Euro 2012 qualifying: Germany 6 Austria 2

Germany sealed their presence at Euro 2012 with a 6-2 victory over Austria in Gelsenkirchen, with Mesut Ozil and Miroslav Klose prevalent.

Klose scored his 62nd international goal, leaving him six behind Gerd Muller s record for Germany.

Ozil and Lukas Podolski both joined him in etching their names on the score sheet within the opening half hour, as the Germans took a commanding lead.

Marko Arnautovic pulled one back for Austria before half-time, but there was no return for the visitors.

Ozil and Martin Harnik traded goals early in the second half, but substitutes Andre Schurrle and Mario Gotze rounded off Germany s win with late strikes.

It took just eight minutes for the hosts to break the deadlock. After a cross was cleared only to the edge…