Overview
- Austria, which drew 3-3 with Algeria Sunday, advanced to the World Cup Round of 16 when Sasa Kalajdzic headed a stoppage-time equaliser after a Michael Gregoritsch knock-back.
- The match swung back and forth as Marko Arnautovic and Marcel Sabitzer put Austria ahead twice while Algeria replied twice and briefly took a 3-2 lead in added time.
- Marcel Sabitzer scored his first World Cup goal to make it 2-1 and after the game he praised the advance but criticised the team for "partly unseriös" defensive moments and urged a thorough analysis.
- Broadcast and fan reaction was ecstatic with ORF commentator Daniel Warmuth erupting at the equaliser and TV expert Andreas Herzog joining the celebrations so closely that he said his suit was torn.
- Austria now faces European champions Spain on July 2 at 21:00 and must fix lapses that allowed several easy goals while the late rescue gives the squad a morale boost going into a much tougher knockout test.