The Austria national football team (German: ?sterreichische Fu?ballnationalmannschaft) is the football team that represents Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association (German: ?sterreichischer Fu?ballbund). Austria has qualified for seven FIFA World Cups, most recently in 1998. The country played in the UEFA European Championship for the first time in 2008, when it co-hosted the event with Switzerland, and most recently qualified in 2016.