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Austria
Group J · Pot 2

Austria
Das Team.

Eighth World Cup — after a long absence (last in 1998). Coach Ralph Rangnick — German, former Leipzig and Manchester United. High pressing, aggressive football. At their peak — Alaba, Sabitzer, Laimer and Arnautovic.

Route · Group J
Tue · 16 JUNAustria — Jordan — · —San Francisco · 21:00 Mon · 22 JUNArgentina — Austria — · —Dallas · 12:00 Sat · 27 JUNAlgeria — Austria — · —Kansas City · 21:00
Thu 2 JULRound of 16 · J vs ?Atlanta
National anthem
Bundeshymne der Republik Österreich
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Full path · 7 stages

National team
calendar.

Matchday 1
16 JUN · TUE · 21:00
vs Jordan
San Francisco · "Levi's Stadium"
Matchday 2
22 JUN · MON · 12:00
away at Argentina
Dallas · AT&T Stadium
Matchday 3
27 JUN · SAT · 21:00
away at Algeria
Kansas City · "Arrowhead Stadium"
Round of 16
28 JUN–3 JUL · FRI
if they qualify
Atlanta · Boston · Vancouver · Guadalajara and 12 more
Round of 16
4 JUL–7 JUL · TUE
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas · Kansas City · Los Angeles and 4 more
Quarterfinals
9 JUL–11 JUL · SAT
if they qualify
Atlanta · New York / NJ · San Francisco · Philadelphia
Semifinals
14 JUL–15 JUL · WED
if they qualify
Atlanta · Dallas
Final
19 JUL · SUN
if they qualify
New York / NJ

Group stage confirmed, playoffs — date range and potential venues. Playoff schedule to be finalized after Round of 16 draw.

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Tournaments in history
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No titles
#24
FIFA Ranking
51.0
Odds to win
Coaching staff

Rangnick —
German in Vienna.

Ralph Rangnick

Ralph Rangnick

Head Coach · Austria · since 2022

German, ex-Leipzig and Manchester United. Took over Austria in 2022. High pressing, aggressive 4-2-3-1. Austria's first qualification campaign without defeats in 30 years.

Unbeaten in qualifying 34 matches · 24 wins High pressing 10/10
Stars

Four players
to watch.

Marco Arnautovic

Marco Arnautovic

Forward · № 9 · 37 years old

National team record holder for appearances and goals. 8 goals in the group stage brought Austria back to the World Cup for the first time in 28 years.

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David Alaba

David Alaba

Defender · № 8 · 33 years old

Captain and long-time leader of Real Madrid. Returned after injuries and is back commanding the defense.

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Marcel Sabitzer

Marcel Sabitzer

Midfielder · № 7 · 32 years old

Creative brain of the team, conductor at Borussia Dortmund. Rangnick's "10" in a 4-2-3-1 formation.

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Konrad Laimer

Konrad Laimer

Midfielder · № 6 · 28 years old

Bayern utility player — works twice as hard, plays both right-back and in the holding midfield. Rangnick's favourite since Leipzig days.

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Squad · preliminary list

Twenty-six players
under one roof.

Preliminary Final FIFA squad list — by May 27, 2026.

Goalkeepers

1
Alexander Schlager RB Salzburg 30 years old · 189 cm · €5.0M
12
Patrik Pents Brøndby 29 years old · 192 cm · €2.0M
23
Tobias Laval Genk 25 years old · 192 cm · €3.0M

Defenders

8
David Alaba Real Madrid 33 years old · 180 cm · €8.0M
15
Philipp Lienhart Freiburg 29 years old · 188 cm · €12M
4
Kevin Danso Tottenham 27 years old · 190 cm · €25M
5
Stefan Posch Mainz 28 years old · 188 cm · €6.0M
3
Maximilian Wöber Borussia M 28 years old · 186 cm · €8.0M
16
Filipp Mvene Mainz 32 years old · 178 cm · €3.0M
2
Marco Friedl Werder 28 years old · 187 cm · €8.0M
13
Michael Svoboda Venezia 27 years old · 195 cm · €3.0M

Midfielders

6
Konrad Laimer Real Madrid 28 years old · 180 cm · €30M
7
Marcel Sabitzer Borussia D 32 years old · 177 cm · €12M
19
Christoph Baumgartner RB Leipzig 26 years old · 180 cm · €32M
14
Nicolas Seiwald RB Salzburg 23 years old · 182 cm · €16M
24
Florian Grilich Hoffenheim 30 years old · 188 cm · €8.0M
10
Xaver Schlager RB Leipzig 28 years old · 174 cm · €18M
22
Romano Schmid Werder 26 years old · 173 cm · €12M
18
Paul Wanner PSV 20 years old · 185 cm · €18M

Forwards

9
Marco Arnautovic Fenerbahçe 37 years old · 192 cm · €2.0M
11
Michael Gregoritsch Augsburg 31 years old · 191 cm · €6.0M
20
Saša Kalajdžić Stuttgart 28 years old · 200 cm · €5.0M
21
Patrick Wimmer Wolfsburg 24 years old · 180 cm · €10M
17
Carney Chukwuemeka Borussia D 22 years old · 184 cm · €20M
25
Aleksander Prass Hoffenheim 24 years old · 187 cm · €10M
26
Iunus Chalich Sturm 24 years old · 183 cm · €5.0M
History

Eight tournaments
one Third place

Bronze 1954.

8 tournaments. Best finish — 3rd place in Switzerland 1954 (Uruguay 3:1). Also 4th place in 1934. Long absence: from 1998 to 2026 — missed 6 World Cups.

1954 3rd
1998GroupCameroon 1:1, Chile 1:1, Italy 0:2Group
1990GroupItaly 0:1, USA 2:1, Czechoslovakia 0:1Group
1982Round 23rd place in group — 1 win from 5Group
1978¼Argentina 0:6, CórdobaQuarterfinals
19543rd3rd place — Uruguay 3:1Semifinals