Austria's World Cup qualification: With confidence against Romania and Bosnia!

Austria's World Cup qualification: With confidence against Romania and Bosnia!

On Friday, December 13, 2024, the group draw for qualification for the 2026 World Cup was carried out in Zurich. Austria has caught a feasible group H, which consists of the opponents of Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus and San Marino. Team boss Ralf Rangnick said satisfied about the draw and emphasized that he had wished for opponents, against which one has not played in the past two and a half years, which has now come true, so Laola1.at . Rangnick is optimistic and hopes for good performance in qualification, especially in the upcoming games against Serbia in the UEFA Nations League.

Austria on the way to the 2026 World Cup

The group offers Austria the opportunity to qualify directly for the World Cup without having to go to the play-off games that take place in March 2026. The group winner qualifies directly, while the runner-up has a chance in play-off. Sports director Peter Schöttel was also pleased with the group of five, as it promises less tight game dates in autumn 2025. The prerequisites for a successful qualification do not seem to be as favorable as it has been in many years, such as Kicker.de . Rangnick emphasized that the entire team wants to be well prepared and that the injured have to return in time to maximize the chances of the group victory.

With a strong focus on the upcoming games, the pressure on the Austrian national team is high - but Rangnick and his men seem determined to finally solve a ticket for a World Cup after this has not been possible since 1998. The coming months promise exciting challenges for the red-white-red eleven