WM-QUALI begins: Tickets for Austria against Romania now available!

WM-QUALI begins: Tickets for Austria against Romania now available!

Wien, Österreich - On March 25, 2025, an exciting chapter in the history of Austrian football is announced. From Wednesday, March 28th at 2:00 p.m., the ticket for the opening game of the Austrian national team will be available in the World Cup qualification. The home game against Romania will take place on June 7, 2025 at 8:45 p.m. in the Vienna Ernst Happel Stadium. The tickets can be purchased via the ÖFB-Homepage

The World Cup qualification is of particular importance for Austria. After the last participation in a World Cup in 1998, there is an opportunity to qualify for the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada. This is held for the first time with 48 teams. Austria was drawn in the draw of qualification from pot one and plays in Group H against Romania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Cyprus and San Marino, which makes the challenge of the coming months clear.

game dates and qualification format

The qualification games will be played from June to November 2025. The game plan provides for the following dates:

• 7. June 2025, 8:45 p.m.: Austria-Romania (home game in the Ernst Happel Stadium)
• 10. June 2025, 8:45 p.m.: San Marino - Austria
• 6. September 2025, 8:45 p.m.: Austria - Cyprus
• 9. September 2025, 8:45 p.m.: Bosnia - Austria
• 9. October 2025, 8:45 p.m.: Austria - San Marino
• 12. October 2025, 8:45 p.m.: Romania - Austria
• 15. November 2025, 6 p.m.: Cyprus - Austria
• 18. November 2025, 8:45 p.m.: Austria-Bosnia (probably in the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna)

Team boss Ralf Rangnick emphasized that the goal for the Austrian eleven is the prospect of winning in the group in order to qualify directly for the World Cup. Only the group first qualifies directly for the World Cup, while the group runners and four other teams have to fight for the place in Play-offs via the Nations League. Before the start of qualification, however, play-off duels against Serbia in March.

group analysis and opponent

Austria is considered a favorite in his group, which also includes challenging opponents. Romania, currently on the 38th place in the FIFA world rankings, has a squad value of over 100 million euros. Bosnia-Herzegovina, with a squad value just under 100 million euros, is in the 74th place, while Cyprus is in 130 euros with around 20 million euros. San Marino has recently achieved a victory in the Nations League and is also aiming for further improvement.

news from the national team show that star player David Alaba may return to the crucial games after a cruciate ligament rupture. Rangnick is aiming for a profound positive development in the team to end the decades of dry spell since the last World Cup participation.

The upcoming qualification is a significant opportunity for Austria and the anticipation for the opening game against Romania is already noticeable. All eyes of the football fans will be aimed at the Vienna Stadium in June when the ÖFB team finally starts the new qualification phase.