Austria is almost certain to qualify for the World Cup. The team coached by German coach Ralf Rangnick won 2-0 (1-0) in Cyprus and is five points ahead of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the top of Group H. The playoff ticket is secure and direct qualification can follow in the evening.
In Limassol, Austria won thanks to two goals from Marko Arnautovic (18th penalty/foul, 55th), who replaced the suspended David Alaba as captain.
The line-up:
Cyprus: Fabiano Freitas – Siikkis, Shelis, Panagiotou, Anderson Correia (65th Kosti) – Kousoulos, Loizou (65th Kakoullis), Charalambous (82nd Koutsakos), Kastanos (65th Andreou), Tzionis (88th Foti) – Sotiriou
Coach: Apostolos Mantzios
Austria: A. Schlager – Posch, Lienhart, Danso, Laimer – Seiwald,
Coach: Ralph Rangnick
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
Commentator: Hermann Valkyser
