UEFA Euro 2024: Is Austria vs France on TV? Channel, start time and how to watch Euro 2024 fixture online tonight
Kylian Mbappe’s France is in action tonight against Austria – kicking off their Euros 2024 campaign.
France crashed out of the 2020 Euros in the last-16 before reaching the World Cup final in Qatar in 2022.
Les Blues remain amongst the favourites for this year’s tournament.
France’s strength and depth and tournament record should see them progress from a tricky Group D, which includes the Netherlands and Poland, but Austria have been transformed under Ralf Rangnick and are ones to watch.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the Group D fixture.
What TV channel is it on?
Austria vs France will be shown live on ITV 1 and ITV X, with coverage following the earlier game between Belgium and Slovakia.
What time is kick-off?
The match will kick off at 20:00 BST.
Predicted line-ups
Austria: Pentz; Posch, Lienhart, Trauner, Mwene; Laimer, Seiwald; Wimmer, Sabitzer, Baumgartner; Gregoritsch
France: Maignan; Koundé, Saliba, Upamecano, Hernández; Griezmann, Kanté, Rabiot; Dembélé, Thuram, Mbappé
What is the team news?
France head coach Didier Deschamps has an abundance of options at his disposal. The big questions surround whether he opts for Arsenal’s William Saliba or Liverpool’s Ibrahim Konate alongside Dayot Upamecano in defence, whether Adrian Rabiot is selected alongside N’Golo Kante and Antoine Griezmann in midfield, and if Marcus Thuram starts up front alongside Kylian Mbappe and Ousmane Dembele.
Austria have been hit by a couple of injury blows ahead of the Euros, with David Alaba sidelined for the tournament. The Real Madrid defender is with the squad as a travelling captain, while Xaver Schlager was ruled out as well. In midfield, Konrad Laimer and Marcel Sabitzer will run the engine room.
Match stats
- Austria and France have met 25 times. France have won 13, Austria nine and there have been three draws.
- Austria have not lost in 15 of their past 16 matches (W12, D3, L1).
- Marcel Sabitzer and Marko Arnautovic could become the first Austria players to feature at three major tournaments.
- France are two-time winners of the Euros (1984 and 2000) and have reached the final at three of their past four major tournaments.
- France are unbeaten in Euros and World Cup matches on German soil (W5, D3, L0).
- This is France boss Didier Deschamps’ sixth Euros – three as a player (1992, 1996, 2000) and three as a manager (2016, 2020, 2024). He is one away from securing his 100th victory in charge (W99, D30, L24).
- Olivier Giroud is France’s leading scorer with 57 goals.
- Only Hugo Lloris (145) and Lilian Thuram (142) have won more caps than Giroud (133).
- Mbappe has been directly involved in 24 goals (14 goals, 10 assists) in his past 14 appearances for France.
