Overview
- FIFA approved the nationality switches late Monday, making both players immediately eligible for selection.
- Carney Chukwuemeka has committed to Austria after representing England at youth level, while Paul Wanner moves from Germany’s youth setup, with both born in Austria.
- The pair can debut in home warm-ups against Ghana on March 27 and South Korea on March 31.
- Austria returns to the men’s World Cup in a group with Argentina, Algeria and Jordan, opening against Jordan on June 16 in the San Francisco 49ers’ stadium.
- Chukwuemeka features regularly for Borussia Dortmund after a 2025 transfer, while Wanner is a PSV midfielder who came through Bayern Munich’s academy.