Soccer-Destiny calls for Rangnick's Austria against Turkey in Leipzig

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2024 - Group D - Poland v Austria - Berlin Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany - June 21, 2024 Austria coach Ralf Rangnick celebrates after the match REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo

LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Austria surprisingly topped their Euro 2024 group to earn a round of 16 game with Turkey in Leipzig, the city where Ralf Rangnick spent almost a decade of his career, and that is more like destiny than chance, the manager said on Monday.

Rangnick's side topped Group D which contained France, the Netherlands and Poland, and their reward is Tuesday's tie which can take Austria into their first Euros quarter-final.