Austria Follow Up Historic Triumph With Shock Defeat to Romania

Last Updated:October 13, 2025, 08:41 IST

Virgil Ghita's stoppage time winner proved to be decisive as Austria, who rewrote history books in their previous outing fell to a defeat.

Romania beat Austria 1-0 in the FIFA 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. (X)

Austria, who scripted history with their 10-0 win over San Marino last week, fell to a shock defeat against Romania at the Arena Nationala in Bucuresti on Monday.

Virgil Ghita’s stoppage time winner proved to be decisive as Austria, who rewrote history books in their previous outing fell to a defeat.

Austria who enjoyed a phenomenal outing against San Marino as all ten of their starting outfielders registered a goal or an assists with Marko Arnautovic netting four.

However, Ralf Ragnick’s men couldn’t take their winning momentum to Romania and had to return empty handed from the Capital City.

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