Marko Arnautovic adds gloss to scoreline as Austria see off World Cup debutants Jordan

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...

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