Austria vs Jordan Key Stats: FIFA World Cup 2026

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• This is the first ever meeting between Austria and Jordan, with no previous encounters in either friendly or competitive play.
• Austria have returned to the FIFA World Cup stage for the first time since 1998 and make their eighth tournament appearance at the 2026 finals.
• Two-time semi-finalists, Austria finished fourth in 1934 and clinched the final podium place in 1954. Since then, they have only advanced beyond the first stage once – reaching the second group phase at the 1982 edition of FIFA’s flagship tournament.
• The 1954 FIFA World Cup quarter-final between Austria and host nation Switzerland remains the highest scoring match in the tournament’s history. The Austrians staged a remarkable comeback, overturning a 3-0 deficit to run out 7-5 winners.
• Austria meet AFC opposition for the first time at a FIFA World Cup, in what is their 30th match at the finals.
• Austria have won only one of their last nine FIFA World Cup matches (D3 L5).
• None of Austria’s 29 FIFA World Cup matches have finished goalless.
• Austria have lost their opening match in only two of their seven previous FIFA World Cup participations (W4 D1).
• Jordan made history by securing a place at the FIFA World Cup for the very first time.
• Jordan’s place at the global showpiece was sealed on 5 June 2025 when a 3-0 victory over Oman was followed later in the day by a defeat for Iraq against Korea Republic, which secured the second automatic spot for Jordan before the final round of fixtures. Overall, Jordan lost only three of their 16 matches in AFC qualifying for the 2026 finals. 
• Qualification for FIFA World Cup 2026 comes on the back of Jordan’s landmark run to the AFC Asian Cup final in early 2024, the first time they had reached the decider, where they were beaten by hosts and defending champions Qatar. They also reached the final of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025, losing in extra‑time to Morocco.
• Jordan coach Jamal Sellami was a member of Morocco’s squad at the FIFA World Cup in 1998.
• At 37 years and 58 days, Marko Arnautovic could become the oldest player to make a FIFA World Cup appearance for Austria, surpassing Michael Konsel, who was 36 years and 109 days when he faced Italy on 23/06/1998.

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