Austria's squad goalkeeper Florian Wiegele will evidence in the past of the planet championship even before the tournament begins. A 205 cm tall goalkeeper will be the highest player always placed in the shot on the mundial.
A 25-year-old footballer broke Dutch Andries Noppert's record, a associate of the Mundial in Qatar in 2022, which measured 203 cm.
Wiegele, on a regular basis performing in Czech Viktoria Pilzno, made his debut for Austria's squad in March during a friendly match against Ghana. The selector Ralf Rangnick stressed that the goalkeeper stands out not only with awesome physical conditions, but besides with very good leg-playing technique.
During the mundial, Wiegele is to service as the 3rd goalkeeper of the Austrian national team, who will play with Jordan, Argentina and Algeria in the group phase of the MŚ 2026.
