Austria Fight Back From Early Red Card to Beat Tunisia
Marcel Sabitzer scored in the 63rd minute as Austria held on after Konrad Laimer's first-half red card.
- On Monday, Austria defeated Tunisia 1-0 at Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, with Borussia Dortmund's Marcel Sabitzer scoring the decisive second-half goal in their World Cup warm-up match.
- Austria played with 10 men after Bayern Munich's Konrad Laimer received a 37th-minute red card for deliberate handball. The North Africans struck the woodwork three times in the first half despite the numerical advantage.
- Sabitzer, earning his 98th cap, converted a square pass from Stefan Posch in the 63rd minute to break the deadlock. Tunisia's Yan Valery played the full 90 minutes at right-back during the defeat.
- The match served as Tunisia's penultimate World Cup preparation before their campaign begins. Tunisia plays Belgium in Brussels on Saturday in their final warm-up fixture.
- Austria begins its Group J campaign against Jordan in San Francisco on June 16, while Tunisia travels to Monterrey, Mexico, to face Sweden in Group F on June 14.
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FIFA World Cup 2026 warm-ups: Austria fights back from early red card to beat Tunisia
Austria opens its Group J campaign at the World Cup against Jordan in San Francisco on June 16, while Tunisia has another warm-up match against Belgium in Brussels on Saturday before heading to Monterrey in Mexico.
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VIENNA, June 1 : Marcel Sabitzer netted a second-half winner for 10-man Austria as they overcame early scares to beat Tunisia 1-0 on Monday in their World Cup warm-up international at the Ernst Happel Stadium.Sabitzer, winning his 98th cap, swept home a square pass from the right flank from Stefan Posch to br
Austria is travelling to the USA with a test game victory against Tunisia - despite being outnumbered. Norway also wins against Sweden without Erling Haaland, Turkey shows up in Torlaune.
Austria wins the last World Cup test in Vienna against Tunisia with 1:0. Curious: The ÖFB team is better with ten players than with eleven. Worrying is the injury of Christoph Baumgartner.
Austria, which will debut against Jordan in the Group of Argentina, is one of those selections to watch on its return to a World Cup 28 years later. They measured to a 'bone' like Tunisia in their first friendly preparation and, despite staying with one less, they pushed forward a tight win (1-0). In the last year, they have only lost one match against Romania.
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