5 teams that could cause a surprise at Euro 2016

Austria

After England, they were the team that garnered the most points from the qualification rounds with 9 wins out of 10 games, including the 4-1 thrashing of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s Sweden at Stockholm. They finished top of a group that contained Russia and Sweden and look like one finely drilled team heading into the tournament.

The obvious star of the team is Bayern Munich’s David Alaba. For his nation, he plays in midfield and stamps his authority on the team’s system, but he isn’t the only one capable of winning them games.

Towering forward Marc Janko scored 7 goals during qualifying. They also have Stoke’s Marko Arnautovic to support him in attack. Finally, in defense, Premier League winning left-back Christian Fuchs comes off the back of a stellar campaign—where he made the most interceptions (98) in the Premier League among all players, as well as creating 45 chances going forward.

Manager Marcel Koller has done a fantastic job in drilling a fine-tuned system for his team. Austria play very well as a unit, which could make them a surprise package this summer.