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While the Austria squad ran to celebrate in front their fan block to the sound of Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” after a 3-2 win against the Netherlands at the Euro 2024, coach Ralf Rangnick preferred to stay on the sidelines. “I just wanted to rest a bit,” the coach said in a news conference after Tuesday’s game. “There wasn’t much I was thinking about.” In the days leading up to the final Group D match, however, Rangnick and his staff had a lot on their minds. “Before, we were thinking about how we would go into the game. Had that Italy goal not happened, we would have a different line-up, …

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