Group J
Austria
- Manager
- Ralf Rangnick
- Squad
- 26 players
- Announced
- May 18
Tournament projection
- Advance
- 78.1%
- Round of 16
- 24.6%
- Quarter-final
- 10.2%
- Semi-final
- 3.7%
- Final
- 1.0%
- Champion
- 0.3%
Market champion price 0.5% · model edge -0.2%.
Scouting report
updated 2026-06-04A varied, fluid 4-2-3-1 (sometimes 4-4-2, 4-2-4 or 4-2-2-2) with wide play, fluid rotations and a man-for-man, high-risk approach at the back.
Style · Fluid 4-2-3-1 (also 4-4-2 / 4-2-4 / 4-2-2-2) — wide play & crosses, fluid rotations (FB inverted, wingers wide), front-four central combining with fullbacks wide.
Counter-reliance ·lowPossession & rotation, counter-press first
Strengths
- +Fluid attacking rotations and wide play
- +Front-four combinations with fullbacks providing width
- +Counter-pressing rest-defence
Weaknesses
- −Man-for-man, risk-vs-reward at the back
Key players
- Christoph Baumgartner · CAM21 goal involvements in the Bundesliga, 37 chances created, 19 goal involvements in 31 Austria appearances
- Tactics
- Rotate fluidly, get fullbacks wide and combine centrally with the front four, pressing to win it back. The man-for-man defending is high-reward but high-risk.
Sources: John Walker (@johnwalker_1986) — pre-tournament tactical scouting, May–Jun 2026
Group fixtures
Squad
Goalkeepers
- Alexander SchlagerRB Salzburg
- Florian WiegeleViktoria Plzen
- Patrick PentzBrondby
Defenders
- David AffengruberElche
- Kevin DansoTottenham
- Stefan PoschMainz 05
- David AlabaReal Madrid
- Philipp LienhartSC Freiburg
- Philipp MweneMainz 05
- Alexander PrassTSG Hoffenheim
- Marco FriedlWerder Bremen
- Michael SvobodaVenezia
Midfielders
- Xaver SchlagerRB Leipzig
- Nicolas SeiwaldRB Leipzig
- Marcel SabitzerBorussia Dortmund
- Florian GrillitschBraga
- Carney ChukwuemekaBorussia Dortmund
- Romano SchmidWerder Bremen
- Christoph BaumgartnerRB Leipzig
- Konrad LaimerBayern Munich
- Patrick WimmerWolfsburg
- Paul WannerPSV Eindhoven
- Alessandro SchopfWolfsberger AC
Forwards
- Marko ArnautovicRed Star Belgrade
- Michael GregoritschFC Augsburg
- Sasa KalajdzicLASK Linz