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title: "Virals: West Ham discover Europa League group stage opposition"
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author: "Dan Clubbe"
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published: "2021-08-27T10:50:00Z"
modified: "2021-08-27T10:50:00Z"
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# Virals: West Ham discover Europa League group stage opposition

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2021/08/27/virals-fabrizio-romano-delivers-here-we-go-on-kurt-zouma-to-west-ham/) have been drawn alongside Dinamo Zagreb, Genk and Rapid Vienna in Group H of the Europa League for 2021/22.

The Hammers qualified automatically for the group stage of the competition following a [sixth-place Premier League finish](https://www.premierleague.com/tables?co=1&se=363&ha=-1) last season.

This feat has already eclipsed previous jaunts into Europe, including back in 2016/17 when Romanian side Astra Giurgiu [got the better of the Irons](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37158826) across two legs at the qualifying stage.

The [draw](https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/draws/?utm_campaign=uel-draw-gs&utm_content=preview-feed&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter) took place in Istanbul the results were confirmed on the UEFA Europa League’s [official Twitter](https://twitter.com/EuropaLeague) account.

> Twitter: ![🟧](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/1f7e7.svg) GROUP H ![🟧](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/1f7e7.svg)
>
> ![🇭🇷](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/1f1ed-1f1f7.svg) Dinamo Zagreb\
> ![🇧🇪](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/1f1e7-1f1ea.svg) Genk\
> ![🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/1f3f4-e0067-e0062-e0065-e006e-e0067-e007f.svg) West Ham\
> ![🇦🇹](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.1.0/svg/1f1e6-1f1f9.svg) Rapid Wien
>
> \#UELdraw (@EuropaLeague)

David Moyes’ side currently [sit top of the Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) and will be confident of giving a strong account of themselves on the European stage.

Zagreb lifted the Croatian top flight last term whilst Genk [sit mid-table](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/belgian-pro-league/table) in Belgium as things stand.

Surprise participants Vienna [lie third](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/austrian-bundesliga/table) in the Austrian Bundesliga, having finished 15 points behind Red Bull Salzburg in 2020/21.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Some exciting trips across the continent await there for the Hammers faithful to enjoy.

Sight-seeing in Croatia, Belgium and Austria aside, West Ham can be confident of their chances of qualifying from Group H.

Perhaps a signing or two before the end of the month and that [looming transfer deadline](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12312527/transfer-news-summer-transfer-window-2021-premier-league-ins-and-outs) will further enhance the chances and confidence that a run deep into the Europa League is on the cards.