Austria’s nearly three-decade wait to return to the World Cup is over, as Ralf Rangnick’s Burschen sealed a place in the 2026 World Cup.

It wasn’t easy, as the Austrians were taken to the limit at home to Bosnia and Herzegovina, who would’ve leapfrogged the hosts with a win.

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Gladbach’s Haris Tabakovic gave BNH a first-half lead but Brondby striker Michael Gregoritsch leveled the score in the 77th minute to give a measure of relief to the Ernst-Happen-Stadion in Vienna.

The 1-1 draw kept Austria two points ahead of BNH atop Group H. That means three of the nation’s all-time legends — David Alaba, Marko Arnautovic, and Marcel Sabitzer — will finally play at a World Cup despite several cycles as a potential dark ho

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