Finland, Italy and Germany all won at home to secure semifinal places at the 2024/25 IFAF European Championships and now wait to see if reigning champions Austria will join them.

Two games were decided by a single point with scores inside the final minute as Finland denied France a chance to bounce back from their shock defeat to Czechia with a 10-9 win in Vantaa. Italy scored in the dying seconds to edge Denmark 28-27 in a thriller in Milan.

If Austria beats Serbia on Sunday, then number 2 seed Finland and number 3 seed Italy will meet in the semifinals. Germany set up a potential playoffs clash with Austria by crushing Sweden 42-6.

Game Recap: Finland 10 France 9

Game Recap: Italy 28 Denmark 27

Game Recap: Germany 42 Sweden 6

Group A Austria 1-0 Hungary 1-1 Serbia 0-1 October 12       Hungary 3 Austria 58 October 19       Serbia 19 vs Hungary 25 October 27       Austria vs Serbia, Salzburg

Group B Finland 2-0 Czechia 1-1 France 0-2 October 13       Czechia 6 Finland 28 October 20       France 7 Czechia 14 October 26       Finland 10 France 9

Group C Italy 2-0 Denmark 1-1 Switzerland 0-2 October 12       Switzerland 0 Italy 45 October 19       Denmark 27 Switzerland 7 October 26       Italy 28 Denmark 27

Group D Germany 2-0 Sweden 1-1 Great Britain 0-2 October 13       Sweden 20 Great Britain 19 October 19       Great Britain 11 vs Germany 49 October 26       Germany 42 Sweden 6

Photo: Giulio Busi