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Austria's football dreams: victory against Cyprus for World Cup qualification!
Austria's soccer team will fight for World Cup qualification against Cyprus on November 15, 2025. A win ensures participation!
Austria's football dreams: victory against Cyprus for World Cup qualification!
On November 15, 2025, the Austrian national soccer team has a crucial game on the program. If they win against Cyprus, the team could qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The game starts at 6:00 p.m. and Austria will also rely on support from Romania, who will challenge Bosnia-Herzegovina at 8:45 p.m. The ÖFB men are currently leading World Cup qualification group H with 15 points and are two points ahead of their pursuers Bosnia-Herzegovina. The goal difference is +16 goals, which consolidates the Austrians' position and makes the possibility of a first World Cup participation in 28 years more likely.
Team boss Ralf Rangnick uses the best available starting eleven, but has to do without David Alaba and Phillipp Mwene, who are suspended. New to the team is Xaver Schlager, who is making his starting eleven comeback in midfield after a long break. Konrad Laimer will confidently play at left-back, while record scorer Marko Arnautovic will be responsible for the goals.
The lineups
The ÖFB starting eleven looks like this:
| position | player |
|---|---|
| goal | A. Schlager |
| Defence | Posch, Danso, Lienhart, Laimer |
| midfield | Seiwald, X. Schlager |
| attack | Schmid, Baumgartner, Sabitzer, Arnautovic |
The Cyprus starting eleven is represented by the following players:
| position | player |
|---|---|
| goal | Fabiano |
| Defence | Shikis, Shelis, Panagiotou, Correia |
| midfield | Loizou, Kousoulos, Charalampous, Tzionis |
| attack | Sotiriou, Kastanos |
The World Cup qualification at a glance
In order to definitely qualify for the World Cup, a win against Bosnia on November 20th is also very important. Rangnick has developed a formula that says that two points from the last two games should be enough unless Bosnia catches up on goal difference. A draw against Bosnia could also prove beneficial, provided the chasing teams also draw.
The 2026 World Cup will feature 48 teams and 16 European nations will take part in this prestigious event in North America. The group draw for the World Cup will take place on December 5, 2025, and the tournament will begin on June 11, 2026. Austria's chances of qualifying are promising and the team can take the final step towards World Cup participation on Friday, November 20. But if it fails, this could also mean the end of Coach Rangnick's era.
Informed about current developments in the qualification procedure fussball-wm.pro, while laola1.at reported on the challenges ahead. Furthermore offers today.at deeper insights into the strategies and importance of the upcoming games for the ÖFB team.