FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Austria vs Romania, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

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Austria
  • 42': Michael Gregoritsch
  • 60': Marcel Sabitzer
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2 - 1
Romania
  • 90'+5': Florin Tanase

About

Austria are hosting Romania at Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Wien, Austria, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (Austria).
  • 1': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 2': Attempt blocked. Vlad Chiriches (Romania) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 4': Foul by Konrad Laimer (Austria).
  • 4': Mihai Popescu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner,Romania. Conceded by Max Wöber.
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Dennis Man (Romania).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Horatiu Moldovan (Romania).
  • 13': Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Nicusor Bancu (Romania).
  • 16': Offside, Romania. Dennis Man is caught offside.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner with a cross.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Max Wöber (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Philipp Lienhart with a cross.
  • 21': Denis Dragus (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (Austria).
  • 22': Dennis Man (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Phillipp Mwene (Austria).
  • 24': Offside, Romania. Denis Dragus is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Horatiu Moldovan (Romania). Assisted by Patrick Wimmer.
  • 25': Corner,Romania. Conceded by Max Wöber.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Denis Dragus (Romania) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Nicolae Stanciu with a cross.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 29': Corner,Austria. Conceded by Mihai Popescu.
  • 30': Foul by Mihai Popescu (Romania).
  • 30': Romano Schmid (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Horatiu Moldovan (Romania).
  • 32': Dennis Man (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Phillipp Mwene (Austria).
  • 33': Attempt saved. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Horatiu Moldovan (Romania). Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch with a headed pass.
  • 33': Corner,Austria. Conceded by Nicolae Stanciu.
  • 34': Foul by Patrick Wimmer (Austria).
  • 34': Vlad Chiriches (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Andrei Burca (Romania).
  • 35': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Patrick Wimmer (Austria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Phillipp Mwene.
  • 38': Foul by Michael Gregoritsch (Austria).
  • 38': Mihai Popescu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Andrei Burca (Romania).
  • 40': Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Romano Schmid (Austria) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Horatiu Moldovan (Romania). Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 40': Corner,Austria. Conceded by Horatiu Moldovan.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Horatiu Moldovan (Romania).
  • 42': Goal! Austria 1, Romania 0. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Razvan Marin (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu.
  • 44': Foul by Nicolae Stanciu (Romania).
  • 44': Romano Schmid (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Austria 1, Romania 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Austria 1, Romania 0.
  • 48': Foul by Daniel Bîrligea (Romania).
  • 48': Max Wöber (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Razvan Marin (Romania).
  • 48': Phillipp Mwene (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
  • 50': Patrick Wimmer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Denis Dragus (Romania) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Horatiu Moldovan (Romania). Assisted by Michael Gregoritsch with a headed pass.
  • 58': Foul by Denis Dragus (Romania).
  • 58': Romano Schmid (Austria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Goal! Austria 2, Romania 0. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Romano Schmid.
  • 61': Substitution, Austria. Marko Arnautovic replaces Michael Gregoritsch.
  • 61': Substitution, Austria. Stefan Posch replaces Patrick Wimmer.
  • 61': Substitution, Romania. Adrian Sut replaces Razvan Marin.
  • 68': Denis Dragus (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
  • 69': Substitution, Austria. Kevin Danso replaces Max Wöber.
  • 69': Corner,Austria. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
  • 71': Denis Dragus (Romania) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 71': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
  • 71': Attempt saved. Nicolae Stanciu (Romania) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Patrick Pentz (Austria).
  • 71': Corner,Romania. Conceded by Patrick Pentz.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Mihai Popescu (Romania) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dennis Man with a cross following a corner.
  • 75': Foul by Romano Schmid (Austria).
  • 75': Nicusor Bancu (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Adrian Sut (Romania) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Patrick Pentz (Austria). Assisted by Nicusor Bancu.
  • 76': Corner,Romania. Conceded by Patrick Pentz.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Andrei Burca (Romania) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Denis Dragus.
  • 78': Substitution, Romania. David Miculescu replaces Dennis Man.
  • 78': Substitution, Romania. Denis Alibec replaces Daniel Bîrligea.
  • 79': Attempt missed. David Miculescu (Romania) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Denis Dragus with a cross.
  • 82': Substitution, Austria. Florian Grillitsch replaces Romano Schmid.
  • 82': Substitution, Austria. Xaver Schlager replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
  • 83': Corner,Austria. Conceded by Andrei Burca.
  • 84': Substitution, Romania. Alexandru Mitrita replaces Denis Dragus.
  • 85': Substitution, Romania. Florin Tanase replaces Nicolae Stanciu.
  • 85': Florian Grillitsch (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Florin Tanase (Romania).
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Konrad Laimer (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcel Sabitzer.
  • 89': Andrei Burca (Romania) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Florian Grillitsch (Austria).
  • 89': Florian Grillitsch (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Austria. Konrad Laimer is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Goal! Austria 2, Romania 1. Florin Tanase (Romania) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Austria 2, Romania 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Austria 2, Romania 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 5
7 Saves 2
40.1 Possession 59.9
10 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
266 Accurate Passes 443
338 Passes 506
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
6 Accurate Crosses 4
8 Crosses 22
0.8 Cross % 0.2
45 Long Balls 42
20 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
4 Blocked Shots 2
14 Effective Tackles 19
20 Tackles 28
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 9
39 Effective Clearances 16
39 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Location: Wien, Austria
Attendance: 48,500

WCQ - UEFA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3 +3 9
2 Austria 2 +5 6
3 Romania 4 +4 6
4 Cyprus 3 -1 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

AUT Austria (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Patrick Pentz (GK)
2 Maximilian Wöber
15 Philipp Lienhart
16 Phillipp Mwene
21 Patrick Wimmer
19 Christoph Baumgartner
20 Konrad Laimer
6 Nicolas Seiwald
11 Michael Gregoritsch
9 Marcel Sabitzer
18 Romano Schmid
Austria Substitutes:
Marko Arnautovic, Marco Friedl, Florian Grillitsch, Nikolas Veratschnig, Tobias Lawal, Mathias Honsak, Kevin Danso, Stefan Posch, Leopold Querfeld, Marco Grüll, Nicolas Schmid, Xaver Schlager.

ROU Romania (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Horatiu Moldovan (GK)
15 Andrei Burca
3 Mihai Popescu
11 Nicusor Bancu
2 Andrei Ratiu
10 Nicolae Stanciu Yellow Card
21 Vlad Chiriches
18 Razvan Marin
9 Daniel Birligea
17 Denis Dragus
20 Dennis Man
Romania Substitutes:
Vladimir Screciu, Denis Alibec, David Raul Miculescu, Deian Sorescu, Virgil Ghita, Florin Tanase, Marius Marin, Adrian Sut, Alexandru Mitrita, Florin Nita, Valentin Cretu, Stefan Tarnovanu.

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