Austria National Football Team Results (2020–Present)

The period began with Austria's breakthrough at Euro 2020, where two group-stage wins carried the team into the European Championship knockout phase for the first time.[1] Austria subsequently finished fourth in its 2022 World Cup qualifying group and missed the tournament.[6]

Austria recovered by finishing second in Euro 2024 qualifying and then winning its tournament group.[7][2] At the 2026 World Cup, it recorded a win over Jordan, a loss to Argentina and a draw with Algeria, with the final result sending Austria into the knockout stage.[8][9][10] The results covered here extend through Austria's fourth match of the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League on October 4, 2026.[11]

Austria opened its Euro 2020 campaign with a 3–1 victory over North Macedonia.[12] Stefan Lainer gave Austria the lead before Goran Pandev equalized for North Macedonia. Both of Austria's remaining goals came from substitutes: Michael Gregoritsch restored the lead, and Marko Arnautović added a third late on. Gregoritsch's goal was reported as the 700th in European Championship history.[12]

Austria then lost 0–2 to the Netherlands in their second group match before defeating Ukraine 1–0 on June 21, with Christoph Baumgartner scoring the winner.[1] The two wins were enough to see Austria finish second in Group C and advance to the knockout stage — the first time Austria had reached that stage in the history of the European Championship.[1]

Austria faced Italy in the round of 16 and lost 2–1 after extra time. Federico Chiesa and Matteo Pessina scored for Italy before substitute Sasa Kalajdžić pulled a goal back for Austria in the 115th minute.[13]

Austria's 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign placed them in Group F, where their record against Israel produced contrasting results. On September 4, 2021, Austria traveled to Haifa and were beaten 5–2. Israel scored three times in the first half to lead 3–0, and although Austria pulled the score back to 3–2 after the break, Shon Weissman and Eran Zahavi struck again to seal the win for the home side.[3] At that point, Austria sat fourth in Group F with seven points.[3]

The reverse fixture in Klagenfurt on November 12, 2021 went in Austria's favor. Israel took the lead twice — through Nir Bitton and Dor Peretz — but Marko Arnautović equalized from the penalty spot, and Louis Schaub scored twice to put Austria ahead. Marcel Sabitzer added a fourth in the 84th minute to complete a 4–2 win.[4] The result came as Israel was already eliminated from 2022 World Cup contention.[4]

Across the full qualifying campaign, Austria finished fourth in their group with 16 points from ten matches — five wins, one draw, and four losses — and did not qualify for the 2022 World Cup.[6]

Austria qualified for Euro 2024 by finishing second in their qualifying group behind Belgium, recording six wins, one draw, and one loss from eight matches for 19 points, with 17 goals scored and 7 conceded.[7]

At the tournament itself, Austria's opening match ended in a 0–1 defeat to France after Maximilian Wöber scored an own goal.[2] They bounced back with a 3–1 win over Poland before defeating the Netherlands 3–2 in their final group game.[2] Those results placed Austria first in Group D, ahead of France, the Netherlands, and Poland, with six points.[2] In the round of 16, Austria lost 1–2 to Turkey and were eliminated from the competition.[2]

Austria began their 2026 World Cup campaign in Group J with a 3–1 win over Jordan on June 16. Romano Schmid put Austria ahead in the 20th minute, and Ali Alwan equalized for Jordan in the 50th minute — a goal identified as the first ever scored by Jordan's national team at a World Cup.[8] Austria regained the lead in the 76th minute through a Yazan Al-Arab own goal, and Marko Arnautović converted a penalty in stoppage time to complete the victory.[8]

In their second group match, played on June 22 in Arlington, Texas, Austria lost 2–0 to Argentina. Lionel Messi scored in the 38th minute — his record-breaking 17th World Cup goal — and added a second in stoppage time to seal Argentina's place in the knockout stage.[9]

Austria's third group game, against Algeria, ended 3–3 in dramatic fashion. Algeria took a 3–2 lead in stoppage time, but Austria equalized with almost the last kick of the match.[10] The draw sent both Austria and Algeria through to the next round, while leaving Iran outside the eight best third-placed teams.[10]

Austria opened the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League with a 3–1 home win over Israel in Linz on September 24, 2026.[5] Israel's Sayed Abu Farchi equalized in the 55th minute but was subsequently sent off after receiving a second yellow card for his goal celebration, which was intended to imitate playing snooker yet was widely portrayed in international media as a gun gesture.[5]

Austria followed that win with a further 3–1 victory over Kosovo on September 27, a 2–2 draw with Ireland on October 1, and a 1–1 draw away to Kosovo on October 4.[11] After those four matches, Austria led their Nations League group with eight points, nine goals scored, and five conceded.[11]

Some 2026 World Cup database entries conflict with the accompanying match reports. One table places Austria second in Group J with four points and a 6–6 goal record, while another lists the team third despite displaying the same points and goal record.[14][15]

The latter page displays Austria as losing 1–3 to Jordan even though the match report records a 3–1 Austrian victory.[8][15] It also displays Argentina losing 0–2 to Austria, whereas the match report records a 2–0 Argentine victory.[9][15] Its knockout fixture lists Spain 0–3 Austria, while the same page's headline and scorer description state that Spain defeated Austria 3–0.[15] The narrative results above therefore follow the detailed match reports rather than the conflicting fixture displays.