Soccer-Austria delay naming squad for European Championship

Austria delayed finalising their 26-man squad for the European Championship over concerns about the fitness of three key players, coach Franco Foda said on Wednesday.

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - World Cup Qualifiers Europe - Group F - Austria v Faroe Islands - Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna, Austria - March 28, 2021 Austria coach Franco Foda reacts REUTERS/Lisi NiesnerVIENNA: Austria delayed finalising their 26-man squad for the European Championship over concerns about the fitness of three key players, coach Franco Foda said on Wednesday.

Captain Julian Baumgartlinger, forward Marko Arnautovic and midfielder Christoph Baumgartner need more time to establish their readiness for next month's tournament and Foda instead decided to name a 30-man preliminary selection."I wanted to fix the final squad today but we need more time to check the condition of the players, so I've made 30 picks and we'll finalise the squad next week," Foda told a news conference.

"With Marko we have to wait to see how bad it is once he arrives but we are positive he will be OK," Foda added.Austria begin their preparations at Bad Tatzmannsdorf from May 27-June 1, before heading to Middlesbrough, where they play a friendly against England on June 2. After that, they have a final warm-up game against Slovakia in Vienna on June 6.Austria's group games at Euro 2020 are against North Macedonia , the Netherlands and Ukraine .

Midfielders: Husein Balic , Julian Baumgartlinger , Christoph Baumgartner , Florian Grillitsch , Stefan Ilsanker , Konrad Laimer , Valentino Lazaro , Marcel Sabitzer , Louis Schaub , Xaver Schlager , Alessandro Schopf Source: Reuters

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