Austria Euro 2024: Squad, Schedule, and Latest Updates

Austria will make their third tournament in a row at Euro 2024. They have a very interesting and balanced team, which has the potential for success. They don’t have big football names like many others do but play with resolve and precision. Led by the experienced Ralf Rangnick, they have the potential to be the surprise team of the tournament.

Team Info

Austria has only recently started to make waves on the football scene. They have more participation at the World Cup than at the Euros, but this might just be their time to shine. 

Element	Explanation
Full Team Name	Austria
Founded	1904
Association	Österreichischer Fußball-Bund
Head Coach	Ralf Rangnick
Captain	David Alaba
Most Caps	Marko Arnautović (111)
Top Scorer	Toni Polster (44)
FIFA Ranking	25

Current Squad

The Austrian team is mainly made up of footballers playing in the German Bundesliga and the Austrian Bundesliga. Unfortunately, Real’s David Alaba will have to miss out due to injury.  If you want to go into details, our Euro 2024 expert insights might be the right place.

Squad List

• Goalkeepers: Heinz Lindner (Union SG), Patrick Pentz (Brøndby), Niklas Hedl (Rapid Wien), Tobias Lawal (LASK).
• Defenders: Stefan Lainer (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Stefan Posch (Bologna), Maximilian Wöber (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Philipp Lienhart (SC Freiburg), Kevin Danso (Lens), Philipp Mwene (Mainz 05), Gernot Trauner (Feyenoord), Flavius Daniliuc (Red Bull Salzburg), Leopold Querfeld (Rapid Wien).
• Midfielders: Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), Florian Grillitsch (TSG Hoffenheim), Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich), Florian Kainz (FC Köln), Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig), Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg), Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), Marco Grüll (Rapid Wien), Alexander Prass (Sturm Graz), Matthias Seidl (Rapid Wien), Thierno Ballo (Wolfsberger AC). 
• Forwards: Marko Arnautović (Inter Milan), Michael Gregoritsch (SC Freiburg), Andreas Weimann (West Bromwich Albion), Maximilian Entrup (TSV Hartberg).

Team Statistics (qualifiers)

Austria finished second in Group F of the European qualifiers and beat Sweden to do it. They ranked second only to Belgium, a team that finished without a loss.

Element	Explanation
Matches Played	8
Wins	6
Draws	1
Losses	1
Goals Scored	17
Goals Conceded	7

Recent Match Results

Austria is on a tear entering the tournament, they have won six games in a row. They defeated Azerbaijan (1:0) and Estonia (2:0) to end the qualifiers, and then won four friendlies to get themselves ready for the tournament. Most recently, they defeated Serbia, another Euro 2024 team, bu 2:1.

Key Players

In the absence of David Alaba, other players will have to step forth. Luckily, Das Team doesn’t have a shortage of quality players at their disposal.

Player Profiles

Probably their most known and most experienced player is Marko Arnautović. The Inter Milan forward has scored the most goals for this Austrian team and even at the age of 35 will be their greatest attacking threat.

Alongside him will be Bayern Munich’s midfielder Konrad Laimer. He has evolved as a player after transferring to the Munich giant and is set to lead his team at the Euros as well. 

Euro 2024 Schedule

Austra’s schedule sees them start the tournament against France in Group D, probably the toughest opponent in their group.

• 16. June: Austria vs France (Düsseldorf Arena, Düsseldorf)
• 21. June: Poland vs Austria (Olympiastadion, Berlin)
• 25. June: Netherlands vs Austria (Olympiastadion, Berlin)

Latest News

Even though David Alaba is not playing, he has announced that he will be with the team during the entirety of the tournament. He is the first-choice team captain, so he feels that he has an obligation to with the team to stick beside them. He will join Das Team at the start of the preparation and travel to each game with them.

Tactical Analysis

Ralf Rangnick is known as a very meticulous coach. Every team he has coached so far has been able to produce exceptionally well thanks to the level of preparation and precision he has made to every game. For that reason, Austria was able to perform the way they had and enter the tournament as one of the most in-form teams in Europe.

Playing Style and Formation

Austria employs a 4-2-3-1 formation. Arnautović plays the target man in front of the attacking trio, which will now need to operate without Alaba. Both Sabitzer and Laimer have the ability to switch from midfield to the attack. So it will be interesting to see if Rangnick is going to switch them constantly or he will give them the role of controlling the midfield.

Team History

Compared to other nations at the Euros, Austira has never made a significant mark. They made it out of the group stage only once, which just so happened at the previous Eur 2020.

Overview

This will be Austria’s fourth participation at the European Championships. They made their debut in 2008 and since then only missed Euro 2012.  However, as far as World Cups go, they have failed to qualify for the last six tournaments. The last time they played was at the World Cup in France in 1998 and they have participated a total of seven times.

Achievements and Honors

Overall, Austria has had more success in the World Cup competition. But lately, the tables have turned and they seem to be doing much better at the Euros.

European Championships success:

• Round of 16 in 2020

World Cup success:

• Third place 1954

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