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Austria beats Sweden 4-1 to qualify for Euro 2016

Austria secured a place at next year's European Championship with a 4-1 away win over Sweden on Tuesday, the first time in 18 years that it has successfully qualified for a major tournament.

Martin Harnik grabbed two goals for Austria in a dominant display in Solna. David Alaba opened the scoring with a ninth-minute penalty and Marc Janko also hit the back of the net.

Sweden scored a consolation goal in stoppage time through star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who had been battling an injury in the build-up to the game.

Austria qualifies for the tournament in France unbeaten with seven wins and a draw and is already assured of topping Group G.