Overview
- The match is scheduled for Monday in Vienna with a 19:45 local kick-off at the Ernst Happel Stadion and will be used to finalise squads and match fitness ahead of the tournament.
- Bookmakers make Austria strong favourites to win, and media previews highlight Marko Arnautovic as a likely goalscorer after he became Austria’s all-time leading scorer.
- Tunisia are preparing under new coach Sabri Lamouchi, who has overseen a 1-0 win over Haiti and a 0-0 draw with Canada as he tests options before the World Cup.
- Austria’s planned friendly against Guatemala in Pasadena was cancelled, leaving tonight’s game as one of their final home tune-ups before travelling to their Group J venues in the United States.
- Preview pieces publish predicted lineups, the appointed referee and recommended betting markets, with the fixture seen as a chance for both managers to finalise selections and work on game plans before group play begins.