Nicole Billa / Image: GEPA pictures / Michael Meindl
Vienna. Austria's national team got a taste for goals. After beating Latvia (8: 1) and North Macedonia (6: 0), the next opponent to be beaten is Luxembourg in today's World Cup qualification (6 p.m., live, ORF Sport +). “Much better organized, but not as dangerous offensively,” said team boss Irene Fuhrmann, analyzing number 122 in the world. “They're harder to crack because they're deep. It will be exciting to see how long we need to get to our first sense of achievement. ”So patience is required, a quick goal could make things easier, England showed it with a 10-0 win.
Before the duel with the group favorite takes place at the end of November, the endurance test in Northern Ireland awaits on Tuesday (8 p.m.). “An incredibly unpleasant opponent. Straight forward in the game, robust on the defensive, ”said Fuhrmann. Especially in intense games, it is important to be even more hardened and to set tactical fouls, as the unfortunate friendly game against Italy (2: 3) in the summer showed. “We coaches also have to be more shrewd. More Kretzn is needed on the pitch. “
Personnel issues
With Viktoria Schnaderbeck, the regular captain is missing again this time, the Arsenal legionnaire has to wait for her first international match since October 2020 – the ÖFB defense has already been reformed. On the offensive, Katja Wienerroither (Grasshoppers Zurich) recently offered herself as an attack option with her first two international goals, Julia Hickelsberger (St. Pölten) will not be back on the field until spring after the cruciate ligament rupture. (swi)
