The is the national
Football team of
Austria and is controlled by the
Austrian Football Association .
Austria has qualified for seven
World Cups , most recently in
1998 . The country has not yet qualified for a
European Championship ; it will play in the tournament for the first time in
2008 when it co-hosts the event with
Switzerland .
In the
1938 finals,
Austria qualified but withdrew and did not play any matches because of
Anschluss . Their best result came in
1954 , when they finished third.
Austria were drawn in Group B along with
Italy ,
Cameroon and
Chile . Their appearance was brief but eventful, as they managed the curious feat of only scoring in stoppage time in each of their matches. Against Cameroon,
Pierre Njanka 's superb goal was cancelled out by
Toni Polster 's late strike. In their second game, it was
Ivica Vastic who curled a last minute equalizer, cancelling out
Marcelo Salas 's disputed opener. Austria weren't so fortunate in their crucial, final match at the
Stade De France . Italy scored twice after half-time; a header from
Christian Vieri and a tap-in from
Roberto Baggio .
Andreas Herzog 's stoppage time penalty kept up Austria's unusual scoring pattern, but was not enough to prevent Austria finishing third in the group, behind the Italians and Chileans.
- 1960 to 2004 - ''Did not qualify''
- 2008 - Qualified automatically as co-host
