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The Austrian national team will aim for the first victory in qualifying for the World Cup on Sunday (starting at 8:45 pm on the LIVE ticker).
While it was “just” enough to make Scotland 2-2, the Faroe Islands will serve as point providers at Happel Stadium. Due to the inhospitable weather conditions in the North Atlantic at the moment, the Faroe Islands have to start with three away games. The first trip to Moldova paid off Swedish manager Hakan Ericon’s troops 1: 1. The Inselkickers have nothing to lose in their guest appearance in Vienna.
“Our goal is very clear: three points,” says Aleksandar Dragovic, with 87 caps, the new number four in the ÖFB’s eternal statistics, the way forward. Because unlike the Faroe Islands, Austria has to win in the fight for the World Cup.
ÖFB-Blamagen leaves Dragovic cold
Dragovic does not expect it to be a sure success: “You have seen it in other results. Ukraine plays 1-1 in France, Greece also scored 1-1 in Spain. You should no longer underestimate any rival, not even the Faroe Islands. We have to Going into this game with 100 percent, with 90 percent we probably won’t win. “
A look in the rear view mirror shows that ÖFB players should not underestimate the 107th place in the world rankings. The embarrassment at the Swedish Landskrona in 1990 was followed by another embarrassing appearance 18 years later. October 8, 2008 alone was enough to score 1-1 in qualifying for the World Cup in Torshavn. Approximately eleven months later, Dragovic played only his third international match in the second leg (3-1) and, at the same time, his first victory in the ÖFB jersey.
“I don’t worry about the past,” the 30-year-old shrugs: “What happened happened. I live in the present and we are trying to win the game now.”
“They will run for their lives”
“Of course, they will run for their lives, stay compact on defense and make the gaps narrower. We will have to find solutions.”
The experienced ÖFB player knows how to tackle the Faroe Islands obstacle. “You just have to be wide awake,” says Dragovic, who won all three of his matches with the island’s players. “Of course, they will run for their lives, stay compact on defense and make the gaps narrower. We will have to find solutions.”
The central defender doesn’t care if the goals are scored by the shooting star Sasa Kalajdzic, whom Dragovic refers to as the “real Jugo” when asked about his merits. Where: “Of course an early goal will help us, but we have 90 minutes to score. In the end, only three points count.”
“It makes me a little proud”
If Dragovic and company do their duty against the alleged underdog, the Vienna-born celebrates his 46th victory with red-white-red.
It remains to be seen if he has a place in the starting eleven and ÖFB greats like Andi Herzog (103 missions), Toni Polster (95) and Gerhard Hanappi (93) will move one step closer. Dragovic is more than happy about his previous milestones:
“Of course you can see that (ÖFB missions, note) and it makes me a little proud. I’ve been with the national team for so long, but I would have preferred to win in Scotland and maybe not have played for it. For me, it’s just important may we succeed. “
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