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Austria's World Cup hopes: kick off against Romania in the Happel Stadium!
Austria starts the World Cup qualification against Romania on June 7, 2025. Kick-off at 8:45 p.m. in the Ernst Happel Stadium.
Austria's World Cup hopes: kick off against Romania in the Happel Stadium!
On June 7, 2025, the World Cup qualification for 2026 begins with an exciting opening game against Romania for the Austrian national team. The kick-off is at 8:45 p.m. in the Ernst Happel Stadium, where a home game atmosphere with up to 48,500 spectators is expected. laola1 that Austria last lost 0-2 against Serbia and thus National League group A missed. This throws a shadow on the current form of the team that has not yet played a game in the World Cup qualification.
On the other hand, Romania has already completed two qualification games and is three points. The team recently won 5-1 against San Marino after it previously lost 0-1 against Bosnia-Herzegovina. The crown reports that Ralf Rangnick, the team leader of the Austrian, emphasizes the importance of strong support from the fans and hopes that the spark of enthusiasm will play well.
The challenge on the way to the WM
The Austrian national team has already missed the qualification for the World Cup six times in the past, most recently there was a World Cup finals in 1998. For the upcoming games, the team has set itself the goal of reaching a World Cup participation after over 25 years. Austria was drawn from pot 1 in Group H and, in addition to Romania, also plays against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus and San Marino. The football World Cup website explains that the group victory is sought to qualify directly for the World Cup. The group of group should be in the playoffs.
Rangnick has announced the composition of the squad for the World Cup qualification. Unfortunately, David Alaba fails because of a cruciate ligament tear, but the newcomers Nikolas sparkling and Thierno Ballo are in the squad for the first time. Other top performers include Marko Arnautović, Konrad Laimer and Marcel Sabitzer. It remains exciting which impulses the new players will bring into the team.
The schedule and current table
The other games of the World Cup qualification look as follows:
- 10. June 2025: San Marino VS Austria
- 6. September 2025: Austria VS Cyprus
- 9. September 2025: Bosnia-Herzegovina VS Austria
- 9. October 2025: Austria VS San Marino
- 12. October 2025: Romania VS Austria
- 15. November 2025: Cyprus VS Austria
- 18. November 2025: Austria VS Bosnia-Herzegovina
Currently the qualification table looks as follows:
| Platz | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 6 |
| 2 | Romania | 3 |
| 3 | Cyprus | 3 |
| 4 | Austria | 0 |
| 5 | San Marino | 0 |
Austria also has National League playoff games against Serbia in spring 2025. With the right performance and support of the fans, the foundation stone could be laid for successful qualifications.