Comments and predictions for Austria vs Cyprus: The weak rise up
The match between Austria vs Cyprus in the World Cup qualifiers takes place at 1:45 a.m. on September 7. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest information on Austria vs Cyprus forces
Captain David Alaba returns from the meniscus injury that has kept him out since the start of the campaign, but the Austrian defence remains without Maximilian Wober and Gernot Trauner.
In addition to Alaba, goalkeeper Alexander Schlager also returned after a wrist injury. This could force Patrick Pentz back to the bench.
Rangnick has recalled Alessandro Schopf after more than three years away from the national team, and has given his first chance to young striker Nikolaus Wurmbrand – who scored twice in Rapid Vienna’s win over Wolfsberger – and will compete for a starting spot with 127-cap veteran Marko Arnautovic, Michael Gregoritsch and Andreas Weimann (Derby County).
On the Cypriot side, Brazilian goalkeeper Fabio (Omonia Nicosia) was added this month and will compete for the starting position with Joel Mall.
Sampdoria defender Nikolas Ioannou remains absent, but key players Grigoris Kastanos, Pieros Sotiriou and Ioannis Pittas are all included in the 26-man squad. Pittas notably scored two of Cyprus' three goals in Group H qualifying.
Latest expected lineup for Austria vs Cyprus
Shirt:Schlager; Posch, Danso, Lienhart, Mwene; Laimer, Seiwald; Baumgartner, Sabitzer, Gregoritsch; Arnautovic
Cyprus:Mall; Satsias, Sielis, Laifis, Pileas; Kastanos, Kyriakou; Loizou, Sotiriou, Kakoullis; Pittas
Latest football commentary on Austria vs Cyprus
Determined to win a direct ticket to the World Cup finals next year, Austria started this summer's Group H qualifying campaign with two consecutive victories.
First, Ralf Rangnick’s men beat Romania 2-1 in Vienna, then scored four goals in just 27 minutes against a weak San Marino. Although they then eased the pace and finished 4-0, the full six points put Austria level with Romania and just three behind Bosnia-Herzegovina – with at least one game in hand.
Austria have not returned to the biggest stage of the world since their participation in the 1998 World Cup. Therefore, the pressure on the experienced coach is huge, especially after the team showed great potential at Euro last year.
Head-to-head matches against their main rivals will determine whether they top the group or just make the play-offs, but first up is Austria, who host Cyprus, who are fourth in Group H.
Cyprus have lost six and drawn one of their international meetings with Austria so far, underlining the formidable challenge they face. The only time Cyprus have not lost was in a friendly in 2005 – the only meeting this century – and they are currently 106 places behind the hosts in the FIFA rankings.
In Group H, Cyprus started with a win over San Marino, but then lost 1-2 to Bosnia and then went home empty-handed in Romania. In a friendly in June, they drew with Bulgaria, but then lost 0-2 in Bucharest, conceding twice just before half-time.
Having struggled in the Nations League and lost eight consecutive matches in the Euro 2024 qualifying journey, Cyprus is likely to miss out on the first major tournament in its history.
Latest score prediction for Austria vs Cyprus
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Austria vs Cyprusas follows:
- Sportsmole:Austria 0-2 Cyprus
- WhoScore:Austria 1-3 Cyprus
- Our newspaper predicts:Austria 0-2 Cyprus
When and where to watch Austria vs Cyprus live?
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