Austria
Group J · currently 2nd
At the 2026 World Cup, Austria has a 100% chance to advance from Group J and a 0.2% chance to win the title, per a 10,000-run simulation.
Latest result · 6/28/2026
100%
Chance to advance
0.2%
Title chance
1821
Model strength rating
Strength rating = the Elo rating the model uses (one input to its probabilities), not an official ranking.
Group J table
Austria
Top two advance directly; third place enters the best-thirds race for 8 spots. Advance chance from 10,000 Monte Carlo sims.
Next match
No upcoming fixtures
Recent form
Official squad
Head coach: Ralf Rangnick (Germany)Avg age: 28.2Avg height: 185 cmTotal caps: 1004
Goalkeepers (3)
| # | Player | Club | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCHLAGER Alexander | FC Red Bull Salzburg (AUT) | 30 | 26 | 0 |
| 12 | WIEGELE Florian | FC Viktoria Plzeň (CZE) | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | PENTZ Patrick | Brøndby IF (DEN) | 29 | 18 | 0 |
Defenders (8)
| # | Player | Club | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | AFFENGRUBER David | Elche CF (ESP) | 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DANSO Kevin | Tottenham Hotspur FC (ENG) | 27 | 32 | 0 |
| 5 | POSCH Stefan | 1. FSV Mainz 05 (GER) | 29 | 52 | 5 |
| 8 | ALABA David | Real Madrid C. F. (ESP) | 33 | 113 | 15 |
| 15 | LIENHART Philipp | SC Freiburg (GER) | 29 | 41 | 3 |
| 16 | MWENE Phillip | 1. FSV Mainz 05 (GER) | 32 | 30 | 0 |
| 23 | FRIEDL Marco | SV Werder Bremen (GER) | 28 | 11 | 0 |
| 25 | SVOBODA Michael | Venezia FC (ITA) | 27 | 4 | 0 |
Midfielders (11)
| # | Player | Club | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | SCHLAGER Xaver | RB Leipzig (GER) | 28 | 51 | 4 |
| 6 | SEIWALD Nicolas | RB Leipzig (GER) | 25 | 47 | 1 |
| 9 | SABITZER Marcel | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 32 | 98 | 26 |
| 10 | GRILLITSCH Florian | SC Braga (POR) | 30 | 59 | 1 |
| 17 | CHUKWUEMEKA Carney | Borussia Dortmund (GER) | 22 | 3 | 1 |
| 18 | SCHMID Romano | SV Werder Bremen (GER) | 26 | 34 | 3 |
| 19 | LJUBICIC Dejan | FC Schalke 04 (GER) | 28 | 9 | 1 |
| 20 | LAIMER Konrad | FC Bayern München (GER) | 29 | 57 | 7 |
| 22 | PRASS Alexander | TSG Hoffenheim (GER) | 25 | 19 | 0 |
| 24 | WANNER Paul | PSV Eindhoven (NED) | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | SCHOEPF Alessandro | Wolfsberger AC (AUT) | 32 | 35 | 6 |
Forwards (4)
| # | Player | Club | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | ARNAUTOVIC Marko | FK Crvena Zvezda (SRB) | 37 | 133 | 47 |
| 11 | GREGORITSCH Michael | FC Augsburg (GER) | 32 | 75 | 24 |
| 14 | KALAJDZIC Sasa | LASK Linz (AUT) | 28 | 22 | 4 |
| 21 | WIMMER Patrick | VfL Wolfsburg (GER) | 25 | 30 | 1 |
Official 26-player World Cup 2026 squad; caps and goals are career totals for the national team.
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