David Alaba

Analysis: Alaba recovered fully from a slight blow he suffered during a friendly prior to the international competition, and he could be expected to log meaningful time on the pitch Tuesday. The defender has helped his national team through ball recovery stats lately, but he's also valuable as a corner-kick taker, having provided one assist over four starts in the World Cup qualifying stage. His presence from kickoff leaves both Kevin Danso and Marco Friedl on the bench for now.

Jun 13, 2026

Rejoins squad in training

Alaba (undisclosed) reintegrated into team training after training separately in recent days and should be ready for World Cup opener against Jordan, according to Heute.

Analysis: Alaba had been training away from the main group in recent days as a precaution after he was withdrawn at half time in Austria's last friendly against Tunisia with slight muscle tightness, the kind of measure teams take to manage workload rather than risk anything. He has since reintegrated with the team and should be available for the opener against Jordan, a huge boost for Austria to have their captain and leader back.