Austria's football team: World Cup qualification against San Marino-goal show ahead!

Austria's football team: World Cup qualification against San Marino-goal show ahead!

On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, Austria's national team will play in Serravalle against San Marino in the World Cup qualification in Serravalle. Before the duel, Austria goes into play as a clear favorite. San Marino, which is still without points after three games and has a goal difference of 1: 8, has so far proven itself as a weak opponent. With a 2-1 home win over Romania in the back, the Austrian team travels with a lot of confidence.

Team boss Ralf Rangnick emphasizes how important a convincing appearance of his team is. "We expect a home game atmosphere," explains Rangnick and refers to the support of around 1,500 Austrian fans who will fill the stadium. There will probably be no major changes in the list, even if Gernot Trauner will fail due to Achilles tendon problems and Kevin Danso due to muscular problems.

preparations and change of player

Marcel Sabitzer, a key player by the Austrian, announces that he wants to play full throttle football right from the start. To dominate the game, a high victory is crucial for the goal difference, as Sabitzer emphasizes. San Marino will defensively stand up and lurk on the counter. The potential list of the hosts could look as follows: Colombo, Fabbri, Cevoli, T. Benvenuti, Riccardi, Golinucci, Capicchioni, Zannoni, Contadini, Nanni and Lazzari. On the side of Austria it is expected to be sent to the field: Pentz, Posch, Lienhart, Wöber, Mwene, Laimer, Seiwald, Schmid, Baumgartner, Sabitzer and Arnautovic.

context for the World Cup qualification

Austria has a clear objective for the upcoming World Cup 2026: The return to a World Cup finals after over 25 years. Because of them, the ÖFB team failed in the last six qualification rounds. The Austrian national team is currently classified in Group H, where it meets opponents such as Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus and San Marino. After the opening game against Romania, the qualification table looks as follows:

The goal for the team is clear: group victory for a direct World Cup qualification. The group of group would have to fight for the World Cup participation in the playoffs. With his positive development in the team, Ralf Rangnick shows promising progress, even if service providers such as David Alaba, who could return after a cruciate ligament tear, have to be missing. There are also newbies like Nikolas Veratschnig and Thierno Ballo in the current squad.

In the Nations League, the team recently demonstrated a strong performance, including a 5-1 win against Norway. Both the squad and the strategy are optimistic about the upcoming challenges in the World Cup qualification.

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