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Austrian national football team

Austria
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) Das Team
Burschen
Unsere Burschen
Association Österreichischer Fußball-Bund (ÖFB)
Confederation UEFA (Europe)
Head coach Marcel Koller
Captain Julian Baumgartlinger
Most caps Andreas Herzog (103)
Top scorer Anton Polster (44)
Home stadium Ernst-Happel-Stadion
FIFA code AUT
FIFA ranking
Current 36 Steady(4 May 2017)
Highest 10 (March–June 2016)
Lowest 105 (July 2008)
Elo ranking
Current 42 Steady(30 April 2017)
Highest 1 (May 1934)
Lowest 75 (2 September 2011)
First international
 Austria 5–0 Hungary 
(Vienna, Austria; October 12, 1902)
Biggest win
 Austria 9–0 Malta 
(Salzburg, Austria; April 30, 1977)
Biggest defeat
 Austria 1–11 England 
(Vienna, Austria; June 8, 1908)
World Cup
Appearances 7 (first in 1934)
Best result Third place, 1954
European Championship
Appearances 2 (first in 2008)
Best result Group stage, 2008 and 2016

The Austria national football team (German: Österreichische Fußballnationalmannschaft) is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association (German: Österreichischer Fußballbund). Austria has qualified for seven World Cups, most recently in 1998. The country played in the European Championship for the first time in 2008 when it co-hosted the event with Switzerland and most recently qualified in 2016.

The Austrian Football Association was founded on 18 March 1904 in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The team enjoyed success in the 1930s under coach Hugo Meisl becoming a dominant side in Europe and earning the nickname "Wunderteam". The team's star was Matthias Sindelar. On 16 May 1931, they were the first continental European side to defeat Scotland. In the 1934 FIFA World Cup, Austria finished fourth after losing 1–0 to Italy in the semi-finals and 3–2 to Germany in the third place play-off. They were runners-up in the 1936 Olympics, again losing to Italy 2–1, despite having been beaten in quarter-finals by Peru, following the Peruvians withdrawal. However, according to an investigation, the surprise victory by Peru was deliberately annulled by Adolf Hitler to favour the Austrians.


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