Austria
Association	Austrian Football Association
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Josef Hickersberger
Captain	Andreas Ivanschitz
Most caps	Andreas Herzog (103)
Top scorer	Toni Polster (44)
Home stadium	Ernst Happel Stadion
FIFA code	AUT
FIFA ranking	92
Highest FIFA ranking	17 (May 1999)
Lowest FIFA ranking	102 (April 2008)
Elo ranking	60
Highest Elo ranking	1 (May 1934)
Lowest Elo ranking	63 (Oct 2007, Nov 2007)
First kit Second kit
First international
Austria 5 - 0 Hungary  (Vienna, Austria; October 12, 1902)
Biggest win
Austria 9 - 0 Malta  (Salzburg, Austria; April 30, 1977)
Biggest defeat
Austria 1 - 11 England  (Vienna, Austria; June 8, 1908)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1934)
Best result	Third place, 1954
European Football Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2008)
Best result	Round 1, 2008

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History

Pre-war

The Austrian Football Association was founded on 18 March 1904 in the Empire of Austria-Hungary. The team enjoyed success in the 1930s under coach Hugo Meisl becoming a dominant side in Europe and earning the nickname "Wunderteam". On 16 May 1931, they were the first European side to defeat Scotland. The Austrian Football Association (ÖFB) (German: Österreichischer Fussball-Bund) is the governing body of football in Austria. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ... Hugo Meisl (November 16, 1881 (Maleschau, Bohemia) - February 17, 1937), brother of the journalist Willy Meisl, was the multi-lingual football coach of the famous Austrian Wunderteam of the early 1930s, as well as a referee. ... Wunderteam(Wonder Team) was the name given to the great Austria national football team of the 1930s. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... First international Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11–0 Ireland  (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat  Uruguay 7–0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First...

In the 1934 FIFA World Cup, they finished 4th after losing 0-1 to Italy in the semifinals, and 3-2 to Germany for Third place. They were runners-up in the Football at the Summer Olympics 1936, again losing to Italy, 2-1. (They had actually lost in the quarterfinals to Peru, but were re-instated after Peru withdrew after a re-match was ordered.) Qualifying countries The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the second World Cup staged, and was hosted in Italy from May 27 to June 10. ... Football (soccer) has been included in every Summer Olympic Games except 1896 and 1932 as a mens competition sport. ...

Austria had qualified for the 1938 finals, but due to the the Anschluss on 12 March of that year, Austria was annexed to Germany. Already on 28 March, ^[1], FIFA was notified that the Austrian FA had been abolished, meaning also withdrawal from the World Cup, with the German team representing also Austria. Theoretically, a united team could have been an even stronger force than each of the separate ones, but German coach Sepp Herberger had little time and very few games to prepare and merge the very different styles of play and attitude. The former Austrian professionals outplayed the rather athletic yet amateur player of the "Old Empire" in a "reunification" derby that was supposed to finish as a draw, yet in the waning minutes, the Austrians scored twice, with Matthias Sindelar also demonstratively missing the German goal, and subsequently declining to be capped for Germany. In a later rematch, the Germans took revenge, winning 9:1. In early April, Herberger inquired whether two separate teams could enter anyway, but "Reichssportführer" Hans von Tschammer und Osten made clear that he expected to see a 5:6 or 6:5 mixture of players from the two hitherto teams. The 1938 Football World Cup was played in France, the second tournament in a row to be played in Europe. ... German troops march into Austria on 12 March 1938. ... First international Switzerland 5 - 3 Germany (Basel, Switzerland; 5 April 1908) Biggest win Germany 16 - 0 Russia (Solna, Sweden; July 1, 1912) Biggest defeat England amateur 9 - 0 Germany (Oxford, England; 16 March 1909) World Cup Appearances 16 (First in 1934) Best result - Winners, 1954, 1974, 1990 European Championship Appearances... Josef (Sepp) Herberger (28 March 1897 in Mannheim, Germany — 20 April 1977 in Weinheim-Hohensachsen, Germany) was a German football player and manager. ... Matthias Sindelar (February 10, 1903 - January 23, 1939) is regarded by many as Austrias greatest ever footballer. ... Hans von Tschammer und Osten (October 25, 1887 - March 25, 1943) was the Reich Sports Leader (1933-1943). ...

As a result, five players from Rapid Wien, Vienna Wien and Austria Wien were part of the team that only managed a 1:1 draw in Round 1 against Switzerland, which required a rematch. With Rapid Wien's forward Pesser having been sent off, and not satisfied with two others, Herberger had to alter the line-up on six positions to fulfill the 6:5 quota again. The all-German team led the Swiss 2:0 after 15 minutes, but eventually lost 2:4 in Paris, in front of a rather anti-German French and Swiss crowd, as few German supporters were able to travel to France due to German restrictions on foreign currency exchange. This elimination in Round 1 remains Germany's worst World Cup result, with Nazi policy likely denying both teams a better result. The Sportklub Rapid Wien or SK Rapid Wien is one of the two large football teams in Vienna. ... Club Crest FK Austria Wien are an Austrian football club which plays in the capital, Vienna. ...

After World War II, Austria was again separated from Germany. Austria's best result came in 1954, when they lost the semifinal 1 – 6 to eventual champion Germany, but finished third after beating defending champion Uruguay 3-1. This remains their best result ever, and unfortunately the last time for decades that Austria reached the end round of a major tournament. The 1954 Football World Cup was held in Switzerland. ...

Over the years, a strong yet mainly lopsided rivalry with Germany developed.

1970s and 1980s

Anchored by legendary striker Hans Krankl and backed up by co-star Bruno Pezzey, Austria reached the World Cup in 1978 and 1982 and both times reached the Second Round, held in team group games that replaced the knock-out Quarter Finals. This Austria team is widely regarded as the best post-WWII Austrian football team ever. Hans Krankl (born February 14, 1953 in Vienna, Austria) is a former professional football player and was a centre-forward. ... Bruno Pezzey (February 3, 1955 – December 31, 1994) was an Austrian footballer. ...

In the Football World Cup 1978 in Argentina, they had lost two games and would almost surely finish last in their Second Round group of four teams, but they put in a special effort for their last game in Córdoba against West Germany, and eliminated the defending world champion, beating them 3-2 by goals of Krankl. The celebrating report of the radio commentator Edi Finger ("I werd narrisch!") became famous in Austria, while the Germans regard the game as a disgrace (de:Schmach von Córdoba). The 1978 Football World Cup was held in Argentina. ... Córdoba is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the Suquía River, about 700 km west-northwest from Buenos Aires. ...

During the Football World Cup 1982 in Spain, Austria and West Germany met again, in the last game of Round 1. Because the other two teams in the group had played their last game the previous day, both teams knew that a West German win by one goal would see both through, a larger win would eliminate Austria and an Austrian win would eliminate West Germany. After ten minutes of furious attack, Horst Hrubesch scored for West Germany, and the two teams proceeded to simply kick the ball around for eighty minutes with no attempt to attack. The game became known as the "de:Nichtangriffspakt von Gijón", the non-aggression pact of Gijon. Algeria had also won two games, including a shocking surprise over Germany in the opener, but was eliminated by the 0-1 result based on goal difference. The Algerian supporters were understandably furious, and even the Austrian and West German fans showed themselves to be extremely unhappy with the nature of their progression. As a result of this game, all future tournaments would see the last group games played simultaneously. The 1982 Football World Cup was held in Spain. ...

Austria was eliminated by losing to France in the Second round group stage of three teams.

1990s

Led by striker Toni Polster, Austria qualified for the 1990 World Cup, but were eliminated in the first round. Anton Toni Polster (born March 10, 1964 in Vienna) is a former Austrian football (soccer) striker, the all-time leading goalscorer for the Austria national team. ...

Much worse was the stunning 0:1 loss against the Faroe Islands in the qualifying campaign for the European Championship 1992, considered the worst embarrassment in any Austrian team sport ever, and one of the biggest upsets in footballing history. The game was played in Landskrona, Sweden because there were no grass fields on the Islands. It was a sign for things to come: Austria suffered another couple of years of botched qualifying campaigns.

In the World Cup 1998, Austria were drawn in Group B along with Italy, Cameroon and Chile. Their appearance was brief but eventful, as they managed the curious feat of only scoring in stoppage time in each of their matches. Against Cameroon, Pierre Njanka's superb goal was cancelled out by Toni Polster's late strike. In their second game, it was Ivica Vastic who curled a last minute equalizer, cancelling out Marcelo Salas's disputed opener. Austria weren't so fortunate in their crucial, final match at the Stade de France. Italy scored twice after half-time; a header from Christian Vieri and a tap-in from Roberto Baggio. Andreas Herzog's stoppage time penalty kept up Austria's unusual scoring pattern, but was not enough to prevent Austria finishing third in the group, behind the Italians and Chileans. Pierre Njanka Beaka (born March 15, 1975) is a Cameroonian football player who, as of 2004 was playing for CS Sedan Ardennes. ... Anton Toni Polster (born March 10, 1964 in Vienna) is a former Austrian football (soccer) striker, the all-time leading goalscorer for the Austria national team. ... Ivica Vastić (born September 29, 1969) is a Croatian-born Austrian football striker or attacking midfielder who is currently playing for LASK Linz. ... José Marcelo Salas Melinao (born December 24, 1974 in Temuco), better known as Marcelo Salas, is a football player from Chile. ... The Stade de France is a stadium in Saint-Denis, France in the inner suburbs of Paris. ... Vieri redirects here. ... Roberto Baggio (born 18 February 1967 in Caldogno, Veneto) is an Italian retired footballer, among the most technically gifted and popular players in the world throughout the 1990s. ... Andreas Andy Herzog (born September 10, 1968 in Vienna) is a retired Austrian football player, the countrys all-time cap leader. ...

Recent years

In recent years, Austria's form has declined. They failed to qualify for the next World Cup and European Championships, and suffered extreme embarrassment (similar to the Faroe Islands loss) when they lost 9 - 0 to Spain and 5 - 0 to Israel in 1999. In 2006 Josef Hickersberger became coach of the Austrian national team, with a notable win against Switzerland in late 2006 bringing to an end a series of bad results.

Austria qualified automatically for the European Championships of 2008 as co-hosts. Their first major tournament in a decade, most commentators regarded them as rank outsiders and whipping-boys for Germany, Croatia and Poland in the group stage. Many of their home supporters were in agreement and 10,000 Austrians signed a petition demanding that Austria withdraw from the tournament to spare the nation's embarrassment ^[2] In the event, Austria performed better than expected, losing by a (respectable) one goal margin to both Croatia and Germany and drawing 1 - 1 with Poland.

Records at major tournaments

World Cup record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1930	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1934	Fourth place	4	4	2	0	2	7	7
1938	Qualified, but withdrew after Anschluss with Germany, to play in a united German team	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1954	Third place	3	5	4	0	1	17	12
1958	Round 1	15	3	0	1	2	2	7
1962	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Second group stage	7	6	3	0	3	7	10
1982	Second group stage	8	5	2	1	2	5	4
1986	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Round 1	18	3	1	0	2	2	3
1994	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1998	Round 1	23	3	0	2	1	3	4
2002	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Did not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	7/18		29	12	4	13	43	47

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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European Championship record

Year	Result	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1960	Quarter Final	-	-	-	-	-	-
1964	Best 16	-	-	-	-	-	-
1968	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1984	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Round 1	3	0	1	2	1	3
Total	1/13	3	0	1	2	1	3

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Current squad

The following is the squad for the 2008 European Championships.

Goalkeepers

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Alexander Manninger June 4, 1977 (1977-06-04) (age 31) 27 0 AC Siena 21 GK Jürgen Macho August 24, 1977 (1977-08-24) (age 30) 17 0 AEK Athens 23 GK Ramazan Özcan June 28, 1984 (1984-06-28) (age 23) 0 0 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim

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Defenders

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 3 DF Martin Stranzl June 16, 1980 (1980-06-16) (age 28) 48 2 Spartak Moscow 4 DF Emanuel Pogatetz January 16, 1983 (1983-01-16) (age 25) 30 1 Middlesbrough 12 DF Ronald Gercaliu February 12, 1986 (1986-02-12) (age 22) 12 0 Austria Wien 13 DF Markus Katzer December 11, 1978 (1978-12-11) (age 29) 11 0 Rapid Wien 14 DF György Garics March 8, 1984 (1984-03-08) (age 24) 14 1 S.S.C. Napoli 15 DF Sebastian Prödl June 21, 1987 (1987-06-21) (age 21) 12 2 Werder Bremen 16 DF Jürgen Patocka July 30, 1977 (1977-07-30) (age 30) 2 0 Rapid Wien 17 DF Martin Hiden March 11, 1973 (1973-03-11) (age 35) 50 1 Rapid Wien

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Midfielders

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 2 MF Joachim Standfest May 30, 1980 (1980-05-30) (age 28) 31 2 Austria Wien 5 MF Christian Fuchs April 7, 1986 (1986-04-07) (age 22) 18 0 Mattersburg 6 MF René Aufhauser June 21, 1976 (1976-06-21) (age 32) 54 11 Red Bull Salzburg 7 MF Ivica Vastic September 29, 1969 (1969-09-29) (age 38) 50 14 LASK Linz 8 MF Christoph Leitgeb April 14, 1985 (1985-04-14) (age 23) 21 0 Red Bull Salzburg 10 MF Andreas Ivanschitz (captain) October 15, 1983 (1983-10-15) (age 24) 42 6 Panathinaikos 11 MF Ümit Korkmaz September 17, 1985 (1985-09-17) (age 22) 5 0 Eintracht Frankfurt 19 MF Jürgen Säumel September 8, 1984 (1984-09-08) (age 23) 14 0 Sturm Graz

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Strikers

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club 9 FW Roland Linz August 9, 1981 (1981-08-09) (age 26) 34 7 Sporting Braga 18 FW Roman Kienast March 29, 1984 (1984-03-29) (age 24) 9 1 HamKam 20 FW Martin Harnik June 10, 1987 (1987-06-10) (age 21) 11 2 Werder Bremen 22 FW Erwin Hoffer April 14, 1987 (1987-04-14) (age 21) 5 0 Rapid Wien

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2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  Faroe Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

– 5 Sep '09 6 Sep '08 10 Oct '09 1 Apr '09 15 Oct '08 11 Oct '08 – 19 Aug '09 9 Sep '09 10 Sep '08 10 Jun '09 14 Oct '09 10 Oct '09 – 1 Apr '09 5 Sep '09 10 Sep '08 10 Sep '08 15 Oct '08 28 Mar '09 – 6 Jun '09 14 Oct '09 9 Sep '09 14 Oct '09 11 Oct '08 6 Sep '08 – 28 Mar '09 6 Jun '09 6 Sep '08 9 Sep '09 11 Oct '08 10 Oct '09 –

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Notable former players

Harald Cerny (born September 13, 1973 in Vienna) is an Austrian football midfielder, capped 48 times for the national team. ... Wolfgang Feiersinger (b. ... Hans Krankl (born February 14, 1953 in Vienna, Austria) is a former professional football player and was a centre-forward. ... Dietmar Didi Kühbauer (born April 4, 1971 in Heiligenkreuz, Burgenland) is an Austrian football midfielder currently playing for SV Mattersburg. ... Gerhard Hanappi (February 16, 1943 – August 23, 1980) was an Austrian football player. ... Ernst Happel (November 29, 1925 – November 14, 1992) was an Austrian football player and coach. ... Andreas Andy Herzog (born September 10, 1968 in Vienna) is a retired Austrian football player, the countrys all-time cap leader. ... Anton Pfeffer (born August 17, 1965 in Lilienfeld) is a retired Austrian footballer. ... Anton Toni Polster (born March 10, 1964 in Vienna) is a former Austrian football (soccer) striker, the all-time leading goalscorer for the Austria national team. ... Erich Probst (b. ... Herbert Prohaska (born 8 August 1955 in Vienna, Austria), nicknamed Schneckerl, is a former Austrian international football player who had great success internationally. ... Matthias Sindelar (February 10, 1903 - January 23, 1939) is regarded by many as Austrias greatest ever footballer. ... Ivica Vastić (born September 29, 1969) is a Croatian-born Austrian football striker or attacking midfielder who is currently playing for LASK Linz. ... Michael Konsel (born March 6, 1962 in Vienna) is a retired Austrian football goalkeeper, who played for clubs such as Rapid Wien and AS Roma. ... Markus Schopp (born February 22, 1974 in Graz, Austria) is an Austrian football (soccer) midfielder. ... Toni Fritsch (born July 10, 1945 in Petronell, died September 13, 2005 in Vienna) was an Austrian football (soccer) player who later started a successful career in American football in the US. Soccer career Toni Fritsch started to play football (soccer) at an early age and joined the Austrian record... Ernst Ocwirk (March 7, 1926 – January 23, 1980) was an Austrian football player and coach. ... Franz Hasil (born 28 July 1944 in Vienna) is a former Austrian footballer who played for Feyenoord and was part of their European Cup victory in 1970. ... Franz Bimbo Binder (born 1 December 1911 in St. ... Rodolphe Hiden, nicknamed Rudi (born 9 March 1909 - died 11 September 1973) was an Austrian, then French football goalkeeper, who became a coach in Italy after his playing career. ... Robert Körner (born 21 August 1924; died 22 June 1989) was a Austrian footballer. ... Alfred Körner (born 14 February 1926) is a former Austrian footballer. ... Walter Schoko Schachner (* 1957-February 1 in Leoben, Austria) is a football manager and former Austrian national player (forward). ... Wilhelm Kreuz (born 29 May 1949), nicknamed Willy or Willi, is a former Austrian footballer. ... Bruno Pezzey (February 3, 1955 – December 31, 1994) was an Austrian footballer. ... Karl Koller (born 8 February 1929) is a former Austrian football player. ... Walter Nausch (February 5, 1907 in Wien - July 11, 1957 in Obertraun) was an Austrian football player and later a football manager. ... Kurt Jara (born October 14, 1950 in Innsbruck) is a retired Austrian footballer. ... Peter Schöttel (born March 26, 1967) is a retired Austrian football player. ...

Trivia

Due to the former empire of Austria-Hungary that was dissolved in 1918, games among these teams still serve as a background for an old joke: "Who's playing?" - "Austria-Hungary" -"Against whom?". However, even before 1918 the Austrian and Hungarian parts of the empire had separate teams. Austria-Hungary, also known as the Dual monarchy (or: the k. ...

Austria used to play in the same colours as Germany; white jerseys, black shorts, white socks. In order to distinguish themselves, then coach Hans Krankl chose in 2004 to switch to their former away shirts, which have the same colour scheme as Austria's flag, red-white-red. However, to further distinguish themselves from Germany, they also use an all-black away strip, making them almost completely invisible to the opposition at night.

References

1. ^ Nazis in der Abseitsfalle - einestages Spiegel Online [1]
2. ^ Austria must pull out of Euro 2008, say 10,000 fans petition. theindependent.co.uk (16/08/2007). Retrieved on 16/06/2008.

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External links

• Official website
• RSSSF archive of results 1902-2003
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
• RSSSF archive of coaches 1902-1999
• Austria national football team /Ambrosius Kutschera/

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First international  Iran 1 - 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tehran, Iran; June 6, 1993) Biggest win Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 - 0 Liechtenstein  (Zenica, B&H; October 7, 2001) Biggest defeat  Argentina 5 - 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina (La Plata, Argentina; May 14, 1998) The Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team is the... First international Hungary 2 - 1 Bohemia (Budapest, Hungary; 5 April 1903) Turkey 1 - 4 Czech Republic (Istanbul, Turkey; 23 February 1994) Biggest win Czech Republic 8 - 1 Andorra (Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005) Czech Republic 7 - 0 San Marino (Liberec, Czech Republic; 7 October 2006) Biggest defeat Bohemia 0... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... First international Iceland 1 - 0 Faroe Islands (Akranes, Iceland; August 24, 1988) Biggest win Faroe Islands 3 - 0 San Marino (Toftir, Faroe Islands; May 25, 1995) Biggest defeat Iceland 9 - 0 Faroe Islands (Keflavík, Iceland; July 10, 1985) The Faroe Islands national football team is the national football team... First international Montenegro 2 - 1 Hungary (Podgorica, Montenegro; 24 March 2007) Biggest win Montenegro 3 - 0 Kazakhstan (Podgorica, Montenegro; 27 May 2008) Biggest defeat Romania 4 - 0 Montenegro (Bucharest, Romania; 31 May 2008) The Montenegro national football team represents Montenegro in international football and is controlled by the Football Association... For the Irish FAs all-Ireland international team, see Ireland national football team (IFA). ... First international San Marino 0 - 4 Switzerland (Serravalle, San Marino; November 14, 1990) Biggest win San Marino 1 - 0 Liechtenstein (Serravalle, San Marino; April 28, 2004) Biggest defeat San Marino 0 - 13 Germany (Serravalle, San Marino; September 6, 2006) For the club that competes in Italys Serie C, see... First international Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11–0 Ireland  (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat  Uruguay 7–0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First... First international Czech Republic 1 - 3 Serbia (Uherské HradiÅ¡tÄ›, Czech Republic; 16 August 2006) Biggest win Azerbaijan 1 - 6 Serbia (Baku, Azerbaijan; 17 October 2007) Biggest defeat Czechoslovakia 7 - 0 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Antwerp, Belgium; 28 August 1920) Uruguay 7 - 0 Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and... First international  Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland  (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat  Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 The Wales national football team...
UEFA Euro 2008 finalists v • d • e
Semi-finals Germany • Russia • Turkey Quarter-finals Italy • Spain Eliminated in quarter-finals Croatia • Netherlands • Portugal Eliminated in group stage Austria • Czech Republic • France • Greece • Poland • Romania • Sweden • Switzerland
1978 FIFA World Cup finalists v • d • e
Champions: Argentina Runners-up: Netherlands Third place: Brazil  Fourth place: Italy  Eliminated in Second Group Round: Austria • Peru • Poland • West Germany Eliminated in Group Stage: France • Hungary • Iran • Mexico • Scotland • Spain • Sweden • Tunisia

This article is about the 2008 sporting event. ... This article is about the 2008 sporting event. ... First international Hungary 2 - 1 Bohemia (Budapest, Hungary; 5 April 1903) Turkey 1 - 4 Czech Republic (Istanbul, Turkey; 23 February 1994) Biggest win Czech Republic 8 - 1 Andorra (Liberec, Czech Republic; 4 June 2005) Czech Republic 7 - 0 San Marino (Liberec, Czech Republic; 7 October 2006) Biggest defeat Bohemia 0... The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup, was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. ... For a full history of the West Germany national football team, see Germany national football team. ... First international Scotland 0–0 England  (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Scotland 11–0 Ireland  (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Biggest defeat  Uruguay 7–0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First...