Austrian World Cup fans are dreaming of Marko Arnautović as the country's president and a statue of David Alaba replacing one of composer Johann Strauss in Vienna.
A film made with artificial intelligence (AI) by Vienna firm Sequence Five predicted what the nation would be like in 30 years if Austria pulled off a huge shock to win the 2026 World Cup.
It went online before their 3-1 World Cup opener over Jordan on Tuesday, Austria's first match at the tournament since 1998.
Striker Arnautović, who netted against Jordan to become the country's oldest World Cup scorer at 37, had previously joked about running for the presidency in a sponsor's advert.
In the AI-generated film, aged defender Alaba says: "When I think back to that day, I get goosebumps even today."
