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 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
The night from Tuesday to Wednesday of the World Cup was about scorers like Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi or Erling Haaland, but the Austrians are more fond of Marko Arnautović than any of them. The 37-year-old striker of the national team scored a goal from 11, coming on as a substitute and putting the Jordanian defenders in a position where they were forced to score an own goal. The striker has been playing for Crvena zvezda since last year, and…
At the start of the World Cup, Austria did not exactly clutter with fame, but, thanks to its own goal and penalty, won the first three points against Jordan.
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