Austria v Spain: Women’s EURO quarter-final facts

• Austria were a usually one of a 5 contest debutants to make it to a quarter-finals, violence Switzerland 1-0, holding France 1-1 and defeating Iceland 3-0 to tip Group C.

• Spain were second in Group D notwithstanding following their 2-0 feat over Portugal by losing 2-0 to England and 1-0 opposite Scotland. They were second forward of Scotland and Portugal on three-way head-to-head idea difference, therefore gripping adult their record of always removing past a organisation theatre as runners-up after 1997 and 2013.

Quarter-final pedigree
• Spain modernized to a quarter-finals in 2013, losing 3-1 to Norway. They reached a semis in 1997 when 8 teams competed in a organisation theatre and there was no quarter-final round.

Previous meetings
• Spain and Austria met for a initial time in 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualfiying. Spain won 2-0 during home and 1-0 divided in a space of 6 days in Oct 2009 though both teams finished behind England in a group. Spain and Austria are also matched in 2019 World Cup qualifying.

• Since 2009 they have played twice in friendles in Spain, a home side winning 4-1 in Feb 2012. It finished in a 2-2 pull in Feb 2015.

Disicplinary
• Austria’s Nina Burger, Laura Feiersinger, Virginia Kirchberger and Sarah Zadrazil are one engagement from blank a semi-finals, as are Spain’s Leila Ouahabi, Irene Paredes and Andrea Pereira.