Austria has a big game. Austria plays against Argentina on Monday. The game is in a stadium in Dallas. Argentina is the current World-Champion. The team has many famous players.
Lionel Messi is a very important player. He won the prize for best player 8 times. He scored 3 goals against Algeria. The coach of Austria is Ralf Rangnick. He praises Messi.
Austria won the first game. Austria beat Jordan with 3 to 1. Austria needs one point against Argentina. Then they reach the K.o.-Phase. Argentina is very strong. They won the last 8 games.
Some Austrian players have health problems. David Alaba has muscle pain. Stefan Posch has a broken jaw. He might play with a mask. Marko Arnautovic plays from the start. He likes Messi.
Austria did not win against a World-Champion for a long time. The last win was in 1978. They beat Germany. Lionel Messi wants a new record. He needs one goal for the most World Cup goals.
