🇦🇹 Austria

Austria are an intense, well-coached European side on the rise. A UEFA side, they enter the 2026 World Cup rated 1820 — 22nd of the 48 teams — in Group J.

A nation with World Cup heritage whose best finish was third place in 1954. High-energy and aggressive in their pressing, built on modern collective football.

Drawn alongside Argentina, Algeria and Jordan, their toughest group test on paper is the meeting with Argentina. Our model projects them to finish 2nd in the group and to reach the Round of 32.