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The UEFA qualifying play-offs for the 2022 FIFA World Cup are approaching. It’s therefore somewhat feasible to make accurate predictions. This is the first of three articles that will predict what the final three European teams to clinch their spot in Qatar will be. Path A consists of Austria, Scotland, Ukraine, and Wales. Only one […] READ MORE
Euro 2020 brought us countless unforgettable moments, both good and bad. This is the second in a series of articles that will tell the many stories of this summer’s competition. Euro 2020 Chronicles Marko Arnautovic’s Insult Blemishes Austrian Euro Success Austrian coach Franco Foda branded his team as the best in the country’s history, and […] READ MORE
It was a mix of Old Italy and New Italy against Austria, who posed a different test, Italy's most difficult yet, but the Italians passed READ MORE
Austrian midfielder Marcel Sabitzer may end his six-year spell with RB Leipzig this summer. The 27-year-old has been integral to Leipzig’s continued rise to the top end of the Bundesliga and his club’s excellent runs in Europe. However, it seems that Sabitzer may be heading for pastures new this summer. Leipzig have already lost Dayot […] READ MORE
The Austrian national team head into the 2020 European Championships with an unwanted record of having never managed to escape the group stage. This year they will be hoping to end that record. The team at Last Word on Football has put together a country profile so that you can have the complete rundown ahead […] READ MORE
With less than a month before a summer of international football, LWOF takes on the challenge of making Euro 2020 Group C predictions. This is the third in a series of articles that will predict the outcome of all UEFA Euro 2020 groups. Group C consists of hosts Netherlands, Ukraine, Austria and debutants North Macedonia. […] READ MORE
The FIFA World Cup is the biggest sporting event on earth. Winning it is an achievement of almost incomprehensible magnitude. So, perhaps you’d be surprised to learn that five countries have chosen to withdraw from the prestigious tournament after qualifying or being invited. Those countries were Austria in 1938 and Scotland, France, Turkey and India […] READ MORE
Liverpool have had a member of their training camp test positive for Coronavirus, according to reports from Austrian news outlet Kronen Zeitung and the Daily Telegraph. It is currently unknown as to whether it is a player or a member of the club’s staff who has tested positive. Liverpool themselves are also yet to comment […] READ MORE
As reported in the Evening Standard, Liverpool have been forced to change their pre-season plans at late notice after new UK quarantine rules changed late last night, meaning they couldn’t make their usual trip to France. Liverpool Pre-Season Plans Scuppered Change of Plan The Premier League champions had planned to return to the French resort of Evian-Les-Bains, their base the […] READ MORE
Group B1 consists of Norway and Romania, who twice faced off in Euro 2020 qualifying. Alongside those two are Northern Ireland, the victim of a highly competitive qualification group that featured Germany and the Netherlands, and Austria, the only team of this mix that has confirmed qualification for Euro 2020, rounds off the group – […] READ MORE
Sebastian Stiernspetz has been a writer for Last Word on Football since December 2019, being primarily interested in the international game, but also writing extensively about club football. As a Swedish AIK and Manchester United fan, Sebastian is longing for bygone eras.