Austria claimed their first World Cup victory since 1990 with a 3-1 win against debutants Jordan. Two late goals at the home of the San Francisco 49ers helped Ralf Rangnick’s side make the perfect start in Group J after Ali Olwan had equalised with Jordan’s first World Cup goal.Jordan started brightly and Alexander Schlager needed to produce a good early save to deny Odeh al-Fakhouri, but it was Austria, playing at the World Cup for the first time since 1998, who opened the scoring in the 21st minute. Continue reading...
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jun/17/austria-jordan-group-j-world-cup-match-report
