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LIVE: Will the Austrian national team clinch the group title against Ireland?

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14.11.2026 05:19
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Matchday 5 in Group B/3 of the Nations League: Austria hosts Ireland in Linz. Can Konrad Laimer and Co. clinch the group title? We’re covering the game live (see below). The score is currently 0–0!

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Austria’s national soccer team is aiming to clinch the Nations League group title early. With a win against Ireland in Linz, the ÖFB squad would clinch first place—and thus secure a return to the top tier of European soccer in League A—even before Tuesday’s final match against Israel in Debrecen. In their first match against Ireland on October 1 in Dublin, Austria came back from a 0–2 deficit to draw 2–2.

“We can’t let ourselves be caught off guard like we were in Ireland!”
Back then, head coach Ralf Rangnick’s squad got off to a slow start, but now they feel prepared, as midfielder Nicolas Seiwald emphasized. “This time it will be a different game. We want to take control right from the start and can’t let ourselves be caught off guard like we were in Ireland.”

Christoph Baumgartner is definitely ready to play against Ireland after a months-long break. In addition, 17-year-old Sturm Graz youngster Luca Weinhandl could become the fourth-youngest ÖFB senior team debutant since World War II. Another potential teenage debutant is Yanik Spalt—the 19-year-old Stuttgart player was called up from the U21 team to replace Xaver Schlager and Prass.

Winning the Nations League group would pay off
If Austria does indeed secure a decisive victory over Ireland, it would return to the top tier of the Nations League in the fall of 2028 for the first time since 2022. In this context, the financial aspect is not to be overlooked: Winning the group is worth 1.5 million euros; the appearance bonus for League A is 2.25 million euros—750,000 euros higher than that for League B. Added to this are higher ticket revenues due to the more high-profile opponents.

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