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Carina Wenninger is playing her 100th international match against Serbia today. With a victory, the women of the ÖFB could qualify for the EM 2022.

5.30 am, December 1, 2020

Carina Wenninger (links) © AFP

With a win against Serbia today, the Austrian women could qualify for the final of the European Championship in England in 2022. However, this requires the help of other teams in the various groups. The red-white-red team is more likely to secure one of EM’s last three tickets in the play-off in April 2021.
No arithmetic games, but today’s 90 minutes were the focus of the Austrians in recent days. After all, you want to finish the qualification with total success and with it Carina Wenninger give away a decent anniversary. The Graz native is playing her 100th international match today with the Austria jersey. “If all goes well, he can’t get better,” says the 29-year-old. That means: a win against Serbia and straight to the European Championship in England.

Family support

Wenninger prides himself on “working with a really good team and a really good support team.” She said she did from “young Hupfer” to a prominent player developed. “My role at the moment is to move on and take responsibility,” he says, who made his debut for the ÖFB team on May 5, 2007 (0: 1 against Poland). Driven by her ambition, her hard work, and the support of her family, she did Go abroad to Bayern Munich, where the central defender has become indispensable.

A team at eye level

In the 99 games so far, he has developed on both a sporting and personal level and has learned a lot. He was also part of the team that reached the semi-finals of Euro 2017. The Austrian team is so successful because “we are all at eye level, regardless of who makes the team. We have brutal honesty and trust. We are also a team that is willing to learn, ”says Wenninger. Team captain Irene Fuhrmann says about his player: “La Carina is an absolute figure in Austrian football. She is an absolute personality on our team. “



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