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National Team

Austria

FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group J · AUT

Coach

Ralf Rangnick

Squad

35 players

Upcoming Matches

3

This page is the MatchTimes overview for Austria, with World Cup 2026 fixtures, squad details, coach information, group context, and a projected lineup when lineup data is available.

Team Snapshot

Austria are in Group J. They are currently 3rd in Group J. Ralf Rangnick is listed as head coach. 35 squad players are listed on this page with shirt numbers, birth dates, and club data when available. An auto-generated 4-2-3-1 projected lineup is available.

Coach

Head Coach

Ralf Rangnick

Qualification & Knockout Path

Practical qualification readout and Round of 32 routes for Austria.

Current Rank

3

Currently in the best third-place race

Points

0

Maximum possible: 9

Matches Left

3

Group-stage matches still to play for Austria

Rank Range

1-4

Conservative range on current points and remaining matches

Qualification Scenarios

Austria can still win Group J and claim the group-winner Round of 32 slot.
Austria can still qualify automatically with a top-two finish.
A third-place finish is still in play, which keeps Austria in the best-third-place qualification race.
Based on current points only, Austria can still finish anywhere from 1 to 4.

Likely Knockout Opponent By Finish

Potential Lineup

Projected starting XI for Austria in a 4-2-3-1 shape.

4-2-3-1

#13

Nicolas Schmid

#5

Stefan Posch

#18

Gernot Trauner

#15

Philipp Lienhart

#16

Philipp Mwene

#27

Florian Grillitsch

#9

Marcel Sabitzer

#39

Patrick Wimmer

#26

Andreas Weimann
Mathias Honsak

#89

Marko Arnautovic

Squad

35 of 35 players

Goalkeepers

?

Nicolas Kristof

1999-12-20

13

Nicolas Schmid

Portsmouth FC

1997-02-22

12

Nikolas Polster

2002-07-07

26

Tobias Lawal

KRC Genk

2000-06-07

Defenders

18

Gernot Trauner

Feyenoord Rotterdam

1992-03-25

14

Leopold Querfeld

2003-12-20

39

Maximilian Wöber

SV Werder Bremen

1998-02-04

16

Philipp Mwene

1994-01-29

6

Samson Baidoo

Racing Club de Lens

2004-03-31

Midfielders

18

Alessandro Schöpf

Wolfsberger AC

1994-02-07

26

Andreas Weimann

SK Rapid Wien

1991-08-05

17

Marco Grüll

SV Werder Bremen

1998-07-06

13

Nicolas Seiwald

RB Leipzig

2001-05-04

?

Nikolas Veratschnig

2003-01-24

7

Thierno Ballo

Millwall FC

2002-01-02

Attackers

89

Marko Arnautovic

FK Crvena Zvezda

1989-04-19

?

Mathias Honsak

1996-12-20

16

Nikolaus Wurmbrand

2006-01-05

22

Raul Florucz

2001-06-10

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