Austria
Team Profile
- Austria are returning to the FIFA World Cup™ stage for the first time since 1998 and will make their eighth tournament appearance at the 2026 finals.
- They clinched qualification on the final matchday, earning a 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina with a late equaliser after trailing for most of the contest and facing the prospect of being overtaken in the standings by their opponents.
- Two-time semi-finalists, Das Nationalteam finished fourth in 1934 and clinched the final podium place in 1954. Since then, they have only advanced beyond the first stage once – reaching the second group phase at the 1982 edition of FIFA’s flagship tournament.
- On 9 October 2025, Austria recorded their biggest-ever win, swatting San Marino aside in a 10-0 World Cup qualifying triumph. Marko Arnautović netted four times in that contest to surpass Toni Polster’s long-standing 44-goal record and become his nation’s all-time leading scorer.
- The 1954 FIFA World Cup™ quarter-final bout between Austria and host nation Switzerland remains the highest-scoring match in the tournament’s history. The Austrians staged a remarkable comeback, overturning a 3-0 deficit to run out
7-5 winners.
Austria Fixtures
Austria Squad
Alexander Schlager
Goalkeeper
Florian Wiegele
Goalkeeper
Patrick Pentz
Goalkeeper
David Affengruber
Defender
Kevin Danso
Defender
Stefan Posch
Defender
David Alaba
Defender
Philipp Lienhart
Defender
Grenddy Perozo
Defender
Marco Friedl
Defender
Michael Svoboda
Defender
Xaver Schlager
Midfielder
Nicolas Seiwald
Midfielder
Marcel Sabitzer
Midfielder
Florian Grillitsch
Midfielder
Carney Chukwuemeka
Midfielder
Romano Schmid
Midfielder
Dejan Ljubicic
Midfielder
Konrad Laimer
Midfielder
Alexander Prass
Midfielder
Paul Wanner
Midfielder
Alessandro Schöpf
Midfielder
Marko Arnautovic
Attacker
Michael Gregoritsch
Attacker
Sasa Kalajdzic
Attacker
Patrick Wimmer
Attacker
