Austria and South Korea are assembly for the primary time in a world match. South Korea’s squad contains Tae-Seok Lee, a well-recognized participant who’s an everyday for FK Austria Wien (22 league appearances this season, 21 begins, two objectives and three assists).
Austria are unbeaten of their final 12 dwelling matches (W9 D3), equalling their nationwide document, beforehand achieved between 1971 and 1975 and 1922 and 1925. The ÖFB group may now set a brand new document, 124 years after their very first match in Vienna (5-0 towards Hungary in October 1902).
Marcel Sabitzer and Michael Gregoritsch each not too long ago scored their twenty fourth worldwide aim, drawing stage with Karl Zischek in tenth place amongst Austria’s all-time high scorers. Sabitzer recorded three aim involvements in a world match (1G 2A) for less than the second time within the 5-1 win towards Ghana, having beforehand finished so in March 2023 in a European Championship qualifier towards Azerbaijan (2G 1A).
Heung-min Son is South Korea’s document look maker with 141 caps, whereas his 54 objectives are solely bettered by Bum-kun Cha (58). The 33-year-old was lively for Tottenham Hotspur final season alongside Kevin Danso, with each approaching as substitutes of their Europa League remaining victory (1-0 towards Manchester United).
Ralf Rangnick not too long ago celebrated his twenty fifth win in his forty third worldwide match as Austria’s supervisor; just one supervisor in ÖFB historical past reached this milestone so early: his predecessor Franco Foda, additionally in his forty third recreation (a 2-0 away win towards the Faroe Islands). Florian Wiegele, Paul Wanner, Carney Chukwuemeka and David Affengruber not too long ago turned Rangnick’s twentieth, twenty first, twenty second and twenty third ÖFB debutants.
