WM-QUALI starts: Tickets for the Austria-Romania game from tomorrow!

WM-QUALI starts: Tickets for the Austria-Romania game from tomorrow!

Austria's national football team is facing a crucial moment in sports history. On June 7, 2025, the team in the Vienna Ernst Happel Stadium against Romania will play the first game of qualification for the 2026 World Cup. The game starts at 8:45 p.m., and from tomorrow the tickets are available via the September 2025, 8:45 p.m.: Austria - Cyprus (home game in Linz)

Only the group winner qualifies directly for the World Cup. While the group runners-up and four other teams have chances of participating about the Nations League, an important play-off duel against Serbia will already take place in the Nations League in March 2025. These games serve as a further test of the team.

World Cup 2026 and qualification details

The qualification for the 2026 World Cup extends over a period of three years and includes 210 FIFA members reported. All of the continental associations are represented, and the drawing of the groups took place on December 13, 2024 in Zurich. A total of 16 starting places are available for Europe, with the 12 group winners driving directly to the World Cup.

The best two group runners and four teams from the UEFA Nations League are fighting for the remaining places. The qualification games for the UEFA nations also take place between 2025 and 2026, with the integration of the results of the Nations League 2024/25 into the overall ranking. This transfer of information on the World Cup qualification is structured by the comprehensive rules and requirements of the FIFA that promise an exciting and demanding season.

With the start of Romania, a hopeful journey begins for the Austrian national team, which ideally ends with the return to the big football stage. The team and fans look excitedly at the encounters that are still in front of them and the opportunity to be part of a world championship again.