How will Austria line up at World Cup 2026 this summer?

Austria have qualified for the World Cup 2026. They are making their return after 28 year absence.

Ralf Rangnick’s side qualified by finishing top of UEFA Qualifying Group H.

This will be Austria’s 8th appearance at a World Cup finals.

Austria full squad for World Cup 2026

Goalkeepers: Patrick Pentz (Bröndby IF), Alexander Schlager (RB Salzburg), Florian Wiegele (Viktoria Plzeň)

Defenders: David Affengruber (Elche), David Alaba (Real Madrid), Kevin Danso (Tottenham Hotspur), Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen), Philipp Lienhart (SC Freiburg), Phillipp Mwene (Mainz 05), Stefan Posch (Mainz 05), Alexander Prass (TSG Hoffenheim), Michael Svoboda (Venezia)

Midfielders: Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund), Florian Grillitsch (SC Braga), Konrad Laimer (Bayern München), Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig), Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig), Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), Alessandro Schöpf (Wolfsberger AC), Paul Wanner (PSV Eindhoven), Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg)

Forwards: Marko Arnautović (Crvena Zvezda), Michael Gregoritsch (Augsburg), Sasa Kalajdzic (LASK)

Austria Likely XI for World Cup 2026

GK: Pentz; DF: Posch, Danso, Alaba, Mwene; MF: Seiwald, Laimer; RW: Wimmer, AM: Baumgartner, LW: Sabitzer; FW: Gregoritsch.

Austria: Schedule at the World Cup 2026

For the 2026 FIFA World Cup group stage, the Austria national team has been drawn into Group J, where they will play three matches across the United States:
June 16 vs Jordan (USA) – 12:00 AM ET / 9:00 PM local (San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara)
June 22 vs Argentina (USA) – 1:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM local (Dallas Stadium, Arlington)
June 27 vs Algeria (USA) – 10:00 PM ET / 9:00 PM local (Kansas City Stadium, Kansas City)