Description Available in: The Austria national football team (German: Österreichische Fußballnationalmannschaft) represents Austria in men's international football competition and it's controlled by the Austrian Football Association (German: Österreichischer Fußballbund). Austria has qualified for seven FIFA World Cups, most recently in 1998. The country played in the UEFA European Championship for the first time in 2008, when it co-hosted the event with Switzerland, and most recently qualified in 2016.