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Salzburg Stadium is the stadium of the Austrian club Salzburg |
Sports in Austria Sports is an important part of the life of the Austrian people, the most popular sports in Austria are football, skiing on the ice slopes and ice hockey, winter sports are very popular in Austria due to the cold nature of Austria due to the large number of mountains in it, these sports are skiing On the snow and skiing on the ice slopes and ski jumping, and Austria usually occupies the first ranks in the medal table in the Winter Olympic Games, and in ice hockey, Austria is considered one of the strongest teams in this sport in the heart of Europe with the Czech Republic, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy and Slovenia, The Austrian Hockey League is also one of the strongest
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Austrian figure skater Miriam Buechner |
In football, the Austrian Football Association manages the affairs of the Austrian national football team and the Austrian football leagues, and although football in Austria is less popular compared to other European countries, the Austrian national team has achieved several achievements, including achieving fourth place in the FIFA World Cup 1934 in Italy, third place in the FIFA World Cup 1950 in Brazil, seventh place in the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, and the last time Austria qualified for the World Cup was in the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France, and since then the Austrian national team has not qualified for the FIFA World Cup In the world, Austria organized the 2008 European Football Championship jointly with Switzerland, and Vienna hosted the final match of the tournament, which ended with Spain's victory over Germany with a free goal.
Other popular sports in Austria are basketball, handball, volleyball, rugby, tennis, golf, table tennis, gymnastics, athletics, swimming, ice dancing, motor sports, cycling and others.[1]
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