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Austria‘s new record goalscorer & record win

October 10, 2025 at 3:15 pm Leave a comment

The “Schützenfest“ against San Marino not only helped ex-Hammer Marko Arnautovic with four goals leapfrog Toni Polster as Austria‘s new record goalscorer with 45 goals in 128 matches, but also topped Austria‘s so far highest win, a 9-0 victory over Malta in Salzburg in April 1977.

In that game which also was a World Cup qualifier Hans Krankl (below) scored the first four goals (all within the first half) and hit the back of the net again twice in the second half. The other goalscorers were Josef Stering (2) and Johann Pirkner (2). In 1977 Austria qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 20 years. Now Austria has been waiting since 1998, but the prospects of another World Cup are good, Austria has not lost a single point in their group so far!

Video ▶️ Austria vs. Malta 30 April 1977

▶️ Austria vs. San Marino 9 October 2025

Update: After their 0-1 defeat in the away game in Romania, Austria‘s team is still topping their group with two games to go, but qualification could still be missed depending on the results of their last two games. The upcoming matches played from November 15th to 18th are:

Cyprus vs Austria, Bosnia vs Romania; Austria vs Bosnia, Romania vs San Marino.

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