Austria's national soccer team head coach Marcel Koller and player David Alaba (R) attend a training session in Vienna, Austria, October 7, 2015. Austria will play a Euro 2016 qualification match against Montenegro on Friday. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
VIENNA (Reuters) - When UEFA decided to expand the European Championship finals from 16 to 24 teams, Austria were seen as one of the teams most likely to benefit.
By no means among Europe's weakest teams, Austria were never quite good enough to make the final 16 and their only appearance in the finals came in 2008 when they co-hosted the event.
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