Austria Beats Jordan 3-1 for Its First World Cup Win in 36 Years
- On Wednesday, Austria led tournament debutants Jordan 1-0 at halftime in their FIFA World Cup 2026 opener in San Francisco, with Romano Schmid scoring in the 21st minute.
- Manager Ralf Rangnick brought Austria back to the World Cup after a 28-year absence, building a high-pressing unit featuring veterans Marcel Sabitzer and David Alaba.
- Goalkeeper Alexander Schlager preserved Austria's lead with a superb reflex save against Ali Olwan in the 34th minute, while Jordan maintained compact, disciplined defensive shape.
- Argentina defeated Algeria 3-0 earlier Wednesday, with Lionel Messi scoring a hat-trick to tie Miroslav Klose's record of 16 World Cup goals, intensifying pressure on both Austria and Jordan.
- Jordan entered as one of four tournament debutants under FIFA's 48-team expansion, ranked 63rd globally but buoyed by reaching the AFC Asian Cup final led by forward Musa Al-Taamari.
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The selection of Austria was measured early this Wednesday against Jordan's debut team in the 2026 North American World Cup and ended up achieving a win that allows them to take confidence in Group J, where Argentina and Algeria are also.Although the Asians had the first clear arrivals of the match in the 2nd and 17th minutes, it was the Europeans who opened the scoreboard. Romano Schmid received the ball at the edge of the area and finished to …
Austria marks World Cup return with victory over Jordan
SANTA CLARA, California — Austria celebrated its return to the FIFA World Cup after a 28-year absence with a 3-1 victory over tournament debutant Jordan in Group J on Tuesday.Romano Schmid, an own goal by Yazan Al Arab and a late penalty from veteran Marko Arnautovic secured all three points for the Austrians, who are appearing in their first World Cup since 1998.Austria controlled much of the opening half and took a deserved lead in the 20th mi…
The Austrian national team has started with a victory in the World Cup.
Rangnick's Austria, having defeated Hong Myung-bo's team 1-0, beat Jordan 3-1 for their first World Cup victory in 36 years... Demonstrated efficiency and game management skills. OSEN = Reporter Ko Seong-hwan. They smiled from the very first match on the World Cup stage, which they reached after six previous attempts. Austrian football registered a World Cup victory for the first time in a whopping 36 years.
Arnautovic decisive as Austria triumph over Jordan on World Cup return
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