Austrian national team coach Ralf Rangnik has announced the 26-man squad for the World Cup, which will be held in the USA, Canada, and Mexico from June 11 to July 19. As expected, the first star of the team is Marko Arnautović.
The highest scorer in the history of the national team and a former player of Red Star Belgrade will spearhead the attack. The list is final, with 16 players on the B list also submitted to FIFA.
Austria will play against Jordan, the world champion Argentina led by Lionel Messi, and Algeria in the World Cup. The match between Austria and the South American team will be a group derby...
Austrian World Cup squad:
Goalkeepers: Aleksander Šlager, Florijan Vigele, Patrik Penc;
Defenders: David Afengruber, Kevin Danso, Stefan Poš, David Alaba, Filip Lienhart, Filip Emvene, Aleksander Pras, Marko Fridl, Mihael Svoboda;
Midfielders: Ksaver Šlager, Nikolas Seivald, Marcel Sabicer, Florijan Grilič, Karni Čukvuemeka, Romano Šmid, Kristof Baumgartner, Konrad Lajmer, Patrik Vimer, Paul Vaner, Alesandro Šepf;
Forwards: Marko Arnautović, Mihael Gregorič, Saša Kalajdžić
(Telegraf.rs)
This is a major moment for Arnautović and Austria! How will he perform against Argentina, and can Austria surprise anyone in the World Cup? Let's see how this unfolds!