The Jordan national football team lost to Austria 3-1 in their first match in the 2026 World Cup. The match kicked off at the San Francisco Bay Arena, where Ali Olwan scored the equalizer for the team in the 50th minute. However, the Austrians managed to strengthen their lead with a third goal in the 90+12 minute, from a penalty kick scored by Marco Arnautovic. Yazan Al Arab scored an own goal against his team in the 76th minute, making the score 2-1 in favor of Austria. Earlier, Raphael Schmid scored the opening goal for Austria in the 21st minute. Jordan now looks forward to their next match against Algeria on June 22, where they hope to achieve a positive result. Defender Yazan Al Arab hoped to overcome the first round, and expressed his hope for the presence of the Jordanian crowd in the stadiums to get support and backing from them. Ali Azayzeh, the Jordanian player, showed awareness of the time difference with the United States, and said that the team's delegation leaves early for the United States to adapt to the American time zone.