Baumgartner ruled out with injury as Austria confirm no World Cup replacement
Baumgartner has been ruled out of the World Cup with a thigh injury. Rangnick said the entire squad is devastated, but Austria will not call up a replacement player.
Baumgartner has been ruled out of the World Cup with a thigh injury. Rangnick said the entire squad is devastated, but Austria will not call up a replacement player.
Austria midfielder Christoph Baumgartner has been ruled out of the World Cup after picking up an injury in a warm-up match, while captain David Alaba has recovered and is cleared to travel with the squad. Austria face Jordan in their opening match on June 16.
Austria and Tunisia meet in Vienna for an international friendly, with head coaches Ralf Rangnick and Sabri Lamouchi using the match to test their squads and make final tweaks ahead of the World Cup.
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