and the referee awarded the Austrians the penalty kick that Vastic sent to the goalkeeper’s right.
Brazilian-born playmaker Roger Guerreiro gave Poland the lead by tapping in a 30th-minute cross from Marek Saganowski for his first international goal since he received Polish citizenship in April.
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