US EditionAustria gets FIFA approval ahead of World Cup to pick Dortmund's Chukwuemeka and PSV's Wanner
FIFA approved the eligibility switches for the Austrian-born players to bolster the national team, which faces Argentina, Algeria, and Jordan in the World Cup group.
- Late Monday, FIFA approved Austria's requests to add Carney Chukwuemeka and Paul Wanner by clearing their eligibility switches, allowing their inclusion in the team.
- Under FIFA eligibility rules, both players were born in Austria and are eligible to change national associations, with Carney Chukwuemeka previously representing youth teams for England.
- Chukwuemeka's club pedigree includes playing for Aston Villa and Chelsea before joining Borussia Dortmund, while Wanner progressed through Bayern Munich's academy, was loaned to Heidenheim, and moved to PSV last August.
- Austria returns to the World Cup for the first time since 1998 and is in a group with defending champion Argentina, opening on June 16 at the San Francisco 49ers stadium.
- With Austria hosting warmups this month, Carney Chukwuemeka and Paul Wanner will be available for matches when Austria hosts Ghana and South Korea, ahead of the June 16 World Cup opener.
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Austria obtained FIFA’s permission to convene two former youths from England and Germany for the next window of friendly matches. In addition, Carney Chukwuemeka and Paul Wanner – they are concerned – were enabled to face Lionel Messi’s Argentina in the upcoming World Cup. Chukwuemeka, extreme of Borussia Dortmund, and Paul Wanner, offensive midfielder of the PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands), were born in Austria and, according to FIFA rules, were el…
ZURICH (AP) — Austria has received FIFA permission to call up two former youth internationals from England and Germany ahead of their World Cup match against Argentina and Lionel Messi.
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