Austria beat Cyprus 0-2. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 12 shots. Marko Arnautović scored 2 goals. Best on the pitch was Marko Arnautović, rated 8.3.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — UEFA
   CYP 4-1-4-1·4-2-3-1 AUT
   Coach: Apostolos Mantzios · Ralf Dietrich RangnickReferee: U. Schnyder📍 Alphamega Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 18'
      

      AUT
      GOOOAL!Marko ArnautovićPenalty
   3. 45'
      CYP
      Yellow card
      Grigoris Kastanos
3. 1. Second half
   2. 55'
      

      AUT
      GOOOAL!Marko ArnautovićAssist: K. Danso
   3. 61'
      

      AUT
      Substitution
      ▲Michael Gregoritsch▼Marko Arnautović
   4. 61'
      

      AUT
      Substitution
      ▲P. Wimmer▼Xaver Schlager
   5. 65'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲Andronikos Kakoullis▼L. Loizou
   6. 65'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲I. Kosti▼Anderson Correia
   7. 65'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲S. Andreou▼Grigoris Kastanos
   8. 70'
      CYP
      Yellow card
      A. Shikkis
   9. 82'
      CYP
      Substitution
      ▲N. Koutsakos▼C. Charalampous
   10. 85'
       

       AUT
       Substitution
       ▲M. Friedl▼Christoph Baumgartner
   11. 88'
       CYP
       Substitution
       ▲A. Foti▼Marinos Tzionis
   12. 90'
       

       AUT
       Substitution
       ▲N. Wurmbrand▼Romano Schmid
   13. 90'
       

       AUT
       Substitution
       ▲M. Grull▼Marcel Sabitzer