AUSTRIA
Nickname: Das Team (The Team)
Manager: Ralf Rangnick
Austria has announced its roster for the 2026 FIFA World Cup today, May 18. Ralf Rangnick’s Das Team would be making their 8th appearance at the global stage, with their last appearance 28 years ago (1998) in France. David Alaba, Marcel Sabitzer, Konrad Laimer and Mark Arnautovic have all made the cut. Can Austria’s golden generation pull a surprise in North America?
Goalkeepers: Alexander Schlager (RB Salzburg), Florian Wiegele (Viktoria Plzen), Patrick Pentz (Brøndby)
Defenders: David Affengruber (Elche), Kevin Danso (Tottenham), Stefan Posch (Mainz 05), David Alaba (Real Madrid), Philipp Lienhart (SC Freiburg), Philipp Mwene (Mainz 05), Alexander Prass (TSG Hoffenheim), Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen), Michael Svoboda (Venezia)
Midfielders: Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig), Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig), Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), Florian Grillitsch (Braga), Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund), Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig), Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich), Patrick Wimmer (Wolfsburg), Paul Wanner (PSV Eindhoven), Alessandro Schopf (Wolfsberger AC)
Forwards: Marko Arnautović (Red Star Belgrade), Michael Gregoritsch (FC Augsburg), Saša Kalajdžić (LASK Linz),
