Christoph Baumgartner injury concern ahead of Austria’s World Cup opener | OneFootball

RB Leipzig midfielder Christoph Baumgartner suffered an injury in the warm-up before Austria’s only pre-World Cup friendly against Tunisia on Monday, leaving his availability for the start of the tournament in doubt.

The attacking midfielder had been due to start the 1-0 win but withdrew after feeling discomfort during the warm-up.

"Unfortunately, it doesn’t look good for him," Austria head coach Ralf Rangnick said after the match, per Krone Zeitung.

"We still have to wait and see what’s going on with Baumi. We won’t know until tomorrow how serious the injury is. Hopefully it’s not too serious. He felt a sharp pain when taking a shot at goal. It seems to be more in the hip flexor area," he told Sky.

Austria also had a scare with defensive leader David Alaba, who was taken off at half-time after slight muscle tightness, Rangnick said.

Baumgartner and Alaba have around two weeks to recover before Austria open their World Cup campaign against Jordan on June 17.

Source: BuLi News