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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Austria

54': Marcel Sabitzer (P)

FT
1 - 0

Cyprus

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Austria are hosting Cyprus at Raiffeisen Arena (Linz), Linz, Austria, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
5': Attempt missed. Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous.
8': Foul by Philipp Lienhart (Austria).
8': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Attempt missed. Marko Arnautovic (Austria) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
11': Offside, Austria. Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
13': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
13': Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt missed. Christos Shielis (Cyprus) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
16': Foul by Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus).
16': Patrick Wimmer (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Delay in match because of an injury Kostakis Artymatas (Cyprus).
20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
21': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous.
22': Andreas Shikkis (Cyprus) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
22': Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box following a set piece situation.
23': Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alexander Schlager (Austria).
23': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
23': Foul by Kostas Pileas (Cyprus).
23': Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Kostas Pileas (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
25': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
25': Kostas Pileas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt missed. Konrad Laimer (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christoph Baumgartner.
29': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Konstantinos Laifis.
29': Foul by Marko Arnautovic (Austria).
29': Kostas Pileas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Offside, Austria. Marko Arnautovic is caught offside.
31': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Andreas Shikkis.
33': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Christos Shielis.
34': Attempt blocked. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Alaba with a cross.
35': Attempt missed. Phillipp Mwene (Austria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
38': Offside, Austria. Marcel Sabitzer is caught offside.
39': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous.
39': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Patrick Wimmer.
40': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Marinos Tzionis with a cross.
40': Attempt saved. Konstantinos Laifis (Cyprus) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Alexander Schlager (Austria). Assisted by Loizos Loizou.
41': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Konstantinos Laifis.
45': Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Loizos Loizou (Cyprus).
45': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
45'+4': First Half ends, Austria 0, Cyprus 0.
45': Second Half begins Austria 0, Cyprus 0.
45': Substitution, Austria. Michael Gregoritsch replaces Marko Arnautovic.
45': Substitution, Austria. Romano Schmid replaces Patrick Wimmer.
48': Delay in match because of an injury Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
51': Penalty Austria. Christoph Baumgartner draws a foul in the penalty area.
51': Penalty conceded by Christos Shielis (Cyprus) after a foul in the penalty area.
51': Delay in match because of an injury Christos Shielis (Cyprus).
52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
52': VAR Decision: Penalty Austria.
53': Christos Shielis (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Goal! Austria 1, Cyprus 0. Marcel Sabitzer (Austria) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
56': Attempt missed. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right following a fast break.
58': Attempt missed. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
58': Foul by Nicolas Seiwald (Austria).
58': Marinos Tzionis (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt saved. Michael Gregoritsch (Austria) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabiano (Cyprus). Assisted by Romano Schmid.
59': Foul by Michael Gregoritsch (Austria).
59': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Attempt saved. Ioannis Pittas (Cyprus) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alexander Schlager (Austria).
61': Attempt saved. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Fabiano (Cyprus). Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
64': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Kostas Pileas.
64': Attempt missed. Christoph Baumgartner (Austria) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Romano Schmid with a cross following a corner.
67': Substitution, Cyprus. Ioannis Kosti replaces Marinos Tzionis.
67': Substitution, Cyprus. Pieros Sotiriou replaces Ioannis Pittas.
68': Attempt saved. Christos Shielis (Cyprus) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner by Alexander Schlager (Austria). Assisted by Andreas Shikkis with a headed pass.
68': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Alexander Schlager.
69': Attempt blocked. Christos Shielis (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charalampos Charalampous with a cross.
69': Attempt blocked. Grigoris Kastanos (Cyprus) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
69': Attempt missed. Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kostas Pileas with a cross following a corner.
70': Substitution, Austria. Stefan Posch replaces Xaver Schlager.
70': Substitution, Austria. Kevin Danso replaces David Alaba.
71': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Christos Shielis.
72': Foul by Romano Schmid (Austria).
72': Loizos Loizou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Romano Schmid (Austria).
73': Kostas Pileas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Offside, Cyprus. Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
74': Foul by Konrad Laimer (Austria).
74': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Charalampos Charalampous (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Stefan Posch (Austria).
75': Stefan Posch (Austria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Foul by Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus).
75': Kevin Danso (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Delay in match (Austria).
80': Substitution, Cyprus. Andronikos Kakoullis replaces Charalampos Charalampous.
82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83': Fabiano (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Christoph Baumgartner (Austria).
83': Delay in match because of an injury Fabiano (Cyprus).
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
87': Attempt missed. Stefan Posch (Austria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
87': Corner, Cyprus. Conceded by Kevin Danso.
88': Substitution, Cyprus. Charalambos Kyriakou replaces Grigoris Kastanos.
88': Substitution, Cyprus. Ioannis Kousoulos replaces Kostakis Artymatas.
88': Attempt blocked. Ioannis Kousoulos (Cyprus) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ioannis Kosti with a cross.
89': Foul by Kostas Pileas (Cyprus).
89': Romano Schmid (Austria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Corner, Austria. Conceded by Kostas Pileas.
90': Foul by Michael Gregoritsch (Austria).
90': Kostas Pileas (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Offside, Cyprus. Pieros Sotiriou is caught offside.
90'+5': Substitution, Austria. Florian Grillitsch replaces Christoph Baumgartner.
90'+6': Offside, Austria. Marcel Sabitzer is caught offside.
90'+11': Foul by Philipp Lienhart (Austria).
90'+11': Pieros Sotiriou (Cyprus) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+11': Second Half ends, Austria 1, Cyprus 0.
90'+11': Ioannis Kosti (Cyprus) is shown the yellow card.
0': Match ends, Austria 1, Cyprus 0.

Statistics

CYP		AUT
6	Fouls	14
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	4
3	Corner Kicks	7
2	Saves	4
29.4	Possession	70.6
16	SHOTS	10
5	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
134	Accurate Passes	431
213	Passes	514
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	4
11	Crosses	28
0.5	Cross %	0.1
62	Long Balls	41
26	Accurate Long Balls	25
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
6	Blocked Shots	1
8	Effective Tackles	8
14	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	6
40	Effective Clearances	20
40	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Raiffeisen Arena (Linz)
Location: Linz, Austria
Attendance: 16,300

WCQ - UEFA Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Austria	8	+18	19
2	Bosnia-Herzegovina	8	+10	17
3	Romania	8	+9	13
4	Cyprus	8	0	8

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Austria (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Alexander Schlager (GK)
8	David Alaba
15	Philipp Lienhart
16	Phillipp Mwene
20	Konrad Laimer
19	Christoph Baumgartner
4	Xaver Schlager
6	Nicolas Seiwald
7	Marko Arnautovic
9	Marcel Sabitzer
21	Patrick Wimmer

Austria Substitutes:

Raul Florucz, Stefan Posch, Romano Schmid, Alexander Prass, Kevin Danso, Patrick Pentz, Florian Grillitsch, Alessandro Schöpf, Andreas Weimann, Leopold Querfeld, Tobias Lawal, Michael Gregoritsch.

Cyprus (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Fabiano (GK)
19	Konstantinos Laifis
15	Christos Shelis
2	Kostas Pileas
16	Andreas Shikkis
5	Charalampos Charalampous
20	Grigoris Kastanos
18	Kostakis Artymatas
9	Ioannis Pittas
21	Marinos Tzionis
17	Loizos Loizou

Cyprus Substitutes:

Joël Mall, Ioannis Kosti, Charis Kyriakou, Ioannis Kousoulos, Nikolas Panagiotou, Neophytos Michael, Giorgos Malekkides, Giannis Satsias, Hector Kyprianou, Pieros Soteriou, Andronikos Kakoulis, António Fóti.

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