on Thursday, July 2, in a spherical of 32 showdown.
“The Boys” opened match play with a 3-1 win over Jordan, the place three totally different gamers discovered the again of the online. Austria then misplaced 2-0 to Argentina earlier than a 3-3 draw with Algeria that propelled it into the knockout rounds.
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As “The Boys” battle “La Roja”, you is perhaps questioning what Austria is known as in World Cup coeverage? USA TODAY has you coated. This is what it’s good to know.
Why is Austria AUT on the World Cup?
Many individuals assume that Austria must be listed as AUS as a substitute of AUT.
Nonetheless, the Worldwide Group for Standardization (ISO) has a three-letter code system that assigns AUT to Austria and AUS to Australia.
So, simply to make clear: Australia is AUS. Austria is AUT.
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Basic view contained in the stadium earlier than the FIFA World Cup 2026 Spherical of 32 match between Spain and Austria at Los Angeles Stadium on July 02, 2026 in Inglewood, California.
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Basic view contained in the stadium earlier than the FIFA World Cup 2026 Spherical of 32 match between Spain and Austria at Los Angeles Stadium on July 02, 2026 in Inglewood, California.
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Spain’s ahead #19 Lamine Yamal (L) and Spain’s goalkeeper #13 Joan Garcia stroll on the pitch forward of the 2026 World Cup spherical of 32 soccer match between Spain and Austria on the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on July 2, 2026.
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Romano Schmid #18 of Austria warms up earlier than the FIFA World Cup 2026 Spherical of 32 match between Spain and Austria at Los Angeles Stadium on July 2, 2026 in Inglewood, California.
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Spain’s defender #22 Pau Cubarsi and Spain’s defender #24 Marc Cucurella heat up forward of the 2026 World Cup spherical of 32 soccer match between Spain and Austria on the Los Angeles Stadium in Inglewood on July 2, 2026.
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