Soccer-Dutch, Austria look to build on winning starts

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 - Group C - Austria v North Macedonia - National Arena, Bucharest, Romania - June 13, 2021 Austria players pose for a team group photo before the match Pool via REUTERS/Mihai Barbu

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Austria and the Netherlands both broke through barriers in getting their European Championship campaigns off to winning starts and will be looking for more of the same when they meet in Amsterdam on Thursday.

Austria’s 3-1 victory over North Macedonia in Bucharest on Sunday was their first ever at the European Championship while the Dutch marked their return to a major tournament for the first time in seven years with a dramatic 3-2 win over Ukraine.