Austria's national team starts World Cup qualification against Romania in the Happel Stadium!

Austria's national team starts World Cup qualification against Romania in the Happel Stadium!

On June 7, 2025, the decisive phase of the World Cup qualification for the final round 2026 in North America begins for the Austrian national football team. Today, the ÖFB team in Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna meets Romania, the strongest competitor in its qualification group and, according to the FIFA world rankings, the strongest opponent. The game will kick off at 8:45 p.m. and transfer live to ORF 1. The framework conditions are promising, the atmosphere in the sold -out stadium electrically.

Team boss Ralf Rangnick set his starting eleven while the players look at the game with mixed feelings. Austria goes into the game as a favorite and absolutely needs a victory to keep the connection to the group. After a 0-1 defeat against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania is under pressure and is forced to score against the Austrians. Austria not only has the momentum on her side, but also a simulation of the "Football meets Data" portal certifies the team a 67 percent chance of winning.

The starting situation

Austria has a lot in the group phase. The aim is to qualify for the World Cup after more than 25 years. Already at the last World Cup finals in 1998 in France was not represented and has failed six times in a row in the qualification rounds. The national team is currently in fourth place in the table with zero points, while Bosnia-Herzegovina already has nine points in the account after three games. The group structure results as follows:

focus on the squad

For today's match, Rangnick has to do without regular players David Alaba, who recovered from a cruciate ligament tear. Nevertheless, some top performers are in the contingent, including Marko Arnautović, Konrad Laimer and Marcel Sabitzer. Talents such as Nikolas are new in the squad and Thierno Ballo. Rangnick emphasizes the meticulous preparation and importance of this game. A good start could be crucial for the entire qualification.

Austria will not only play against Romania. The next tasks are also challenging: On June 10th, San Marino is on the plan, followed by Cyprus and Bosnia-Herzegovina. A good point of points in these games is essential for the goal of securing the group victory and thus a direct World Cup qualification place. The group of groups has to go to the playoffs, which exerts additional pressure on the team.

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