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Austria
Returning after 28-year absence · UEFA · 8th World Cup appearance · Group J
Featured facts
Austria are back at the World Cup for the first time since 1998. Fifteen of their 26 players were alive when they last appeared.
Austria have won none of their last 3 World Cup matches (0W-2D-1L).
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Austria have conceded in each of their last 9 World Cup matches, letting in 11 goals in total.
Austria have scored in each of their last 4 World Cup matches, netting 5 goals in total.
Austria’s World Cup opening-match record is 4W-1D-2L across 7 appearances (8-8 goals). They have failed to score 2 times and kept 2 clean sheets in those opening games.
2026 Fixtures
Austria3–1Jordan
Tue 16 Jun · Group J
Tue 16 Jun
Group JAustriavsJordan3–1→Argentina2–0Austria
Mon 22 Jun · Group J
Mon 22 Jun
Group JArgentinavsAustria2–0→Algeria3–3Austria
Sat 27 Jun · Group J
Sat 27 Jun
Group JAlgeriavsAustria3–3→Spain3–0Austria
Thu 2 Jul · Round of 32
Thu 2 Jul
Round of 32SpainvsAustria3–0→World Cup record
8
World Cup appearances
Best result: Third place
33
matches played
13 won · 5 drawn · 15 lost
-7
goal difference
49 scored · 56 conceded
Recent World Cups
1998Group stageW0 D2 L1→1990Group stageW1 D0 L2→1982Group stageW2 D1 L2→
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All-time top scorers
1Erich Probst6goals
2Hans Krankl5goals
3Ernst Stojaspal3goals
4Theodor Wagner3goals
5Alfred Koerner3goals
6Walter Schachner3goals
7Marko Arnautović20262goals
8Johann Horvath2goals
9Ernst Ocwirk2goals
10Karl Koller1goal
Team profile
Austria's best World Cup finish is a third-place finish, reached in 1954, 1934.
Austria have an average squad age of 28.2 at the 2026 World Cup.
2026 Squad
| # | Name | Birthdate (Age) | Club | WC Apps | WC Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander SchlagerG | 1 Feb 1996(30) | Red Bull Salzburg | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | David AffengruberD | 19 Mar 2001(25) | Elche | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Kevin DansoD | 19 Sept 1998(27) | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Xaver SchlagerM | 28 Sept 1997(28) | RB Leipzig | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Stefan PoschD | 14 May 1997(29) | Mainz 05 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Nicolas SeiwaldM | 4 May 2001(25) | RB Leipzig | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Marko ArnautovićF | 19 Apr 1989(37) | Red Star Belgrade | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | David AlabaD | 24 Jun 1992(34) | Real Madrid | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Marcel SabitzerM | 17 Mar 1994(32) | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Florian GrillitschM | 7 Aug 1995(30) | Braga | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Michael GregoritschF | 18 Apr 1994(32) | FC Augsburg | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Florian WiegeleG | 21 Mar 2001(25) | Viktoria Plzeň | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Patrick PentzG | 2 Jan 1997(29) | Brøndby | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Saša KalajdžićF | 7 Jul 1997(29) | LASK | 3 | 1 |
| 15 | Philipp LienhartD | 11 Jul 1996(30) | SC Freiburg | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Phillipp MweneD | 29 Jan 1994(32) | Mainz 05 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Carney ChukwuemekaM | 20 Oct 2003(22) | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Romano SchmidM | 27 Jan 2000(26) | Werder Bremen | 4 | 1 |
| 20 | Konrad LaimerM | 27 May 1997(29) | Bayern Munich | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick WimmerF | 30 May 2001(25) | VfL Wolfsburg | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Alexander PrassM | 26 May 2001(25) | TSG Hoffenheim | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Marco FriedlD | 16 Mar 1998(28) | Werder Bremen | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Paul WannerM | 23 Dec 2005(20) | PSV Eindhoven | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Michael SvobodaD | 15 Oct 1998(27) | Venezia | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Alessandro SchöpfM | 7 Feb 1994(32) | Wolfsberger AC | 0 | 0 |