In World Cup Group J
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Austria knows its group opponents for the 2026 World Cup! In Group J, the ÖFB team will face world champions Argentina, Algeria and World Cup debutants Jordan. The first match will be against Jordan on June 16. A perfectly feasible group for team boss Ralf Rangnick's team.
Austria's national soccer team will face defending champions Argentina, Algeria and Jordan at the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico. This was the result of the draw on Friday in Washington. Former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal drew Austria into Group J, whose games will be played in Kansas City, Santa Clara near San Francisco and Dallas. The exact venues and kick-off times will be announced on Saturday evening.
It is already clear that Austria's first World Cup match after a 28-year break will be against Jordan on June 16 - either in Kansas City or Santa Clara. They will continue on June 22 in Arlington or Santa Clara against Argentina and on June 27 in Kansas City or Dallas against Algeria.
Third clash with Argentina
There have been two friendly international matches against Argentina so far - in 1980 they lost 5-1 in Vienna, ten years later they drew 1-1 again in the Prater. The South Americans are regarded as one of the top favorites for the World Cup and will probably line up with Lionel Messi, even if the 38-year-old has not yet confirmed his participation in the tournament.
There has only been one duel with Algeria so far - and the result led to one of the darkest chapters in ÖFB history. Austria beat the North Africans 2-0 at the 1982 World Cup in Spain and then made a non-aggression pact with the eventual finalists in a 1-0 defeat to Germany. As a result, the ÖFB and DFB teams progressed and Algeria were eliminated. The world spoke of the "disgrace of Gijon".
The groups at a glance:
Group A: Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, winner of UEFA play-off D (Czech Republic, Ireland, North Macedonia or Denmark)
Group B: Canada, Switzerland, Qatar, winner of UEFA play-off A (Wales, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Italy or Northern Ireland)
Group C: Brazil, Morocco, Scotland, Haiti
Group D: USA, Australia, Paraguay, winner of UEFA play-off C (Slovakia, Kosovo, Turkey or Romania)
Group E: Germany, Ecuador, Ivory Coast, Curacao
Group F: Netherlands, Japan, Tunisia, winner of UEFA play-off B (Ukraine, Sweden, Poland or Albania)
Group G: Belgium, Iran, Egypt, New Zealand
Group H: Spain, Uruguay, Saudi Arabia, Cape Verde
Group I: France, Senegal, Norway, winner of intercontinental play-off B (Bolivia, Suriname or Iraq)
Group J: Argentina, AUSTRIA, Algeria, Jordan
Group K: Portugal, Colombia, Uzbekistan, winner of intercontinental play-off A (New Caledonia, Jamaica or SR Congo)
Group L: England, Croatia, Panama, Ghana
So for Austria, this is definitely a feasible group with an attractive match against world champions Argentina.
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