Laimer returns for Austria, Turkey without suspended Calhanoglu
(From L) Austria's defender Maximilian Woeber, Austria's midfielder Christoph Baumgartner, Austria's defender Philipp Mwene, Austria's midfielder Romano Schmid, Austria's midfielder Marcel Sabitzer and Austria's midfielder Florian Grillitsch attend a MD-1 training session at their base camp in Berlin on July 1, 2024, on the eve of their UEFA Euro 2024 Football Championship Round of 16 match against Turkey. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)
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Bayern Munich's Konrad Laimer and defenders Kevin Danso and Phillipp Mwene come into the team that beat the Netherlands 3-2 to win Euro 2024 Group D, which also included France.
However, there is no place for Michael Gregoritsch, who scored a hat-trick when Austria thrashed Turkey 6-1 in a friendly March.
Turkey are without captain Hakan Calhanoglu and defender Samet Akaydin due to suspension after their fiery 2-1 win over the Czech Republic to secure progress to the last 16.
Vincenzo Montella makes three changes in total as Abdulkerim Bardakci, Kaan Ayhan and Orkun Kokcu come into the starting line-up.
Real Madrid's Arda Guler and Juventus teenager Kenan Yildiz start in a youthful Turkey attack.
Austria (4-2-3-1): Patrick Pentz; Stefan Posch, Kevin Danso, Philipp Lienhart, Phillipp Mwene; Nicolas Seiwald, Konrad Laimer; Romano Schmid, Christoph Baumgartner, Marcel Sabitzer; Marko Arnautovic (capt)
Coach: Ralf Rangnick (AUT)
Turkey (4-2-3-1): Mert Gunok; Mert Muldur, Merih Demiral, Abdulkerim Bardakci, Ferdi Kadioglu; Ismail Yuksek, Kaan Ayhan (capt); Kenan Yildiz, Orkun Kokcu, Baris Alper Yılmaz; Arda Guler
Coach: Vincenzo Montella (ITA)
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (POR)
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