Offsideplus.az reports with reference to the Austrian media that the 31-year-old defender injured his knee and could not participate in the team's last practice. (AFS)

It should be noted that previously injured David Alaba, Stefan Posh and Marko Arnautovic, Karim Onisivo and Philip Mwene will miss the upcoming qualifying matches.

It should be noted that the Austrian national team will host Belgium on October 13, and the Azerbaijani national team will be a guest on October 16.