Confirmed rivals for Argentina in it World Cup 2026. This Friday the draw for the World Cup to be held next year in Canada, the United States and Mexico took place and the Albiceleste already knows its first three rivals. one of them is Austriawhich was drawn from pot 2. Find out all the details of the European team.
All the details of Austria, rival of the Argentine National Team in the 2026 World Cup
Table of Contents
- All the details of Austria, rival of the Argentine National Team in the 2026 World Cup
- The Austrian squad
- Austria’s latest matches
- The 2026 World Cup groups: a friendly area for Argentina and a maximum risk crossing of the 16th round
- Video: Scaloni entering the draw with the World Cup and his memory of the Qatar final
- The look of a world champion: Nicolás Tagliafico reacts to the 2026 World Cup draw
- What days will the Argentine National Team play in the 2026 World Cup?
Austria will have its eighth participation in a World Cup, now under the technical leadership of the German, Ralf Rangnick. The Wonder Team, as it is nicknamed, It is in 24th place in the FIFA ranking and reaches the Cup after finishing at the top of group H of the European Qualifiers with 19 points, ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Cyprus and San Marino. It should be noted that in the qualifying stage they achieved six wins, one draw and only one fall.
AUSTRIA IN THE WORLD CUP
EIGHT PARTICIPATIONS
He played in the World Cups in 1934, 1954, 1958, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1998 and 2026.
24th IN THE FIFA RANKING
Qualification for the 2026 World Cup marks their return to the tournament after a 28-year absence
Austria returns to a World Cup after years of absence, since its last participation was in France 1998where it was eliminated in the group stage that it shared with Italy, Chile and Cameroon. His best performance in the contest was in Switzerland 1954 when it reached third place by beating Uruguay in the bronze medal match.
Furthermore, the team led by Rangnick has various figures on campus as in the case of David Alaba from Real Madrid; Marcel Sabitzer of Borussia Dortmund; Konrad Laimer from Bayern Munich and Marko Arnautovic of the Red Star and top scorer of the national team with 47 goals in 130 duels.
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AND MAIN FIGURE
Ralf Rangnick
He took over in June 2022. Under his leadership, Austria managed to qualify for Euro 2024 (where they reached the round of 16 as group leaders) and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
David Alaba
He plays for Real Madrid and was chosen Austrian footballer of the year on multiple occasions. He is captain of the team.
DT: Ralf Rangnick
The Austrian squad
- Nicholas Kristof
- Patrick Pentz
- Nikolas Polster
- David Alaba
- Kevin Danso
- Marco Friedl
- Philipp Lienhart
- Phillip Mwene
- Stefan Posch
- Alexander Prass
- Leopold Querfeld
- Christoph Baumgartner
- Florian Grillitsch
- Marco Grüll
- Konrad Laimer
- Marcel Sabitzer
- Xavier Schlager
- Romano Schmid
- Alessandro Schöpf
- Nicolas Seiwald
- Patrick Wimmer
- Marko Arnautovic
- Raul Florucz
- Michael Gregoritsch
- Nicholas Wurmbrand
Austria’s latest matches
- Austria 1 vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 | November 18, 2025 | European Qualifiers
- Cyprus 0 vs. Austria 2 | November 15, 2025 | European Qualifiers
- Romania 1 vs. Austria 0 | October 12, 2025 | European Qualifiers
- Austria 10 vs. San Marino 0 | October 9, 2025 | European Qualifiers
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 vs. Austria 2 | September 9, 2025 | European Qualifiers
Arnautovic, Austria’s top scorer. REUTERS/Elisabeth Mandl
See also
The 2026 World Cup groups: a friendly area for Argentina and a maximum risk crossing of the 16th round
See also
Video: Scaloni entering the draw with the World Cup and his memory of the Qatar final
See also
The look of a world champion: Nicolás Tagliafico reacts to the 2026 World Cup draw
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