Austria's football team: World Cup qualification opponents have been determined!

Austria's football team: World Cup qualification opponents have been determined!

The anticipation for the 2026 World Cup is growing, because the groups for the qualification have finally been drawn! Austria's national team has an exciting challenge in front of them: in Group H the ÖFB selection meets Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus and San Marino. The group winners secure the ticket to the World Cup directly, while the second places have to go into the nerve-wracking play-offs. According to 5min.at , the qualification begins at the end of March, but Austria has to wait until June, since the Nation's League-Play-Off is previously on the program.

German challenge in the World Cup qualification

The German national soccer team also has an eye on their opponents in the next phase of qualification. According to Zeit.de , the DFB team in group A could meet Slovakia, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg or in Group I on Norway, Israel, Estonia and the Republic of Moldau. However, the final assignment is still pending and depends on the results in the quarter -finals of the Nations League against Italy, which will be held on March 20 and 23, 2025. If Germany wins, it not only goes into the semi-finals of the Nations League, but the team can also avoid two World Cup qualification games, which is a significant advantage.

A total of 54 European nations fight for the coveted places at the World Cup, which will take place in 2026 in the USA, Canada and Mexico. The qualification comprises twelve groups, with the winners of the groups qualified directly for the final round, while the second-placed people receive a second chance in the play-offs. The first matchday of the European World Cup qualification will take place between March 17 and 25, 2025, and the tension could not be greater!