The ÖFB took off for the World Cup
Players at the airport – Babler in an Austria jersey
Our ÖFB team took off for Los Angeles on Thursday morning. There was plenty of consolation for the unlucky Christoph Baumgartner at Vienna International Airport before departure. There was also a special message for our players on the World Cup plane: “Hello, World Cup! When dreams come true!”
“Dear Baumi, all of Austria wants to comfort you. Don’t take it so hard; you’re so young, you’ll have other opportunities,” said Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen, offering comfort to ÖFB player Christoph Baumgartner, who will miss the World Cup.
The 26-year-old injured his right thigh Monday while warming up for the match against Tunisia and underwent surgery yesterday at a specialist’s office in Turku, Finland. “Baumi” will be sidelined for months and may also miss the Nations League matches at the end of September.
Banner for Baumgartner
David Alaba, Marko Arnautovic, and the rest of the team also took a moment to think of their teammate just before departure. “Baumi is with us in spirit,” read a banner held by the team. A touching gesture!
Head coach Ralf Rangnick is holding off on a replacement nomination for now: “Given the size of the squad, training operations are well taken care of.” Rangnick can still make changes up until one day before the first group match on June 17 against Jordan—for now, the squad consists of 25 players.
Lucky charms from the Hofburg
“We’re ready for the trip, we’re ready to fulfill our childhood dream,” Alaba proclaimed at Vienna-Schwechat Airport, having received special lucky charms from Van der Bellen.
Vice-Chancellor and Sports Minister Andreas Babler (wearing an Austria jersey) and State Secretary for Sports Michaela Schmidt were also on hand to wish the ÖFB team good luck.
Here is the live ticker to read:
Numerous fans then saw our soccer players off at the plane to the sounds of “I am from Austria.” At 10:05 a.m., the plane took off for Los Angeles.
The World Cup schedule
The ÖFB team will then head to their World Cup base camp at the “Ritz-Carlton Bacara” hotel in Goleta near Santa Barbara, right on the California Pacific Coast. The opening match is scheduled for June 17 (6 a.m. CEST) in Santa Clara against Jordan. In the group stage, they will face World Champions Argentina on June 22 (7:00 p.m. CEST) in Dallas and Algeria on June 28 (4:00 a.m. CEST) in Kansas City.
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