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3 New Faces! This ÖFB starting XI aims to overcome Spain
Win or go home – Austria must prevail against co-favourite Spain in the World Cup Round of 16. This XI aims to achieve the impossible:
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For this almost impossible task, head coach Ralf Rangnick is changing his starting XI (partly out of necessity).
Phillipp Mwene cannot play due to muscular problems; he is replaced by Konrad Laimer, who moves back to left-back. Paul Wanner, in turn, is rotated into the team.
In attack, Michael Gregoritsch starts this time instead of Marko Arnautovic. In central defence, Kevin Danso plays again this time instead of Philipp Lienhart.
Otherwise, the red-white-red XI is the same as at the start of the Algeria match.
The ÖFB starting XI: A. Schlager; Posch, Danso, Alaba, Laimer; Seiwald, X. Schlager; Schmid, Wanner, Sabitzer; Gregoritsch
