San Francisco, June 17 -- Austria began their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign with a 3-1 win over debutants Jordan in San Francisco on Tuesday (local time).

Making their first World Cup appearance since 1998, Austria took the lead in the first half through a brilliant long-range goal from Romano Schmid in the 21st minute. Austria kept possession and moved the ball through midfield before Schmid received it at the edge of the box and curled a precise shot into the far corner, giving the goalkeeper no chance.

It was in the 50th minute when Jordan equalised and scored their first-ever World Cup goal. A pass was played into space from deep, and Ali Olwan ran onto it before cutting inside. Stefan Posch did not close him down, allowing him to en...