Before the Nations League starts: ÖFB President Klaus Mitterdorfer optimistic

ÖFB President Klaus Mitterdorfer hopes that the domestic selection will put the disappointment of their elimination at the finals in Germany behind them with a successful performance in the away matches on Friday in Ljubljana against Slovenia and the following Monday in Oslo against Norway.

The defeat against the Turks left deep scars, but Mitterdorfer was keen to put the game in Leipzig into perspective. “When you see what is happening in the world right now, you can’t talk about coping with grief. That would be the wrong term,” the Carinthian told APA.

“We have to look ahead,” said Mitterdorfer. “Of course we were all disappointed and sad after the Turkey match, but we were also already focused on the next tasks. We are still on the right track and have goals.”

The main goal is currently to return to the highest Nations League division. To do this, they must at least finish second in Group B3, which also includes Kazakhstan – not a sure thing, after all, Slovenia only left the EURO in the round of 16 after a penalty shootout against Portugal. Before that, they were eliminated by England, Denmark and Serbia undefeated. Norway has stars like Erling Haaland and Martin Ödegard. “But at the European Championships we played against France and the Netherlands. “If you want to move up a league, you have to master difficult games,” explained Mitterdorfer.