Austria 2022 Home Shirt

AUSTRIA - HOME SHIRT 2022

Austria's national team are one of European football's most historic sides, representing a footballing nation whose 1930s "Wunderteam" was once the most admired side on the continent. Known to fans as Das Team, the Austrians count a third-place finish at the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland and a fourth-place finish in 1934 among their proudest moments, alongside Euro 2008 co-hosting duties and a remarkable run to top of their group at Euro 2024.

This legacy has been shaped by legendary figures such as Matthias Sindelar - the "Mozart of football" who captained the Wunderteam - Ernst Happel, Hans Krankl, Andreas Herzog, and modern great David Alaba, whose brilliance has defined Austrian football across generations.

Austria wore this home shirt through 2022, the year German manager Ralf Rangnick took the reins following his interim spell at Manchester United. His tenure began with a flying UEFA Nations League opener - a 3-0 demolition of Croatia in Osijek - followed by a narrow defeat to Denmark and a creditable 1-1 draw with reigning world champions France at the Stade de France. Austria failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

As of 2026, Austria are preparing for their first FIFA World Cup since 1998, having topped UEFA qualifying Group H with six wins from eight matches before being drawn into Group J of the finals alongside defending champions Argentina, Algeria and Jordan. With a squad led by Real Madrid captain David Alaba, Bayern Munich's Konrad Laimer, Borussia Dortmund's Marcel Sabitzer and all-time leading scorer Marko Arnautović, Das Team travel to North America under Rangnick aiming to progress beyond the group stage for the first time in over half a century.

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