Arnautovic scores penalty as Austria beat World Cup debutants Jordan 3-1
Key takeaways
- Austria were given a scare by FIFA World Cup 2026 debutants Jordan, before securing a win, which was rounded off by a penalty in stoppage time by veteran forward Marko Arnautovic.
- Austria took the lead on 20 minutes through a Romano Schmid thunderbolt, but were pegged back five minutes after the break when striker Ali Olwan found space in the area and fired a sizzling shot inside the far post.
- Austria’s veteran target man Arnautovic slammed a low shot into the net from a goalmouth scramble in the 69th minute, but it was ruled out for handball by teammate Stefan Posch following a VAR review.
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Austria were given a scare by FIFA World Cup 2026 debutants Jordan, before securing a win, which was rounded off by a penalty in stoppage time by veteran forward Marko Arnautovic.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Marko Arnautovic's penalty in the 12th minute of stoppage time guided Austria to a 3-1 win over Jordan [Darren Yamashita/IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 17 Jun 202617 Jun 2026Austria marked their return to the World Cup after a 28-year absence with a tense 3-1 win over debutants Jordan in their Group J opener on Tuesday, relying on a second-half own goal and a last-gasp penalty from Marko Arnautovic to claim the three points.
Austria took the lead on 20 minutes through a Romano Schmid thunderbolt, but were pegged back five minutes after the break when striker Ali Olwan found space in the area and fired a sizzling shot inside the far post.