Vienna: Austria marked their return to the World Cup after a 28-year absence with a tense 3-1 win over debutants Jordan in their Group J opener, relying on a second-half own goal and a last-gasp penalty to claim the three points.
According to Emirates News Agency, Austria took the lead on 20 minutes through a Romano Schmid thunderbolt. However, they were pegged back five minutes after the break when striker Ali Olwan found space in the area and fired a shot inside the far post.
Austria's veteran target man Marko Arnautovic had a low shot into the net from a goalmouth scramble in the 69th minute, but it was ruled out for handball by teammate Stefan Posch following a VAR review. Seven minutes later, Austria were celebrating again as Yazan Al-Arab deflected a Marcel Sabitzer corner into his own net. Arnautovic then slotted home a penalty deep into stoppage time after Saleem Obeid was penalised for handball.