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Austria is looking forward to qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which will begin in March.
In addition to the group favorite Denmark, Franco Foda’s team will meet three old friends from previous classifications.
While the ÖFB team is confident, the other rivals enter the spring with different sensations. Reactions to the World Cup qualification draw:
Franco Foda (ÖFB-Teamchef): “It’s a very interesting group, even. Denmark is the easy favorite, but anything is possible in this group. Our clear goal is to finish first or second. I am always optimistic and I always want to win every game. To have all the options and tackle the matter in a positive way. “
Julian Baumgartlinger (ÖFB team captain): “This is a group I’d like to take on. Not because it’s easy, but because we’ve been selected from teams that we know and are on an equal footing with. We definitely have a chance. A home game would be fine at first.”
Leo Windtner (President of ÖFB): “It is a lot we can live with. The opponents are challenging, but manageable. The group is very even. Long trips to Israel and the Faroe Islands also mean logistical challenges. Now we have to wait for the game plan to be able to assess this factor. Even better “.
Kasper Hjulmand (Denmark coach): “I think this is a good draw for us, the group is balanced. But in terms of logistics, fortunately we saved long trips to Azerbaijan or Kazakhstan with a view to the compressed program.”
Hjulmand said about the ÖFB team: “The Austrian team has made good progress recently. Austrian football is on the rise after Red Bull took over in Salzburg a few years ago and promoted the development of the game in Austria. Many (Austrian) players are also leaving their homeland. early and they switch in the German Bundesliga. So it’s a (German) Bundesliga team that we will face in qualifying for the World Cup. Austrian football has a lot of quality. They won their Nations League group and they are a really strong. “
Steve Clarke (Scotland coach): “When you go into qualifying you want to finish as best you can, of course. The draw is acceptable, but I’m sure Denmark, Austria and everyone else in the group think the same way. All we can do is start. a winning streak in March. Hopefully the schedule is good for us, the start in the group is good, and we can look towards a good qualification for the World Cup. “
Willibald Ruttensteiner (Israel Technical Director): “I don’t know who will look after the team, but it’s certainly an interesting draw. Another meeting with Austria in particular is exciting for me. We have already beaten two of the rivals. The development of the team is a good reason to be optimistic.” “
Eran Zahavi (Israel forward): “Scotland and Austria are already part of us. We have shown that we can face them and I think that if we continue to improve it will be a close battle.”
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2022 FIFA World Cup: these are Austria’s rivals in World Cup qualification
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