Before eagerly awaited meetings with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo comes slightly less glamorous but hugely important first ever World Cup games for Asia’s debutants. Jordan take on Austria on Wednesday before meeting Algeria and Argentina,

Jordan are feeling pride not pressure ahead of their World Cup debut against Austria and will ‌fight to prove their worth in what will be a new chapter in the country's soccer history, captain Ehsan Haddad said on Monday.

When they face world champions Argentina in their final group stage match on 27 June, it may be Jordan's own World Cup final.

The Jordanian National team is using the University of Portland as their base camp during the group stage of the World Cup. It’s a historic moment for the country, as it has never sent a squad to the tournament before.

Former Inter and Stoke striker Marko Arnautovic was on target as Austria secured their first World Cup victory in 28 years with a hard-fought 3-1 win over debutants Jordan at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.

The 2022 World Cup runners-up meet the side just stripped of the AFCON title before Graham Arnold’s Iraq open their campaign against Erling Haaland’s Norway.