June 17, 2026
Jordan can hold their heads up high after delivering an "honourable performance" on their World Cup debut, coach Jamal Sellami said following his side's 3-1 defeat by Austria in Group J on Tuesday.
Austria took the lead with their only real moment of quality in the first half when Romano Schmid curled into the top corner, but Jordan hit back after the break when Ali Olwan pulled them level.
Yazan Al Arab's own goal restored Austria's advantage and though Jordan poured forward in search of a second, substitute Marko Arnautovic's penalty deep into added time finally ended their resistance.
The result leaves Jordan third in their group on goal difference above Algeria, who lost 3-0 to Argentina on Tuesday.
