Sweden were the cause of their own downfall after a horror own goal put them at a disadvantage early on as they succumbed to a 2-0 defeat in Vienna.
There were certainly some World Cup blues for the Swedes who looked a shadow of the side that reached the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by England.
Bayern Munich star David Alaba was involved in both of Austria's goals as they put on a show for the home fans.
Austria's Guido Burgstaller (left) celebrates after Sweden's Filip Helander scores an own goal
Austria celebrate first goal of the match which put them 1-0 up at home to Sweden in 11th min
Austria continued their impressive record against Sweden with a comfortable win in Vienna. The last time the pair played was during the Euro 2016 qualifiers and Austria came out on top as they won that group.
But it was Sweden who reached the World Cup this summer while Austria were forced to sit at home and watch.
Sweden started the match brightly as they threatened the Austrian goal but in the end they caused their own problems and handed Austria the lead.
Alaba swung a cross into the Sweden box and goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt came to meet it. But he only managed to punch it into the path of Filip Helander who could do nothing as it bounced off him into the net after 11 minutes.
Alaba was involved once again as he scored Austria's second midway through the second-half. It involved some neat play with Marko Arnautovic, who laid it back to Alaba before the Austria captain fired it into the far corner.
Captain David Alaba puts his country 2-0 up in Vienna as he rifles it past the goalkeeper
Alaba celebrates after extending Austria's lead during the friendly in the 64th minute
Sweden did call Heinz Lindner into action on a couple of occasions but surrendered a lot of possession to the Austrians during the friendly.
Arnautovic, who has had a difficult start to the season with West Ham, looked sharp up front as he caused the Swedish defence problems.
He pulled a ball back across the face of goal early on in the second-half for an easy finish but there were no takers.
It was down to Alaba to seal the victory with a great finish after he found himself on the edge of the box.
Both sides get their UEFA Nations League campaign underway next week, with Austria facing Bosnia and Herzegovina while Sweden host Turkey.
Sweden's Niklas Hult (left) and Austria's Alessandro Schoepf (right) challenge for the ball
Austria's Florian Grillitsch (left) tries to tackle Sweden's Oscar Hiljemark during the friendly
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Main photo article Sweden were the cause of their own downfall after a horror own goal put them at a disadvantage early on as they succumbed to a 2-0 defeat in Vienna.
There were certainly some World Cup blues for the Swedes who looked a shadow of the side that reached the quarter-finals, where they were knocked ...
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