Austria's national soccer team will travel to the World Cup without RB Leipzig's Christoph Baumgartner. The Bundesliga professional suffered an injury to his right thigh during the warm-up before the test match against Tunisia (1:0) on Monday.
The ÖFB announced today that the team has been eliminated from the finals in the USA, Mexico and Canada. Coach Ralf Rangnick's team will face Jordan, Argentina and Algeria in Group J. "This is of course very bitter news for Christoph and for us as a team. He is an important player and a central figure in our team," said Rangnick.
However, David Alaba, who was substituted with a muscle strain, was given the all-clear. It remains to be seen who will be called up to replace Baumgartner.
