Austria's World Cup Exit: Chancesless against the Giants
Austria's footballers lost against Spain with 0:3 and are out of the World Cup. The match took place on July 2 in Los Angeles.
What went wrong?
Austria's coach Ralf Rangnick said in the press conference that Austria had the most difficult group, from all. The analysis of a data service provider had already indicated before the World Cup that Austria would face a big challenge against Spain. And indeed, it did not go very well for Austria in the first three World Cup matches, indicating that a perfect game against Spain would not be possible.
Why is this so sad?
Austria's striker Michael Gregoritsch said that it is very sad that Austria is so far away from the big teams. He meant that there were enough inspiring examples of teams that overcame themselves, took a run, had the football gods on their side. What if Gregoritsch had jumped higher on a flank in the 17th minute or behaved more cleverly in the air duel?
What comes next?
Austria's next match is on September 24 against Israel in Vienna. The Austrians must now focus on qualifying for the EM 2028.
Last result: Spain 3-0 Austria (2026-07-02). Recent form (last 5): 0W-2D-3L (LLDDL, most recent first); lost the last 2. Next fixture: vs Israel (at home, 2026-09-24).
