Austria found themselves two goals behind to Wales in the early stages of the second half on Thursday evening, with Gareth Bale netting twice,
and the visitors could not recover despite halving the deficit in the 64th minute through Marcel Sabitzer, so they will not be present at the 2022 World Cup.
The Boys, somewhat surprisingly, have not actually featured at the finals of a World Cup since 1998, but they did compete at Euro 2020, reaching the last-16 stage of the competition before losing to Italy.
Franco Foda’s side will now be switching their attention to their UEFA Nations League campaign, which begins away to Croatia at the start of June.
Austria have not actually played a friendly since drawing 0-0 with Slovakia in Glasgow last June, but they took on Scotland twice during qualification for the 2022 World Cup, drawing 2-2 last March before losing 1-0 at home in September.
Foda’s team have actually not beaten Scotland since a friendly back in 2003, but they will be desperate to return to winning ways due to the disappointment of the defeat to Wales.
Scotland, meanwhile, will enter this contest off the back of a 1-1 draw with Poland in a friendly on Thursday; Kieran Tierney’s 68th-minute goal looked to be winning it for the home side in Glasgow, but Krzysztof Piatek levelled from the penalty spot in the final exchanges.
Steve Clarke’s side had been due to take on Ukraine in their World Cup playoff semi-final on March 24, but the contest was postponed following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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The fixture is now due to take place at the start of June, but Clarke recently admitted that he has doubts whether the match will go ahead due to the ongoing situation.
Scotland are actually unbeaten in all competitions since last September, recording six wins from their last seven matches in all competitions, so they would have entered the clash with Ukraine full of confidence.
The visitors have not competed at the finals of a World Cup since 1998, but they were present at Euro 2020, being eliminated in the group stage of the competition, losing two of their three matches
