Austria's return to the World Cup: Werder stars make history!

Austria's return to the World Cup: Werder stars make history!

Austria finally qualified for a World Cup again on November 19, 2025 with a 1-1 draw against Bosnia-Herzegovina. After 28 years without a major tournament, the Austrian footballers are now allowed to travel to the USA, Mexico and Canada. Everyone involved is extremely happy, and the Werder Bremen players in particular made a crucial contribution to the success. Loud Picture There are three Werder players in the squad: Romano Schmid, Marco Grüll and Marco Friedl.

In the game itself, the Austrian team fell behind early on: Haris Tabakovic gave Bosnia the lead in the 12th minute. Who would have thought that the team would come back so strong after coming from behind against Bosnia? And yet it was Michael Gregoritsch who scored the important equalizing goal in the 77th minute and thus secured the ticket for the World Cup. Interestingly, Gregoritsch was not only known for his goal, but also because of his previous links to a move to Werder Bremen.

Review of the game

The game started promisingly for Austria, but the conversion of chances left a lot to be desired. How ZDF and Sports show According to reports, the Austrian keeper Alexander Schlager was unfortunately not there for the first dangerous chance. An alleged equalizer from Konrad Laimer was also overturned by VAR. Nevertheless, the Austrians didn't give up and tried everything to make up for the deficit.

As a result, coach Ralf Rangnick changed offensively, and it was ultimately Gregoritsch who reacted to a cross from Marcel Sabitzer and scored the equalizer after the ball hit the crossbar. A stroke of luck for the team, and the draw was enough to successfully complete the group stage. Austria had a two-point lead before the game, which was enough for qualification.

Werder Bremen stars on the way to the World Cup

What is particularly pleasing for Werder Bremen is that, in addition to the three players who actively play in the Austrian national team, two Bremen players on loan are also allowed to take part in the World Cup. Yukinari Sugawara from Japan and Isaac Schmidt from Switzerland benefit from their teams' good performances. Schmidt secured his ticket to the World Cup with a 1-1 draw against Kosovo.

In conclusion, one can say that Austria and its Werder Bremen players are looking forward to next year with great expectations. The anticipation for the World Cup is increasing and fans from all over Austria are already excited to see how the team will do. These are exciting times for Austrian football!