- 2-1 against Sweden (February 23, 1947 in Prague): At the first post-war World Cup in Czechoslovakia, the Austrians won their second World Cup bronze medal since 1931 thanks to a 2-1 win against Sweden in the last game and made the hosts world champions. Their king had already congratulated the Swedes on their title in a telegram – prematurely, as it turned out.
- Promotion to the World Cup quarter-finals (May 3, 1994 in Bolzano): With a 10-0 win over Great Britain in Bolzano, Austria under Ken Tyler knocked Germany out of the competition and advanced to the quarter-finals two years after promotion and for the only time in modern times.
- 3:3 against Finland (May 2, 2000 in St. Petersburg): Thanks to a goal from Christoph Brandner in the final minute, Ron Kennedy’s team achieved a sensation against the runner-up world champions. It was the first sense of success against a major nation since taking part in the A World Cup for the first time in 1993.
- 3-0 against USA (May 6, 2001 in Cologne): For the first time in 54 years, a victory over one of the “big six” was achieved at the World Cup. Reinhard Divis celebrated a “shutout”, the goals for the Kennedy troops were scored by defender Peter Kasper when he was outnumbered (45th), Dieter Kalt junior. (58th) and Günther Lanzinger (59th).
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Source: Nachrichten
