Rangnick announces squad for World Cup qualifiers: Who surprises the fans?
Rangnick announces squad for World Cup qualifiers: Who surprises the fans?
Seefeld, Österreich - Ralf Rangnick, the team leader of the Austrian Football Association (ÖFB), announced on May 26, 2025 that the ÖFB team will start the World Cup qualification in early June. The aim of the Austrian national team is two victories, initially in the home game against Romania on June 7th in Vienna and then in San Marino on June 10th. With an extensive training camp in Seefeld, the team wants to prepare optimally for the games. A complete training week is available to set the players to the challenge. According to
In detail, the squad is composed as follows:
| position | player |
|---|---|
| gate | Tobias Lawal (LASK), Patrick Pentz (Bröndby), Nikolas Polster (WAC), Nicolas Schmid (Portsmouth) |
| defense | Kevin Danso (Tottenham), Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen), Philipp Lienhart (SC Freiburg), Philipp Mwene (FSV Mainz), Stefan Posch (Atalanta), Leopold Querfeld (Union Berlin), Gernot Trauner (Feyenoord), Nikolas Veratschnig (Mainz), Maximilian Wöber (Leeds) |
| midfield | Thierno Ballo (WAC), Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), Florian Grillitsch (Real Valladolid), Marco Grüll (Werder Bremen), Konrad Laimer (FC Bayern), Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig), Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig), Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg) |
| attack | Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg), Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan), Raul Florucz (Olimpija Ljubljana), Mathias Honsak (1.FC Heidenheim) |
David Alaba, a key player of the team, will not be in the squad due to persistent problems after a meniscal tear. Gernot Trauner is also closed to the first game against Romania. However, his return is expected in the following games. Marco Friedl was also appointed back into the selection. Compared to the previous squad, six players are missing, including Alexander Schlager and some others who are not ready for use for various reasons. The team must therefore make a particularly effort to achieve the goals set.
Overall, the team is on a good basic structure, but the many failures could make the task of winning against Romania. The anticipation for the qualification games is growing and the fans hope for a successful appearances by the ÖFB team next weekend.
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| Ort | Seefeld, Österreich |
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