AUSTRIA
WC98 qualifications
past | country
Europe GROUP 4
Coach : Herbert PROHASKA
6 participations
FIFA World Ranking (05/1998) : 31th
Selection 1998 of Austria
Goalkeeper:
Michael Konsel (AS Rome/Ita), Franz Wohlfahrt (VfB Stuttgart/All), Wolfgang Knaller (Austria Vienne).
Defenders:
Anton Pfeffer (Austria Vienne), Wolfgang Feiersinger (Borussia Dortmund/All), Walter Kogler (AS Cannes/Fra), Peter Schottel (Rapid Vienne), Martin Hiden (Leeds United/Ang).
Midfielders:
Dietmar Kuhbauer (Real Sociedad/Esp), Roman Mahlich (Sturm Graz), Hannes Reinmayr (Sturm Graz), Markus Schopp (Sturm Graz), Andreas Herzog (Werder Brême/All), Heimo Pfeifenberger (Werder Brême/All), Peter Stoger (Linz), Andreas Heraf (Rapid Vienne), Arnold Wetl (Rapid Vienne), Harald Cerny (Munich 1860/All).
Forwards:
Martin Amerhauser (Salzbourg), Anton Polster (FC Cologne/All), Mario Haas (Sturm Graz).
To resume the preliminary competition
  • Composition ofGroup 4 : Belarus, Scotland, Estonia, Latvia, Sweden.
  • Matches played in group 4
    AUSTRIA 0-0
    1-0
    2-1
    0-2
    2-0
    3-1
    3-0
    1-0
    1-0
    4-0
    Scotland
    Sweden
    Latvia
    Scotland
    Estonia
    Latvia
    Estonia
    Sweden
    Belarus
    Belarus
    Final Table in group 4
    Pos P W D L Goals Pts
    1 10 8 1 1 17:4 25
  • Team of the eliminatories France98.
    Best players:
    Polster, Herzog.
    Typical team :
    Konsel - Cerny, Schoettel, Feiersinger, Pfeffer, Prilasnig - Maehlich, Pfeifenberger, Herzog - Polster, Vastic.


     CERNY Harald
     FEIERSINGER Wolfgang
     HATZ Michael
     HERAF Andreas
     HERZOG Andreas
     HÜTTER Adolf
     KARTALIJA Goran
     KITZBICHLER Richard
     KOGLER Walter
     KONSEL Michael
     KÜHBAUER Dietmar
     MARASEK Stefan
     MÄHLICH Roman
     OGRIS Andreas
     PFEFFER Anton
     POLSTER Anton
     RAMUSCH Dieter
     SABITZER Herfried
     SCHOPP Markus
     SCHÖTTEL Peter
     STÖGER Peter
     VASTIC Ivica
     WETL Arnold
     WOHLFAHRT Franz


    Grading in the previous cups
    1990 1st tour 4th
    1982 2nd tour 6th
    1978 2nd round 8th
    1958 8th finale 12th
    1954 3rd place 7th
    1934 3rd place 8th
    To resume the previous cups
    1990 1st round Austria United-States 2-1
    1990 1st round Tchecoslovakia Austria 1-0
    1990 1st round Italy Austria 1-0
    1982 2nd round N.Irland Austria 2-2
    1982 2nd round France Austria 1-0
    1982 1st round RFA Austria 1-0
    1982 1st round Austria Algeria 2-0
    1982 1st round Austria Chile 1-0
    1978 2nd round Austria RFA 3-2
    1978 2nd round Italy Austria 1-0
    1978 1st round Brasil Austria 1-0
    1978 1st round Austria Sweden 2-0
    1978 1st round Austria Spain 1-0
    1958 8th finale Austria England 2-2
    1958 8th finale USSR Austria 2-0
    1958 8th finale Brasil Austria 3-0
    1954 3th place Austria Uruguay 3-1
    1954 Semi-finale RFA Austria 6-1
    1954 Quarter Austria Switzerland 7-5
    1954 8th finale Austria Tchecoslovakia 5-0
    1954 8th finale Austria Scotland 1-0
    1934 3th place Germany Austria 3-2
    1934 Semi-finale Italy Austria 1-0
    1934 Quarter Austria Hungary 2-1
    1934 8th finale Austria France 2-0(e.t.)

  • AUSTIA
    Country caracteristics:
    7 900 000 inhabitants, 83 858 km²
    City:
    Vienne
    System of government :
    Republic
    Time difference :
    any with Paris
    Colors:
    white t-shirt, short and socks black.
    Federation:
    Osterreichischer Fussball-Bund (OFB) created in 1904
    Principals clubs:
    Sturm Graz, Austria Vienne, Austria Salzbourg, Admira Wacker Vienne, FC Tirol Innsbruck, Rapid Vienne.
    Principals stadiums:
    Arnold-Schwarzenegger-Stadium (15.428), Ernst Happel Stadion (Vienne, 49.847), Linzer Stadion (Linz, 27.000), Hanappi Stadion (Vienne, 19.600), Tivoli Stadion (Innsbruck, 17.270).

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