Austrian national soccer team / world championships
World Cup record goalscorer: | Erich Probst † (6) |
World Cup record players: | 11 games: Friedrich Koncilia , Erich Obermayer , Bruno Pezzey †, Herbert Prohaska |
Rank : | 20th |
Balance sheet | |
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29 World Cup games 12 wins 4 draws 13 defeats 43:47 goals |
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statistics | |
First World Cup game Austria 3: 2 n.V. France Turin ( ITA ); May 27, 1934 |
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Biggest World Cup victory Austria 5: 0 Czechoslovakia Zurich ( CHE ); June 19, 1954 |
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Biggest World Cup defeat Austria 1: 6 BR-Germany Basel ( CHE ); June 30, 1954 |
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successes
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World Championship | |
Participation in the finals | 7 ( first : 1934 ) |
Best results | Third place in 1954 |
Best placements in the countries that host the FIFA World Cup | |
(Status: after the 2018 World Cup ) |
The article contains a detailed description of the Austrian national soccer team at soccer world championships . Austria has so far participated in world championships seven times with its own team, and in 1938 as part of the German Empire. The best place was third in 1954. Austria is in 20th place in the all-time ranking . In the 21st century, Austria was not yet able to qualify for the final round.
Overview
year | Host country | Participation until ... | Last opponent | Result | Trainer | Comments and special features |
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1930 | Uruguay | not participated | ||||
1934 | Italy | 3rd place match | Germany | 4th |
Hugo Meisl (Union Captain) Jimmy Hogan (Trainer) |
Semi-final against the eventual world champion. |
1938 | France | Round of 16 | Switzerland | (10.) | Sepp Herberger | Participation as part of the German team |
1950 | Brazil | not participated | Waived after the qualification draw | |||
1954 | Switzerland | 3rd place match | Uruguay | 3. | Walter Nausch | Semi-final against the eventual world champion. |
1958 | Sweden | Preliminary round | Brazil , England , USSR | 15th | Josef Argauer | |
1962 | Chile | withdrawn | Withdrawn prior to qualifying. | |||
1966 | England | not qualified | In the qualification of Hungary failed. | |||
1970 | Mexico | not qualified | In the qualification of Germany failed. | |||
1974 | Germany | not qualified | In the qualification of Sweden failed. | |||
1978 | Argentina | 2nd final round | Netherlands , Italy , Germany | 7th | Helmut Senekowitsch | Miracles of Cordoba |
1982 | Spain | 2nd final round | France , Northern Ireland | 8th. |
Felix Latzke (trainer) Georg Schmidt (ÖFB team boss) |
Gijón Non-Aggression Pact |
1986 | Mexico | not qualified | In qualifying at Hungary and the Netherlands failed, but could not qualify either. | |||
1990 | Italy | Preliminary round | Italy , Czechoslovakia , USA | 18th | Josef Hickersberger | |
1994 | United States | not qualified | In the qualification of Sweden and Bulgaria failed. | |||
1998 | France | Preliminary round | Cameroon , Chile , Italy | 23. | Herbert Prohaska | In all three games Austria scored their only goal in stoppage time in the second half |
2002 | South Korea / Japan | not qualified | In the qualification in the playoff games of the runners at the Turkey failed. | |||
2006 | Germany | not qualified | In the qualification of England and Poland failed. | |||
2010 | South Africa | not qualified | In the qualification of Serbia and France failed. | |||
2014 | Brazil | not qualified | Failed in the qualification to Germany and Sweden , which could not qualify either. | |||
2018 | Russia | not qualified | In the qualification of Serbia and Ireland failed. |
Statistics (data including 2018: 21 World Championships; percentages are rounded)
- Participation waiver / withdrawn: 3 × (14%; 1930, 1950 and 1962)
- As part of another team: 1 × (5%; 1938, after own athletic qualification)
- Not qualified: 10 × (48%; 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018)
- Sports qualification: 8 × (38% or 44% of the attempts)
- Preliminary round: 3 × (15%; 1958, 1986 and 1998)
- 2nd final round with 12 teams: 1 × (5%; 1982)
- 2nd final round with 8 teams: 1 × (5%; 1978)
- Match for 3rd place: 2 × (10%; 1934 and 1954)
- Fourth: 1 × (5%; 1934)
- Third: 1 × (1%; 1954)
World Cup tournaments
1930 in Uruguay
The first soccer World Cup took place on the South American continent in Uruguay. It was the only world championship for which no qualifying matches were played. Like some other European nations, the ÖFB also decided not to participate.
1934 in Italy
For the first World Cup in Europe , Austria and Hungary were able to qualify against Bulgaria . After the Hungarians had won two and the Austrians had won one game against the Bulgarians, the remaining games were no longer played.
In Italy, the Austrians met France in their first World Cup game in the round of 16 and fell behind after 18 minutes. Matthias Sindelar was able to equalize shortly before the half-time break. It stayed that way until the 90th minute, which made the first extra time in a World Cup game necessary. In this Austria was able to quickly take a 3-1 lead, although they had to accept the connection goal in the 113th minute with a converted hand penalty, but then saved the lead and made it to the quarter-finals. Here Hungary was the opponent and Austria was able to win 2-1. It was the 75th game between the two teams. In the semifinals, the Austrians met hosts Italy and lost just 0: 1 after a dubious referee performance by Swede Ivan Eklind , who "recommended" himself for the final. In the game for third place, the Austrians met Germany and lost 3-2. Austria fell 0-1 behind with a goal from Ernst Lehner after just 25 seconds - the fastest goal since the start of the game until 1962.
1938 in France
In qualifying for the World Cup in France , Austria prevailed 2-1 against Latvia and Sweden was drawn in the eighth-final draw . After Austria was annexed to the German Reich on March 13, 1938, Austria ceased to exist as an independent state and the ÖFB was dissolved. Due to political pressure from Berlin, Sepp Herberger had to form a team made up of players from both national teams. At that time, Austrian football was among the best in the world, which was also evident in domestic German competitions after the merger: SK Rapid Wien became German cup winners in the "follow-up" year of 1938, and more national titles from Viennese clubs followed in the years to come.
Due to the short preparation time, Herberger was no longer able to form a powerful team from the two old teams, each of which was among the best in the world (third and fourth in the World Cup in 1934). The large German team, made up of 13 players from the "Altreich" and nine Austrians, was eliminated in the round of 16 against their common neighbor, Switzerland. The German team took the lead through Josef Gauchel in the first game, but had to accept the equalization shortly before the break, which remained until the 120th minute. In the resulting replay - penalty shoot-outs had not yet been invented - even managed a 2-0 lead through a goal by Wilhelm Hahnemann from Vienna and an own goal by the Swiss. The Swiss managed to score the next goal before the break, turn the game around in the second half and win 4-2. But the effort cost the Swiss to advance to the semi-finals, because after three days they lost in the quarter-finals against the eventual runner-up world champions Hungary , who had a week break after an easy win against the Dutch East Indies .
1950 in Brazil
Austria began playing international matches again in August 1945, with France also playing, which only played against Germany in 1952, and had also reported for the first World Cup after the Second World War . The team should qualify against Turkey , but then renounced. Turkey and other qualified teams also ultimately waived.
1954 in Switzerland
For the World Cup in the neighboring country , Austria had to go through two games against Portugal qualify . After a 9: 1 in Vienna , a 0: 0 in Lisbon was enough . In contrast to the following World Championships, two teams were seeded per group that did not have to play against each other, but only against the two unset teams, which in turn did not have to play against each other. The Austrians were drawn as the seeded team, defending champion Uruguay, and as unseeded teams, Scotland and Czechoslovakia , against which Austria and Uruguay had to play. In the first game against Scotland, Austria won 1-0 against Czechoslovakia 5-0. Since Uruguay also won against both, making this the only group in which both seeded teams prevailed, the lot had to decide who was group winner and second, as the more goals scored by the world champion did not count. Austria won the group by drawing lots and met host Switzerland in the quarter-finals . The game that went down in history as the heat battle of Lausanne (it took place at 40 ° in the shade) was won 7: 5. The Swiss were leading 3-0 after 19 minutes, but then had to accept five goals before they scored the 4-5 goal. The other goals then fell alternately. It is still the World Cup game with the most goals. Some players, like the Austrian goalkeeper Kurt Schmied and the Swiss Roger Bocquet , did not survive the game unscathed. Schmied suffered a sunstroke in the first half and was directed by his team's masseur standing behind the goal, and Bocquet collapsed in the closing stages due to a brain tumor. The exhausted Austrian team then went down in the semi-finals with 1: 6 against eventual world champions Germany . In the game for 3rd place it came to the game against the already dethroned defending champion, who had lost 4-2 in the semi-finals against World Cup favorite Hungary. Austria won the small final with 3: 1 and has thus achieved the best placement at a World Cup to date. Team boss Walter Nausch stayed in office for two more games, both of which were lost, and then moved to FK Austria Wien , but died three years later.
1958 in Sweden
Austria was able to qualify again for the 1958 World Cup . Opponents were the Netherlands and Luxembourg . After Walter Nausch resigned , several coaches had replaced each other as team bosses, and Austria then went into qualifying with the supervisor duo Josef Argauer and Josef Molzer . With three wins and one draw they managed to qualify confidently.
In Sweden the team was drawn into a group with Brazil , England as well as Olympic champions and World Cup newcomers USSR . The first game against eventual world champions Brazil was lost 3-0, in the second game against the USSR it was 2-0. This meant that the Austrians were already without a chance at the quarter-finals, but in the last game they tripped the English and, so to speak, the USSR as well. Because of the 2-2 draw, England and the USSR were tied on points and goals, so a playoff for second place had to be played. The Olympic champion won this 1-0, but then only had two days until the quarter-finals, in which they lost to hosts Sweden . Austria said goodbye to the World Cup stage for 20 years and Argauer's term of office ended, Josef Molzer stayed in office together with three new colleagues for two games. Then Karl Decker took over the post of ÖFB team boss .
1962 in Chile
In qualifying for the World Cup in Chile , Austria was supposed to play against Spain and Wales , but withdrew. Spain then qualified for the World Cup.
1966 in England
In qualifying for the World Cup in the home country of football , Austria met Hungary and the GDR . Austria was only able to score a point in the first game against the GDR with a 1-1 draw, but then lost the remaining three games and was eliminated from the bottom of the group. Hungary, on the other hand, qualified with three wins and one draw.
1970 in Mexico
For the first World Cup finals in Central America, Austria was drawn into a qualifying group with Germany , Scotland and Cyprus . Austria started with a 7: 1 against Cyprus, but then lost the home game against Germany with 0: 2 and then in Scotland with 1: 2. After that they won 2-1 in Cyprus, but after a defeat in Germany Austria had no chance to qualify. The last meaningless game against Scotland was won, but had only statistical value.
1974 in the Federal Republic of Germany
For the first World Cup in Germany , Austria could not qualify in a group with Sweden , Hungary and Malta , but at least reached a playoff against Sweden. After both games against Hungary ended in a draw and a game was won and lost against Sweden and Hungary and Sweden also drew twice, all three teams had 8: 4 points, but Sweden and Austria had the same goal difference of +7, while Hungary had one Goal difference of only +5. Sweden then won the playoff in Gelsenkirchen 2-1.
1978 in Argentina
The qualification for the World Cup in Argentina joined Austria then for the first time since 1958 again successfully. In a group with the GDR , Turkey and Malta the first place was taken. The qualification was secured by a 1-0 win against Turkey in İzmir , whereby Austria benefited from the fact that the GDR - against which they played 1-1 twice - had only managed to beat Turkey 1-1 at home, while the Austrians won both games against the Turks.
In Argentina, the Austrians were drawn into a death group with Brazil, Sweden and Spain and were considered outsiders. The first game against Spain was surprisingly won 2-1 and they also won against Sweden (1-0). Since Brazil were only drawn against both, Austria was already in the 2nd final round before the game against Brazil. The game against the South Americans was then lost with 0: 1, but thanks to the total number of goals scored, Austria even won the group ahead of the Brazilians. In the second final round, the Austrians faced vice world champions Netherlands and lost 5-1. After a 0: 1 against Italy, the Austrians no longer had a chance to reach the final or the game for third place, so that for them the last game against defending champions Germany only had statistical value. For Germany, however, there was still the chance of reaching the final with a big win in the event of a draw between the Netherlands and Italy or, if there was no loss, the small final if there was a winner in the parallel game. The game against Germany then went down in Austrian World Cup history as a miracle of Córdoba , in Germany more as a “shame of Córdoba” or “shame of Córdoba”. The German team took the lead after just 19 minutes, but an own goal by Berti Vogts equalized after just under an hour and Austria was even able to take the lead through Hans Krankl . The Germans equalized two minutes later, but that wasn't enough for them, even though they would have been 2-2 in the small final, as Italy was already behind at that point. In the final offensive of the Germans, the 3: 2 fell again by Krankl, which made the Austrian radio commentator Edi Finger "foolish" and made a quarter drink. With the game, Helmut Senekowitsch's tenure as ÖFB team boss ended , and Germany and Austria were eliminated. The Netherlands, who had won against Italy, reached the final, in which they lost to the hosts as they did four years earlier. Italy played against Brazil in the third place match and also lost.
1982 in Spain
In qualifying for the World Cup in Spain , Austria met Germany as well as Bulgaria , Albania and Finland . Germany, which won the European Championship in 1980 , won all games. Austria and Bulgaria fought for second place, which was also enough for qualification. With a 2-0 home game and a 0-0 away game against the Bulgarians, it was enough for second place in the end, as Finland and Albania were only scoring points. After the qualification there was a falling out between the successful team boss Karl Stotz and the ÖFB President Karl Sekanina , which cost the former the post. The ÖFB decided to entrust the supervision of the national team during the World Cup to a duo on an interim basis, which consisted of Felix Latzke as coach and the ÖFB employee Georg Schmidt .
In Spain, Austria and Germany were once again drawn into a group, along with Chile and World Cup newcomer Algeria . While the Austrians won their first game against Chile 1-0, Germany surprisingly lost the opening game 1: 2 against Algeria. But Germany then clearly defeated Chile 4-1 and Austria the Algerians 2-0. The day before Germany and Austria met in the last game, Algeria beat Chile 3-2, losing a 3-0 lead. This would mean that Germany would be group winners if they beat Austria, but Austria would also be ahead of Algeria if they were narrowly defeated by Germany. In the game, which went down in history as the non-aggression pact of Gijón , Horst Hrubesch scored the 1-0 after 10 minutes for the initially stormy attacking Germans. Since this served both of them, both stopped playing football and, to the displeasure of the neutral spectators, only pushed the ball to each other without making any attempt to score more goals. As a consequence of this scandal, the last group matches have been held in parallel since then.
In the second final round Austria met France and lost 1-0. This was followed by a 2-2 win against Northern Ireland , which ended the World Cup for Austria. With a 4-1 win against the Northern Irish, France then reached the semi-finals against Germany , in which there was the first penalty shoot-out at a World Cup. With the end, Latzke's term of office ended, Schmidt became assistant coach to Erich Hof , who as the new ÖFB team boss only remained in office until after the third qualifying game for the 1986 World Cup.
1986 in Mexico
Austria was unable to qualify for the second World Cup in Mexico . They went into the qualification with Erich Hof as team boss, who, however, was already under pressure after missing the qualification for the European Championship in 1984 and was replaced by Branko Elsner after three games . In a group with Hungary , the Netherlands and Cyprus, Austrians and Dutch were tied at the end, but the Hungarians had three points more and qualified directly for the World Cup. Since the Dutch had the better goal difference, they reached the playoffs of the runners-up in the groups of four, but could not prevail against Belgium .
1990 in Italy
The qualification for the second World Cup in Italy was successful again. After Branko Elsner was unable to lead the team to either the 1986 World Cup or the 1988 European Championship , he was replaced by Josef Hickersberger . The opponents were the USSR , which also qualified, Turkey , the GDR , which took part in the qualification for the last time, and Iceland . The qualification was only secured on the last day of the match with a 3-0 win against the GDR, in which Toni Polster scored all three goals. This was the last competitive game for the GDR and many GDR players were recruited by West German clubs in the Vienna stadium.
In Italy, the Austrians faced hosts Italy in their first game and lost 1-0 with a goal from later top scorer Salvatore Schillaci . The second game against Czechoslovakia was also lost 0-1. The last game against the USA , which had qualified again after 40 years of abstinence from the World Cup, but had also lost both games against the other two opponents, was then in principle meaningless, but was still won 2-1. Despite the elimination, Hickersberger remained in office for the time being, but after the "debacle against the Faroe Islands" , the first match in qualifying for the European Championship in 1992 , he announced his resignation. The Americans, who were also eliminated, were at least certain that they would be back at the next World Cup because they were allowed to host it.
1994 in the United States
Austria, however, could not qualify for the World Cup in the USA . In the qualification they went with Ernst Happel , who died of lung cancer 14 days after the second qualifying game . His work was continued by Herbert Prohaska . In a group of six with Bulgaria , Sweden , France , Finland and Israel , only fourth place was taken. Only three wins and two draws were achieved. Five games were lost. Despite the missed qualification, Herbert Prohaska remained in office and was given more opportunities to lead Austria to a major tournament.
1998 in France
After missing the World Cup finals in 1994, Austria was able to qualify for the 1998 World Cup finals again . which paid off that Herbert Prohaska was allowed to stay in office even after missing the qualification for the European Championship in 1996 . In the World Cup qualification , Scotland , Sweden , Latvia , Estonia and Belarus were relegated to the places under his leadership . Austria won eight games, only against Scotland they failed to win (0-0 and 0-2).
In France, Austria met Cameroon in the first game and kept the 0-0 for 76 minutes. Then they fell 0: 1 behind. Toni Polster managed to equalize in stoppage time . The game against Chile was similar, only this time Ivica Vastić equalized to 1-1 in added time. Against runner-up world champions Italy, Andreas Herzog scored a goal in stoppage time - this time from a penalty - but it was only 2-1. With that, Austria retired as third party and said goodbye to the World Cup for at least 20 years. Prohaska remained in office after the end, but resigned from his position after a 9-0 win against Spain in qualifying for the EM 2000 . After all, with 51 games, he is the longest continuously reigning ÖFB team boss since the Second World War.
2002 in Japan and South Korea
Austria was unable to qualify for the first World Cup in Asia . Before the start of the qualification, record goal scorer Toni Polster ended his international career with his 95th international match and remained a record international player until 2002 . The Austrians went into the qualification under team boss Otto Barić , who had replaced Herbert Prohaska during the unsuccessful European Championship qualification. Behind Spain , they finished second, five points behind, ahead of Israel , Bosnia-Herzegovina and Liechtenstein . However, Austria could still have qualified through victories in the group runners-up playoffs. Both games against Turkey were lost (0: 1 and 0: 5). Turkey went back to the World Cup for the first time since 1954 and surprisingly came third. With the end of the term of office of Otto Barić ended, his successor was Hans Krankl , the hero of Córdoba .
2006 in Germany
In qualifying for the second World Cup in Germany , Austria, Northern Ireland, Wales and Azerbaijan were only suppliers of points for England and Poland , who fought for the first two places and qualified directly. For Austria it was only enough for 3rd place. Hans Krankl's tenure as ÖFB team boss ended after the third last game , the qualification was completed under the interim coaches Willibald Ruttensteiner , Andreas Herzog and Slavko Kovačić . Then Josef Hickersberger took over the office again.
2010 in South Africa
In qualifying for the first World Cup in Africa , Austria met Serbia , runner-up world champions France , Lithuania , Romania and the Faroe Islands . After Hickersberger had already failed in the preliminary round at the European Championships at home in 2008 with Austria, Karel Brückner , who had also failed in the preliminary round with the Czech Republic , took over the position of ÖFB team boss. Under him, however, Austria only won one game with two draws and four defeats. Therefore, his position was taken over by Didi Constantini in the current qualification , who had previously been twice interim coach and twice assistant coach. But even he did not succeed in getting Austria back on the road to success. Austria won only four games, lost as many and achieved two draws. So it was only enough for third place behind Serbia, which qualified for the first time with its own team, and France, which had to go into the playoffs against Ireland as second in the group and thanks to Henry's hand , could book the ticket for South Africa. Constantini got a second chance in qualifying for the EM 2012 , which he could not use.
2014 in Brazil
Austria was also unable to qualify for the second World Cup in Brazil . After missing the qualification for the EM 2012, the Swiss Marcel Koller took over the position of team manager. In the qualification , Germany was once again the opponent as well as Sweden, Ireland , Kazakhstan and the Faroe Islands . In the first qualifying game Austria played for the first time with a team in which only legionnaires were in the starting line-up, but lost the home game against Germany. Overall, the Austrians lost once less than four years earlier and won one more game, but again they only managed to finish third. Germany qualified directly undefeated and became world champions for the fourth time in Brazil. Sweden, on the other hand, also missed qualifying in the playoffs against Portugal .
2018 in Russia
In the qualification , which began in September 2016, the Austrians faced Wales , Serbia , Ireland , Moldova and Georgia . With two wins, three defeats and three draws in the first eight games, the Austrians had no chance to qualify before their last two games. They were then able to win against Serbia 3-2, which caused the Serbs to lose their only qualifying defeat and prevent Serbia from qualifying prematurely, and then also win 1-0 in Moldova, but they only had victories for the Austrians still statistical significance. In the end they stayed fourth. This means that the contract of coach Marcel Koller, which expired on December 31, 2017, was not extended.
player
Ranking of the Austrian World Cup players with the most appearances
All World Cup participants | |||||
Surname | birthday | Death day | Games | Gates | Participation |
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goalkeeper | |||||
Friedrich Koncilia | Feb 25, 1948 | 11 | 0 | 1978, 1982 | |
Kurt Schmied | June 14, 1926 | Dec 9, 2007 | 5 | 0 | 1954, 1958 |
Peter Platzer | May 29, 1910 | Dec 13, 1959 | 4th | 0 | 1934 |
Michael Konsel | 6th Mar 1962 | 3 | 0 | (1990), 1998 | |
Klaus Lindenberger | May 28, 1957 | 3 | 0 | (1982), 1990 | |
Rudolf Raftl | Feb. 7, 1911 | 5th Sep 1994 | 2 | 0 | (1934), 1938 * |
Rudolf Szanwald | July 6, 1931 | Jan. 2, 2013 | 2 | 0 | 1958 |
Walter Zeman | May 1, 1927 | Aug 8, 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1954 |
Defense | |||||
Erich Obermayer | Jan. 23, 1953 | 11 | 1 | 1978, 1982 | |
Bruno Pezzey | Feb 3, 1955 | Dec 31, 1994 | 11 | 1 | 1978, 1982 |
Ernst Happel | Nov 29, 1925 | Nov 14, 1992 | 6th | 0 | 1954, 1958 |
Robert Sara | June 9, 1946 | 6th | 0 | 1978 | |
Heribert Weber | June 28, 1955 | 6th | 0 | 1978, 1982 | |
Bernd Krauss | May 8, 1957 | 5 | 0 | 1982 | |
Anton Pfeffer | Aug 17, 1965 | 5 | 0 | 1990, 1998 | |
Peter Schöttel | 26th Mar 1967 | 5 | 0 | 1990, 1998 | |
Karl Sesta | 18 Mar 1906 | July 12, 1974 | 4th | 1 | 1934 |
Leopold Barschandt | Aug 12, 1925 | Oct 5, 2000 | 4th | 0 | 1954, (1958) |
Gerhard Breitenberger | Oct 14, 1954 | 4th | 0 | 1978 | |
Franz Cisar | Nov 28, 1908 | unknown | 4th | 0 | 1934 |
Josef Degeorgi | Jan. 19, 1960 | 4th | 0 | 1982 | |
Ernst Aigner | Oct 31, 1966 | 3 | 0 | 1990 | |
Wolfgang Feiersinger | Jan. 30, 1965 | 3 | 0 | 1998 | |
Robert Pecl | Nov 15, 1965 | 3 | 0 | 1990 | |
Heinrich Strasser | Oct 26, 1948 | 3 | 0 | 1978 | |
Michael Streiter | Jan. 19, 1966 | 3 | 0 | 1990 | |
Franz Swoboda | Feb 15, 1933 | July 27 or | 28, 20173 | 0 | 1958 |
Walter Kollmann | June 17, 1932 | May 16, 2017 | 2 | 0 | 1954, 1958 |
Kurt Russ | Nov 23, 1964 | 2 | 0 | 1990 | |
Paul Halla | Apr 10, 1931 | Dec 6, 2005 | 1 | 0 | (1954), 1958 |
Andy Pichler | Oct. 4, 1955 | 1 | 0 | 1982 | |
Johann Pregesbauer | June 8, 1958 | 1 | 0 | 1982 | |
Willibald Schmaus | June 16, 1912 | Apr. 27, 1979 | 1 | 0 | (1934), 1938 * |
Karl Stotz | 27 Mar 1927 | Apr 4, 2017 | 1 | 0 | (1954), 1958 |
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Herbert Prohaska | Aug 8, 1955 | 11 | 0 | 1978, 1982 | |
Karl Koller | Feb 9, 1929 | Jan. 24, 2009 | 8th | 1 | 1954, 1958 |
Gerhard Hanappi | Feb 16, 1929 | 23 Aug 1980 | 8th | 0 | 1954, 1958 |
Andreas Herzog | Sep 10 1968 | 6th | 1 | 1990, 1998 | |
Josef Hickersberger | Apr 27, 1948 | 6th | 0 | 1978 | |
Wilhelm Cross | May 29, 1949 | 6th | 0 | 1978 | |
Reinhold Hintermaier | Feb 14, 1956 | 5 | 1 | 1982 | |
Kurt Jara | Oct 14, 1950 | 5 | 0 | 1978, 1982 | |
Eduard Krieger | Dec 16, 1946 | 5 | 0 | 1978 | |
Ernst Ocffekt | 7th Mar 1926 | Jan. 23, 1980 | 5 | 2 | 1954 |
Ernst Baumeister | Jan. 22, 1957 | 4th | 0 | (1978), 1982 | |
Roland Hattenberger | December 7, 1948 | 4th | 0 | (1978), 1982 | |
Josef Smistik | Nov 28, 1905 | Nov 28, 1985 | 4th | 0 | 1934 |
Johann Urbanek | Oct 10, 1910 | July 7, 2000 | 4th | 0 | 1934 |
Franz Wager | 23 Sep 1911 | Dec 8, 1974 | 4th | 0 | 1934, (1938 *) |
Dietmar Kühbauer | Apr 4, 1971 | 3 | 0 | 1998 | |
Roman Mählich | 17 Sep 1971 | 3 | 0 | 1998 | |
Manfred Zsak | Dec 22, 1964 | 3 | 0 | 1990 | |
Harald Cerny | 13 Sep 1973 | 2 | 0 | 1998 | |
Peter Artner | May 20, 1966 | 2 | 0 | 1990 | |
Alfred Hörtnagl | Sep 24 1966 | 2 | 0 | 1990 | |
Peter Stoeger | Apr 11, 1966 | 2 | 0 | 1998 | |
Gerald Glatzmayer | Dec 13, 1968 | Jan. 11, 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1990 |
Günther Happich | Jan. 28, 1952 | Oct 16, 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1978 |
Manfred Linzmaier | Aug 27, 1962 | 1 | 0 | 1990 | |
Johann Mock | Dec 9, 1906 | May 22, 1982 | 1 | 0 | 1938 * |
Andreas Reisinger | Oct 14, 1963 | 1 | 0 | 1990 | |
Markus Schopp | Feb. 22, 1974 | 1 | 0 | 1998 | |
Stefan Skoumal | Nov 29, 1909 | Nov 28, 1983 | 1 | 0 | 1938 * |
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Hans Krankl | Feb 14, 1953 | 10 | 5 | 1978, 1982 | |
Walter Schachner | Feb. 1, 1957 | 8th | 3 | 1978, 1982 | |
Alfred Koerner | Feb. 14, 1926 | 7th | 3 | 1954, 1958 | |
Toni upholstery | 10 Mar 1964 | 6th | 1 | 1990, 1998 | |
Erich Probst | Dec 5, 1927 | 16. Mar. 1988 | 5 | 6th | 1954 |
Robert Koerner | Aug 21, 1924 | June 22, 1989 | 5 | 0 | 1954 |
Ernst Stojaspal | Jan. 14, 1925 | Apr 3, 2002 | 4th | 3 | 1954 |
Theodor Wagner | Aug 6, 1927 | 4th | 3 | 1954 | |
Josef Bican | 25 Sep 1913 | Dec 12, 2001 | 4th | 1 | 1934 |
Karl Zischek | Aug 28, 1910 | Oct 6, 1985 | 4th | 1 | 1934 |
Rudolf Viertl | Nov 12, 1902 | Dec 9, 1981 | 4th | 0 | 1934 |
Andreas Ogris | Oct 7, 1964 | 3 | 1 | 1990 | |
Matthias Sindelar | Feb 10, 1903 | Jan. 23, 1939 | 3 | 1 | 1934 |
Ivica Vastić | 29 Sep 1969 | 3 | 1 | 1998 | |
Hans Buzek | May 22, 1938 | 3 | 0 | 1958 | |
Mario Haas | 16 Sep 1974 | 3 | 0 | 1998 | |
Heimo Pfeifenberger | Dec 29, 1966 | 3 | 0 | (1990), 1998 | |
Walter Schleger | 19 Sep 1929 | Dec 3, 1999 | 3 | 0 | 1954, 1958 |
Helmut Senekowitsch | Oct 22, 1933 | Sep 9 2007 | 3 | 0 | 1958 |
Kurt Welzl | Nov 6, 1954 | 3 | 0 | 1982 | |
Arnold Wetl | Feb. 2, 1970 | 3 | 0 | 1998 | |
Johann Horvath | May 20, 1903 | July 30, 1968 | 2 | 2 | 1934 |
Wilhelm Hahnemann | Apr 14, 1914 | 23 Aug 1991 | 2 | 1 | 1938 * |
Gerhard Rodax | Aug 29, 1965 | 2 | 1 | 1990 | |
Anton Schall | June 22, 1907 | Aug 10, 1947 | 2 | 1 | 1934 |
Robert service | 1st Mar 1928 | June 3, 2000 | 2 | 0 | 1954, (1958) |
Walter Horak | June 1, 1931 | 2 | 0 | 1958 | |
Gernot Jurtin | Sep 9 1955 | Dec 8, 2006 | 2 | 0 | 1982 |
Ernst Kozlicek | Jan. 21, 1931 | 2 | 0 | 1958 | |
Paul Kozlicek | July 22, 1937 | Nov 26, 1999 | 2 | 0 | 1958 |
Johann Pirkner | 25th Mar 1946 | 2 | 0 | 1978 | |
Georg Braun | Feb. 22, 1907 | 22 Sep 1963 | 1 | 0 | 1934 |
Max Hagmayr | Nov 16, 1956 | 1 | 0 | 1982 | |
Leopold Neumer | Feb 8, 1919 | 10 Mar 1990 | 1 | 0 | 1938 * |
Franz Oberacher | 24 Mar 1954 | 1 | 0 | 1978 | |
Johann Pesser | Nov 7, 1911 | Aug 12, 1986 | 1 | 0 | 1938 * |
Josef Stroh | 5th Mar 1913 | Jan. 7, 1991 | 1 | 0 | (1934), 1938 * |
(): in the squad, but without commitment; * as a player in the team of the German Reich |
- 1. Friedrich Koncilia , Erich Obermayer , Bruno Pezzey † and Herbert Prohaska : 11 appearances in 2 tournaments
- 5. Hans Krankl : 10 appearances in 2 tournaments
- 6. Gerhard Hanappi †, Karl Koller †, Walter Schachner : 8 appearances in 2 tournaments
- 9. Alfred Körner : 7 appearances in 2 tournaments
Ranking of the Austrian World Cup players with the most goals
- Erich Probst † - 6 goals
- Hans Krankl - 5 goals
- Alfred Körner, Walter Schachner, Ernst Stojaspal †, Theodor Wagner - 3 goals each
World Cup captains
- 1934: Josef Smistik (1st and 3rd game), Johann Horvath (2nd and 4th game)
- 1938: Johann Mock (for the German Reich in the first game against Switzerland)
- 1954: Ernst Ocffekt
- 1958: Gerhard Hanappi
- 1978: Robert Sara
- 1982: Erich Obermayer
- 1990, 1998: Toni Polster
Players banned from World Championships
- 1938: Johann Pesser was sent off in the first round of 16 for the “Greater German” team.
- 1990: Peter Artner received the red card in the last group game , since Austria was eliminated, it had just as little effect on the tournament as the second yellow cards for Robert Pecl and Manfred Zsak .
- 1998 Peter Schöttel received the second yellow card in the last group game. Since Austria was eliminated, it had no further effect on the tournament.
Share of players playing abroad in the World Cup squad
Austria used legionnaires for the first time at the 1978 World Cup , but after that they always formed the minority, even if most of them formed the core of the team.
Year (games) | Number (countries) | Players (stakes) |
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1934 (4) | 0 | |
1954 (5) | 0 | |
1958 (3) | 0 | |
1978 (6) | 5 (1 in Belgium, 3 in Germany, 1 in the Netherlands) | Eduard Krieger (5); Roland Hattenberger (0), Josef Hickersberger (6), Kurt Jara (4); Wilhelm Cross (6) |
1982 (5) | 6 (2 in Germany, 2 in Italy, 1 in Switzerland, 1 in Spain) | Reinhold Hintermaier (5), Bruno Pezzey (5); Herbert Prohaska (5), Walter Schachner (5); Kurt Jara (1); Kurt Welzl (3) |
1990 (3) | 1 (in Spain) | Toni upholstery (3) |
1998 (3) | 10 (6 in Germany, 1 in England, 1 in France, 1 in Italy, 1 in Spain) | Harald Cerny (2), Wolfgang Feiersinger (3), Andreas Herzog (3), Heimo Pfeifenberger (3), Toni Polster (3), Franz Wohlfahrt (0); Martin Hiden (0); Walter Kogler (0); Michael Konsel (3); Dietmar Kuehbauer (3) |
Games
Austria has played 29 World Cup games so far. Of these, 12 won, 13 lost and four ended in a draw. A game had to be extended because a winner had to be determined. It was the first game that was extended to a World Cup and was won in overtime.
Austria never took part in the opening game, but had to face the hosts three times: in 1934 in the semi-finals and in 1990 in the preliminary round against Italy, and in 1954 in the quarter-finals against Switzerland.
Austria lost three times (1934, 1954, 1958) to the eventual world champion.
In 1954 in the game for third place and in 1978 in the second final round Austria played against the defending champion.
Austria met newcomers to the World Cup six times: 1934 (when you were a newcomer yourself) / Hungary, Italy and Germany, 1954 / Scotland, 1958 / Soviet Union, 1982 / Algeria .
Most frequent opponents: Germany and Italy - four times each, Germany is also the most common last opponent (2 ×).
Austria has played in 20 World Cup cities so far, most often in Buenos Aires and Zurich (3 times each).
All World Cup games | |||||||||
No. | date | Result | opponent | venue | occasion | comment | |||
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1 | May 27, 1934 | 3: 2 a.d. | France | * | Turin ( ITA ) | Round of 16 | |||
2 | 05/31/1934 | 2: 1 | Hungary | * | Bologna ( ITA ) | Quarter finals | |||
3 | 06/03/1934 | 0: 1 | Italy | A. | Milan ( ITA ) | Semifinals | |||
4th | 06/07/1934 | 2: 3 | Germany | * | Naples ( ITA ) | 3rd place match | Austria finished the World Cup in 4th place | ||
5 | 06/16/1954 | 1-0 | Scotland | * | Zurich ( CHE ) | Preliminary round | 250th game | ||
6th | 06/19/1954 | 5-0 | Czechoslovakia | * | Zurich ( CHE ) | Preliminary round | |||
7th | 06/26/1954 | 7: 5 | Switzerland | A. | Lausanne ( CHE ) | Quarter finals | " Heat battle of Lausanne ", the highest-scoring game in a World Cup to date | ||
8th | 06/30/1954 | 1: 6 | Germany | * | Basel ( CHE ) | Semifinals | |||
9 | 07/03/1954 | 3: 1 | Uruguay | * | Zurich ( CHE ) | 3rd place match | First international match against Uruguay. First World Cup medal |
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10 | 06/08/1958 | 0: 3 | Brazil | * | Uddevalla ( SWE ) | Preliminary round | |||
11 | 06/11/1958 | 0: 2 | Soviet Union | * | Borås ( SWE ) | Preliminary round | First international match against the Soviet Union | ||
12 | 06/15/1958 | 2: 2 | England | * | Borås ( SWE ) | Preliminary round | Last international match under Josef Argauer and Josef Molzer Austria ended the World Cup in 4th place in the preliminary round |
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13 | 06/03/1978 | 2: 1 | Spain | * | Buenos Aires ( ARG ) | 1. Final round | |||
14th | 06/07/1978 | 1-0 | Sweden | * | Buenos Aires ( ARG ) | 1. Final round | |||
15th | 06/11/1978 | 0: 1 | Brazil | * | Mar del Plata ( ARG ) | 1. Final round | |||
16 | 06/14/1978 | 1: 5 | Netherlands | * | Cordoba ( ARG ) | 2nd final round | |||
17th | 06/18/1978 | 0: 1 | Italy | * | Buenos Aires ( ARG ) | 2nd final round | |||
18th | 06/21/1978 | 3: 2 | Germany | * | Cordoba ( ARG ) | 2nd final round | Last international match under Helmut Senekowitsch " Wunder von Córdoba " Austria is eliminated as fourth in the group |
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19th | 06/17/1982 | 1-0 | Chile | * | Oviedo ( ESP ) | 1. Final round | First international match against Chile | ||
20th | 06/21/1982 | 2-0 | Algeria | * | Oviedo ( ESP ) | 1. Final round | First international match against Algeria | ||
21st | 06/25/1982 | 0: 1 | Germany | * | Gijón ( ESP ) | 1. Final round | " Gijón Non-Aggression Pact " | ||
22nd | 06/28/1982 | 0: 1 | France | * | Madrid ( ESP ) | 2nd final round | |||
23 | 07/01/1982 | 2: 2 | Northern Ireland | * | Madrid ( ESP ) | 2nd final round | First international match against Northern Ireland. Last international match under Schmidt and Latzke Austria was eliminated as second in the group |
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24 | 06/09/1990 | 0: 1 | Italy | A. | Rome ( ITA ) | Preliminary round | |||
25th | 06/15/1990 | 0: 1 | Czechoslovakia | * | Florence ( ITA ) | Preliminary round | |||
26th | 06/19/1990 | 2: 1 | United States | * | Florence ( ITA ) | Preliminary round | First international match against the USA, Austria retired as third in the group | ||
27 | 06/11/1998 | 1: 1 | Cameroon | * | Toulouse ( FRA ) | Preliminary round | First international match against Cameroon | ||
28 | 06/17/1998 | 1: 1 | Chile | * | Saint-Etienne ( FRA ) | Preliminary round | |||
29 | 06/23/1998 | 1: 2 | Italy | * | Saint-Denis ( FRA ) | Preliminary round | Austria is eliminated as a third party |
Highest victories and defeats
The Austrian team achieved their highest victories against the following countries in World Cup tournaments:
- Algeria : 1st final round 1982 2-0 (only game against Algeria)
- Chile : 1st final round 1982 1-0 (only win against Chile)
- Czechoslovakia : preliminary round 1954 5-0
- Uruguay : Match for 3rd place 1954 3-1 (first win against Uruguay)
- United States : Preliminary round 1990 2-1 (also 1-0 in a friendly game)
The Austrian team suffered their biggest defeats in World Cup tournaments against the following countries:
- Brazil : preliminary round 1958 0-3 (also a 0-3 in a friendly game)
- Germany : semi-finals 1954 1: 6
- Netherlands : 2nd final round 1978 1: 5
- Soviet Union : Preliminary round 1958 0: 2 (also a 0: 2 each in a friendly match and the 1990 World Cup qualification and a 1: 3 in a friendly match)
Records
(As of July 2018)
team
- The game with the highest number of goals: Austria - Switzerland 7: 5 at the 1954 World Cup in the quarter-finals - 12 goals (see heat battle in Lausanne ).
- First and until 2014 only team to score 7 goals against a host: Austria 7-5 Switzerland at the 1954 World Cup in the quarter-finals.
particularities
Only in 1954, Austria and Uruguay, were two teams from the same preliminary group in the game for third place. But since both were seeded in the preliminary round, they didn't have to play against each other there.
See also
Web links
- Football World - Statistics - Austria on fifa.com
- fifa.com: Statistical overview: records and milestones
References and footnotes
- ↑ The placements from 5th place onwards were determined by FIFA without any placement games. See: All-time FIFA World Cup Ranking 1930–2014 (PDF file; 195 kB)
- ↑ fifa.com: "Austria - Hungary 2: 1 (1: 0)"
- ↑ dfb.de: "WM 1978: The Shame of Cordoba"
- ^ Edi F. - Cordoba '78
- ↑ dfb.de: "Victory against Austria: No reason to be happy"
- ↑ Marcel oefb.at: Koller stays until the end of the year - contract is fulfilled, but not extended
- ↑ In the FIFA match report for the first game , Kurt Schmied is named as captain, in all other matches and in the match report from eu-football.info for the first game , Ernst Ocffekt is named as captain.