Demiral’s Double Helps Turkey Beat Austria 2–1 to Set up Euro 2024 Quarterfinal vs. the Netherlands

Turkey's Merih Demiral (R) celebrates with Salih Ozcan after scoring his side's second goal during a round of sixteen match between Austria and Turkey at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Leipzig, Germany, on July 2, 2024. Martin Meissner/AP Photo

LEIPZIG, Germany—Merih Demiral scored twice to send Turkey into the European Championship quarterfinals with a 2–1 win over Austria on Tuesday.

Demiral opened the scoring after less than a minute and netted again in the second half to set up a clash against the Netherlands in Berlin on Saturday. After Michael Gregoritsch pulled a goal back for Austria in the 66th, Turkey goalkeeper Mert Gunok pulled off one of the saves of the tournament deep into injury time to palm away a close-range header from Christoph Baumgartner and prevent an equalizer.