Like Norway, Austria's only World Cup appearance in history was also in 1998 against Italy.

Austria drew with Bosnia and Herzegovina in tonight's World Cup European qualifier and went straight to the 2026 World Cup.
Like Norway, they will return to the World Cup after 28 years.
Interestingly, like Norway, their last World Cup match in team history was against Italy at the 1998 World Cup in France - Norway lost 0-1 to Italy in the 1/8 finals, and they lost 1-2 in the final round of the group stage.
Vieri and Baggio each scored a goal for Italy in that game, while Herzog scored for Austria.
Italy's lineup for that game: Pagliuca/Costacurta, Cannavaro, Nesta, Maldini/Moreno, Dino Baggio, Di Biagio, Pesotto/Pierro, Vieri
Substitutes: Bergomi (Nesta retired injured 4 minutes into the game), Inzaghi, Baggio
奥地利在今夜的世界杯欧洲区预选赛中战平波黑，直通2026世界杯。

他们将与挪威一样，时隔28年重返世界杯正赛。

有趣的是，与挪威一样，他们队史的上一场世界杯比赛也是在1998年的法国世界杯上对阵意大利——挪威在1/8决赛0-1输给意大利，他们则是在小组赛末轮1-2告负。

那场比赛维埃里和巴乔为意大利各入一球，为奥地利进球的则是赫尔佐格。

那场比赛意大利的阵容：帕柳卡/科斯塔库塔、卡纳瓦罗、内斯塔、马尔蒂尼/莫雷诺、迪诺巴乔、迪比亚吉奥、佩索托/皮耶罗、维埃里

登场的替补：贝尔戈米（内斯塔开场4分钟伤退）、因扎吉、巴乔