Overview
- Substitute Michael Gregoritsch entered on 59 minutes and converted a Marcel Sabitzer rebound in the 78th to secure the 1:1.
- Haris Tabakovic gave Bosnia-Herzegovina a 12th-minute lead, leaving Sergej Barbarez's team now headed to the play-offs for a chance to qualify.
- The result confirmed Austria's first World Cup appearance since 1998 as supporters celebrated at Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion.
- Rangnick's timing and tactical change shifted the match's momentum and ensured a direct berth.
- Werder Bremen has three players in Austria's squad — Romano Schmid, Marco Grüll and Marco Friedl — and club loanees Yukinari Sugawara and Isaac Schmidt qualified with Japan and Switzerland.