New coach, new luck: Austria's women's football on success course!

New coach, new luck: Austria's women's football on success course!

Austria's national women's team in football is ready to shine in the Nations League! After an impressive 1-0 victory against Scotland, the team under the direction of the new coach Alexander Schriebl begins on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, against Germany, broadcast live from ORF 1 from 5:55 p.m. from Nuremberg. The commentators Daniel Warmuth and Elisabeth Tieber as well as the analysts Kristina Inhof and Viktoria Schnaderbeck will provide exciting insights. Fans can follow the game on ORF on and receive current information and streams for all transmissions via the multimedia offer from sport.orf.at.

new beginning under Schritribl

This start not only marks the beginning of a new era, but also the first competitive game for the 46-year-old neo-team boss Schriebl, who succeeded Irene Fuhrmann. He emphasizes that he wants to "have" straightforward, intensive and brave football ". Captain Sarah Puntigam is looking forward to the encounter: "It is cool that you have the chance to show the new impulses right away," she explains and highlights the offensive of the game. Opponents Germany will be a major challenge, since Austria has no favorite position against the DFB selection.

At temperatures just above freezing and in front of around 2000 spectators in the Innviertel, the ÖFB selection hopes for a home advantage. The decision about the list could be difficult, because according to Schritrl, all players have convinced in training: "As everyone trained, I would have to put up all." This competition for positions is an important step towards the 2026 World Cup in Brazil. In addition to Germany, the current opponents in Group A1 are also the Netherlands. Puntigam still sees her team "not in the role of favorites" when it comes to the upcoming games. "It will be a game at eye level," postulates the 32-year-old.

Team dynamics are crucial, especially after the failing play-off against Scotland in 2022, which has a strong impact on motivation. The players are determined to prove themselves and not to light the favorite role to their opponents. "It will be an intensive game," promises Puntigam, "we definitely have an invoice."

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