The Austrian national team has made steady progress in recent years. Reaching the European Championship playoffs has become the norm for the team, and it is getting closer and closer to the first participation in the World Cup since 1998. However, Ralph Rangnick has not yet been able to unlock the potential of the gifted generation of Austrian players to the maximum. The start in the Nations League team failed: only one point in two matches. But both games the Austrians played away. On their home field, Ralf Rangnick’s wards will be the favorites in all matches.
The previous two years turned out to be the best in the history of Kazakhstan’s national team. The team won the group in the Nations League, until the last round claimed a ticket to the European Championship. However, this year Kazakhstan won only one friendly match against Turkmenistan, having five defeats and one draw. Under Stanislav Cherchesov, the national team hasn’t scored a single goal and has only two shots on goal. And if Kazakhstan still manages to oppose teams from League B on their home field, the difference in class becomes obvious in the away matches.