Austria at Euro 2024: team list, games schedule, live streaming details, preview
Austrian thinks that their high-pressing, offensive style against the Netherlands, Poland, and World Cup runner-up France in Group D could trigger an upset.
With just one loss in their qualifying campaign and a five-game winning run under their belt, Austria feels confident going into Euro 2024. Their coach, Ralf Rangnick, has also given them encouragement by turning down a managerial position at Bayern Munich to remain with the national team he has rebuilt.
The competition will be missed by midfielder Xaver Schlager, who injured his left knee at the beginning of May. Alexander Schlager, the starting goalie, also developed a knee issue a few days later.
David Alaba, the captain of Austria, was left off of Rangnick’s initial Euro 2024 roster because the Real Madrid defender could not fully recuperate from a catastrophic knee injury he suffered in December. However, he will travel with the team to Germany and provide “non-playing captain” support from the sidelines.
A SHORT VISIT OF AUSTRIA
Past results in the Euro: three appearances, with the best result coming in the last sixteen in 2021
Other: 1954 third place in the World Cup
FIFA standings: twenty-five
Nicknames: Burschen (The Boys), Das Team (The Team)
Ralf Rangnick, coach
Star players: Marko Arnautovic, Marcel Sabitzer, Konrad Laimer, and David Alaba (hurt and out of the competition).
Primary clubs: Red Bull Salzburg, Sturm Graz, Austria Vienna, Rapid Vienna
How did it meet the requirements? runners-up in Group F, behind Belgium
Pre-Euro friendly match between Austria and Switzerland on June 8 and Serbia on June 1.
Sasa Kalajdzic, a striker who tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in February, is also absent.
Rangnick stated, “We knew from the start we had a strong group,” following Poland’s March qualification as the final team into Group D. Nothing is different.
In June 2022, a month after he took over, the team drew 1-1 with Austria in the UEFA Nations League. He has since rated France as the worst opponent it could have drawn.
While the injuries were unfortunate, Rangnick had options because he had prepared a wide group of young players, according to former Austrian striker Marc Janko, who spoke to the publication Der Standard.
Rangnick has a “Let’s get on with it – now more than ever” approach and is not the kind to start moping. His decision to not move to Bayern laid a solid basis.Together, the squad has grown,” he remarked.
Austrians are incredibly appreciative to the German coach for bringing in a fast-paced, high-pressing, and entertaining style of play.
With a 2-0 victory over Germany in a friendly in Vienna, the previous year came to a successful close. In a friendly match against Slovakia in March, midfielder Christoph Baumgartner scored the fastest goal in international football history six seconds after the game began. Austria defeated Turkey 6-1 in their most recent match.
It begins its European campaign on June 17 in Duesseldorf against France after playing friendlies against Serbia on June 4 and Switzerland four days later.
TEMPORARY SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Patrick Pentz (Brondby/DEN), Heinz Lindner (Union Saint-Gilloise/BEL), Tobias Lawal (Linz), and Niklas Hedl (Rapid Vienna).
Defendants: Leopold Querfeld (Rapid Vienna), Gernot Trauner (Feyenoord/NED), Maximilian Wober (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER), Flavius Daniliuc (Red Bull Salzburg), Kevin Danso (Lens/FRA), Stefan Lainer (Borussia Moenchengladbach/GER), Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg/GER), Phillipp Mwene (Mainz/GER), Stefan Posch (Bologna/ITA), Flavius Daniliuc (Red Bull Salzburg), Flavius Daniliuc (Red Bull Salzburg), and Philipp Daniliuc (Lens/FRA),
Thierno Ballo (Wolfsberg), Roland Grillitsch (Hoffenheim/GER), Marco Grull (Rapid Vienna), Florian Kainz (Cologne/GER), Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich/GER), Alexander Prass (Sturm Graz), Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund/GER), Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen/GER), Matthias Seidl (Rapid Vienna), Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig/GER), and Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg/GER) are among the midfielders who play.
Marko Arnautovic (Inter Milan/ITA), Andreas Weimann (West Bromwich Albion/ENG), Michael Gregoritsch (Freiburg/GER), and Maximilian Entrup (Hartberg) are the forwards.
Schedule of Austrian Matches
France vs. Austria on June 18, Tuesday, at 12:30 AM
Poland vs. Austria on June 21, Friday, 9:30 PM
Netherlands vs. Austria on June 25, Tuesday, 9:30 PM
INFO ON LIVESTREAM AND TELECAST
The Sony Sports Network will broadcast every Austrian match during Euro 2024. The SonyLIV app will also provide live streaming for the matches.
