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Austria confirm they WILL travel to Scotland for World Cup qualifier this month despite Covid-19 travel restrictions ruling out ALL their German-based players… with 18 of their last squad from the Bundesliga
- Austria will face Scotland later this month without their Germany-based stars
- Players must isolate for 14 days after a trip between the UK and Germany
- Stars from the Bundesliga made up 18 of Austria’s last international squad
- Steve Clarke’s Scotland welcome Austria for a World Cup qualifier on March 25
Austria will travel to Scotland for their World Cup qualifier later this month without any of their German-based players due to coronavirus quarantine restrictions.
Current regulations say nobody can travel between UK and Germany without a 14-day quarantine period on their return, which caused Austria to look into several options, including playing the match in a neutral country.
Players in the Bundesliga made up 18 out of Austria’s last international squad, including Bayern Munich star David Alaba, but none of them will be picked for the match at Hampden Park on March 25.
Austria will be without all of their German-based players, including Bayern Munich’s David Alaba, for their World Cup qualifier with Scotland on March 25
Bernhard Neuhold, managing director of the Austrian FA claimed FIFA, UEFA and the Scottish FA insisted on the match being played in Glasgow, meaning there was a choice between playing the match in September or not using any German based payers.
Neuhold described this as ‘two unsatisfactory options’ but the country ‘weighed up all the parameters’ and made a choice influenced by the desire not to play three World Cup qualifying matches in quick succession in the autumn.
More to follow.
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