Austria are just one of the 24 teams taking part at the in Germany. Here's everything you need to know about the team, who topped a group featuring France, Netherlands and Poland! 1. Their first game was in 1902 Austria's first international game was against their neighbours Hungary in Vienna over 120 years ago.
The final score was in their favour, winning 5 goals to 0. 2. Their badge is their fifth design in over 100 years The badge you're looking at was introduced in 2019.
OĚFB stands for OĚsterreichischen FuĂballbundes, which is the Austrian Football Association. 3. The team play their home games all over Austria Austria play at stadiums all over the country, but the biggest ground is the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna.
It has a capacity of 50,865. Other grounds included those belonging to SK Austria Klagenfurt, Red Bull Salzburg, SK Rapid Vienna and LASK. 4.
Their captain is David Alaba Despite being part of the team's successful Euros qualifying matches, the Real Madrid player suffered a knee injury which took him out of action for the rest of the season. He traveled with his team-mates to give them his support as a "non-playing captain". Marcel Sabitzer is the boss on the actual pitch.
5. They have a few nicknames While most teams have just one nickname, Austria have three to choose from. You can call them (The Team), (The Boys) or even (Our Boys).
6. Hungary are their biggest rivals After Argentina-Uruquay, Austria and Hungary are teams who've played each other the .
