Austria starts successfully in the World Cup qualification: 2: 1 against Romania!

Austria starts successfully in the World Cup qualification: 2: 1 against Romania!

Wien, Österreich - On June 8, 2025, the Austrian national team celebrated an important 2-1 win against Romania in the World Cup qualification. Michael Gregoritsch and Marcel Sabitzer entered the goal scorer list and contributed significantly to the first positive balance in this qualification round. This encounter took place in the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna and marked the start of the World Cup qualification for the World Cup 2026. Austria was drawn in the group H, in which they are dealing with Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus and San Marino.

The performance of the players was analyzed in a special edition of the ANSATONFERENZ by Hannes, Harald and Patrick, whereby the strong performance was particularly emphasized by Gregoritsch, Sabitzer and Maxi Wöber. Despite a difficult season, the actors were able to convince on the pitch. This assessment is also shared by the Austrian football community, where the reactions are mixed: While a user named "Anthei" Ralf Rangnick praises, "Stigi72" on Instagram expresses criticism of the game quality of the team.

Analysis of the World Cup qualification

Austria has had a long dry spell. Most recently, the team took part in a World Cup finals in 1998 and failed in the last six qualification rounds. With a view to the upcoming World Cup 2026, the goal is clear: the return after over 25 years. After the opening game against Romania, the next challenges are pending, including the duel against San Marino on June 10, 2025.

The squad for the World Cup qualification is strong, even if top performers like David Alaba are missing due to a cruciate ligament tear. Nikolas were newly included in the team and Thierno Ballo, while rigid actors such as Marko Arnautović, Konrad Laimer and Marcel Sabitzer complement the squad. The best players in the squad also bring high expectations after Austria made you take notice in good games in the last Nations League.

Current table and outlook

With the previous victory against Romania, Austria has now shown 3 points in the table of the group H. The current ranking:

Now an important phase is waiting with the next games against San Marino and Cyprus. The aim is to win the group to secure direct qualifications to the World Cup. If this does not succeed, Austria would have to fight for the remaining starting places as a group second in Playoffs. The team not only wants to convince the ÖFB fans, but also climb the international parquet again, where great successes were once celebrated.

whether the team under the direction of Ralf Rangnick will find out the required upswing and can achieve the goal will be shown in the upcoming encounters.

[Laola1 reports] (https://www.laola1.at/de/Red/fussball/oefb-nationalteam/a-tangrund/ansakonferenz—warum-gregoritsch-im-oefb-team-team-functioned and the expectations are high. Die Kleine Zeitung supplemented that the analysis of the game has documented a promising performance. Fussball-wm.pro emphasizes the goal of the WM-qualification and the challenges that Austria must master.