Austria Names Squad for Nations League Matches, Including Israel Clash
Austria's national football team coach, Ralf Rangnick, announced a 27-player squad on Monday for four upcoming UEFA Nations League matches, including a September 24th fixture against Israel. The Austrian team will be without three key players: Christoph Baumgartner, who is injured; Marcel Sabitzer, who is taking a break from the national team; and long-time captain David Alaba, who is currently without a club after leaving Real Madrid in the summer.
The most notable player included in the squad is Konrad Laimer, a midfielder/defender for Bayern Munich. Also in the squad is Schalke defender Maximilian Wöber, who missed the World Cup. Rangnick has called up three players who are set to make their national team debuts: goalkeeper Lukas Jungwirth of Salzburg, midfielder Veseljac Markovic of Austria Vienna, and defender Felix Bacher of Lyon.
Austria is scheduled to host Israel in Linz on September 24th. Three days later, they will host Kosovo in Vienna. Their final two matches will be away games against Ireland on October 1st and Kosovo on October 4th.
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