2026 World Cup - Group J: Preview, squad and schedule for Austria

17.06.26 FT World Cup

Austria

3

:

Jordan

1

Absent since 1998, Austria marks its return to the competition and will take part in its eighth World Cup finals.

World Cup history

Austria enjoyed a memorable run in 1954, clinching third place—their best result in the tournament’s history.

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Their last appearance dates back to the 1998 World Cup in France, where they were knocked out in the group stage.

Qualification journey

Austria topped their qualifying group, which included Romania, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and San Marino.

Ralf Rangnick’s men secured qualification with a draw against Bosnia (1-1).

Number of appearances

7 appearances (1934, 1954, 1958, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1998)

World Cup record

29 matches: 12 wins, 4 draws, 13 defeats, 43 goals scored / 47 conceded

Austria squad

Goalkeepers: Alexander Schlager (RB Salzburg, AUT), Florian Wiegele (Viktoria Plzen, CZE), Patrick Pentz (Brondby, DEN)

Defenders: David Affenbruger (Elche, ESP), Kevin Danso (Tottenham, ENG), Stefan Posch (Eintracht Frankfurt, GER), David Alaba (Real Madrid, ESP), Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg, GER), Philipp Mwene (Mainz, GER), Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen, GER), Michael Svoboda (Venezia, ITA 2nd tier)

Midfielders: Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig, GER), Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig, GER), Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund, GER), Florian Grillitsch (Braga, POR), Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund, GER), Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen, GER), Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig, GER), Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich, GER), Patrick Wiemmer (Wolfsburg, GER), Paul Wanner (PSV Eindhoven, NED), Alessandro Schöpf (Wolfsberger, AUT)

Forwards: Marko Arnautovic (Red Star Belgrade, SRB), Michael Gregoritsch (Augsburg, GER), Sasa Kalajdzic (LASK, AUT), Alexander Prass (Hoffenheim, GER)

Austria’s Group J schedule

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Austria vs. Jordan

04:00 | San Francisco Bay Stadium

Monday, June 22, 2026

Argentina vs. Austria

17:00 | Dallas Stadium

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Algeria vs. Austria

02:00 | Kansas City Stadium

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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