Christoph Baumgartner, leading player in the ÖFB team, will miss the World Cup. On Monday evening, the 26-year-old suffered a muscle injury in his right thigh while warming up before the friendly against Tunisia, which made it impossible for him to play in the USA. He had surgery on Wednesday and is expected to be out for a longer period of time. Ex-ÖFB team player Florian Klein was in the Ernst Happel Stadium when Baumgartner took a fateful shot on goal.
