Overview

• Austria’s federation told APA that Rangnick must stay in hospital for a few more days following complications from an ankle injury.
• He will not deliver the Sept. 29 World Cup qualifying squad announcement, with assistant Lars Kornetka stepping in.
• The ÖFB expects Rangnick to rejoin the team when training camp opens on Oct. 6.
• Rangnick has undergone multiple ankle surgeries since June, with an infection prompting readmission; German outlet Bild reports the latest operation was in Murnau and cites a hospital-acquired germ.
• Austria play San Marino on Oct. 9 and Romania on Oct. 12 in Group H, having won all four qualifiers to sit level on 12 points with Bosnia and Herzegovina.