The Jordan national football team faces a crucial match against Austria in the FIFA World Cup 2026. Austria, which returns with strength supported by its European success, will end its 28-year absence from the FIFA World Cup, in California, by facing the Jordan national team, which is taking its first steps on the global stage. Austrian football has suffered from stagnation in recent decades, but Ralf Rangnick's men appear confident since their impressive run in the 2024 European Championship, which ended in the round of 16 against Turkey. In the distant past, Austria was a force in global football, reaching the semi-finals of the 1954 World Cup and the quarter-finals in the 1978 Argentina edition. In contrast, the Jordan national team, coached by Jamal Salami, did not set ambitious goals in its first global appearance, but it has developed into a regional power in recent years, reaching the finals of the 2023 Asian Cup and the 2025 Arab Cup. The loss of influential striker Yazan Al-Naimat due to a knee injury in December last year was a significant blow after he scored eight goals in the qualifiers, and Salami has suffered more losses since then, with defender Mohammed Abu Gosh called up at the last minute to join the squad, replacing Ibrahim Sibra. The match between Jordan and Austria will take place at the San Francisco Bay Arena stadium in Group 10 of the 2026 World Cup, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The match between Jordan and Austria will kick off at 7:00 AM Amman time, Beirut time, Mecca time, Doha time, and Cairo time. This timing is equivalent to 8:00 AM Abu Dhabi time, while the match will be at 5:00 AM in the Morocco Arab region. You can follow live coverage of the match with all the details minute by minute through the Al Jazeera Net website. The broadcasting channels for the match between Jordan and Austria are beIN SPORTS MAX 2, beIN SPORTS MAX 4, and beIN SPORTS MAX 5.