Austria 3-1 Jordan Stats: World Cup Debutants Fall Short as Austria Get First World Cup Win Since 1990
Opta Analyst • • sports
Key Points:
- Austria secured a 3-1 victory over World Cup debutants Jordan in their opening Group J match at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with goals from Romano Schmid, an own goal by Yazan Al Arab, and a stoppage-time penalty by Marko Arnautovic.
- Jordan impressed by equalizing early in the second half through Ali Olwan, who scored his nation's first-ever World Cup goal with a skillful finish, continuing the trend of debutant teams performing well in the tournament.
- Austria dominated possession and attacking play, registering 28 touches inside Jordan’s penalty area—their second-highest in a World Cup match since 1966—and outperformed Jordan in expected goals (1.66 to 0.53).
- Marko Arnautovic became Austria’s oldest World Cup player at 37 years and 59 days, and Austria extended their record of winning every first-ever World Cup meeting against teams from different continents.
- Despite the win, Austria showed some vulnerabilities and will need to improve ahead of their next Group J match against Argentina, who also started the tournament strongly with a 3-0 win over Algeria.
