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Austria Now News – Vienna
The draw for the UEFA Women’s Nations League, held on Tuesday in Nyon, Switzerland, placed Austria’s women’s national team in Group A3 of League A alongside France, England and Portugal, a group Austrian media described as extremely tough.
Coach: We are the underdogs
Head coach Lars Söndergaard said the group represents a major challenge, as the team will face two of the biggest national sides, stressing that Austria will go into these matches as the underdogs, but that it is an opportunity to develop and the games will be attractive for fans.
Austria have not won any of their ten previous meetings with England, the World Cup runners-up and fourth in the FIFA rankings, nor any of their ten meetings with France, ranked sixth in the world. Against Portugal, ranked 24th, the record is positive with five wins and three defeats.
Schedule and format
The six group matches will be played between 23 February and 15 June 2027. The winners of the four League A groups qualify for the finals, while the runners-up secure their place in League A. The third-placed team plays two play-off matches against one of the League B runners-up, while the bottom team is relegated directly.
Austria’s women’s national team has competed continuously in League A, which comprises Europe’s top 16 national teams, since the competition was launched in 2023.
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Sources
- sport.ORF.at – Nations League: Hammergruppe für Österreicherinnen – 03.11.2026 – https://sport.orf.at/stories/3164423/
