MUNDIAL·26

First Stage · Group J · Wednesday, June 17 · San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area · 68,527 in the stands

kickoff 21:00 local · 17°C · 85% humidity

Austria

20′ Romano SCHMID (pen)

76′ (og)

90+12′ Marko ARNAUTOVIC

3:1

Jordan

50′ ALI OLWAN (pen)

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Austria4-2-3-1
Jordan3-4-2-1
Alexander SCHLAGER6.7Stefan POSCH6.0David ALABA7.0Philipp LIENHART6.9Phillip MWENE6.1Xaver SCHLAGER7.4Nicolas SEIWALD6.8Marcel SABITZER6.9Romano SCHMID7.7Konrad LAIMER6.1Sasa KALAJDZIC6.7YAZEED ABULAILA5.0ABDALLAH NASIB6.8YAZAN ALARAB5.9MOHAMMAD ABUALNADI6.0EHSAN HADDAD6.6NOOR ALRAWABDEH7.0MOHANNAD ABUTAHA6.5NIZAR ALRASHDAN6.2ALI OLWAN8.3MOUSA ALTAMARI6.6ODEH FAKHOURY7.2
from the bench

match pulse — xG per 5 minutes · goals · cards

45′90′105′103′AUTJOR

goals — hover the strip for every shot and card, with names

  • 21′Schmid0.05 xG
  • 50′Alowan0.09 xG
  • 76′Al-Arab0.03 xG
  • 90+12′Arnautovic0.79 xG
AUT 0:0 JOR0'kickoff
2' Haddad — xG 0.02 · Missed9' Al-Taamari — xG 0.01 · Saved11' Alaba — xG 0.02 · Missed17' Fakhouri — xG 0.04 · Saved19' Sabitzer — xG 0.01 · Blocked21' Schmid — xG 0.05 · Goal22' Alowan — xG 0.07 · Post30' Kalajdzic — xG 0.11 · Missed33' Posch — xG 0.07 · Missed34' Alowan — xG 0.04 · Saved34' Al-Taamari — xG 0.09 · Blocked44' Al-Taamari — xG 0.01 · Missed45 + 1' Al-Taamari — xG 0.03 · Missed45 + 4' Kalajdzic — xG 0.02 · Missed50' Alowan — xG 0.09 · Goal55' Alowan — xG 0.06 · Blocked60' Posch — xG 0.10 · Missed63' Chukwuemeka — xG 0.20 · Blocked76' Al-Arab — xG 0.00 · Goal90 + 2' Arnautovic — xG 0.32 · Saved90 + 3' Al-Azaizeh — xG 0.02 · Missed90 + 4' Laimer — xG 0.01 · Missed90 + 12' Arnautovic — xG 0.79 · Goal

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The xG race — cumulative expected goals, minute by minute

AUT 0:0 JOR
1.00′15′30′45′60′75′90′21' Schmid — GOAL50' Alowan — GOAL76' Al-Arab — GOAL90 + 12' Arnautovic — GOAL1.700.48

On paper vs as played — formation sheet vs heatmap reality

AUT 4-2-3-1 attack →, ← JOR 3-4-2-1 attack. The teamsheet, as announced.

1Alexander SCHLAGERAlexander SCHLAGER5Stefan POSCHStefan POSCH8David ALABADavid ALABA15Philipp LIENHARTPhilipp LIENHART16Phillip MWENEPhillip MWENE4Xaver SCHLAGERXaver SCHLAGER6Nicolas SEIWALDNicolas SEIWALD9Marcel SABITZERMarcel SABITZER18Romano SCHMIDRomano SCHMID20Konrad LAIMERKonrad LAIMER14Sasa KALAJDZICSasa KALAJDZIC1YAZEED ABULAILAYAZEED ABULAILA3ABDALLAH NASIBABDALLAH NASIB5YAZAN ALARABYAZAN ALARAB16MOHAMMAD ABUALNADIMOHAMMAD ABUALNADI23EHSAN HADDADEHSAN HADDAD8NOOR ALRAWABDEHNOOR ALRAWABDEH20MOHANNAD ABUTAHAMOHANNAD ABUTAHA21NIZAR ALRASHDANNIZAR ALRASHDAN9ALI OLWANALI OLWAN10MOUSA ALTAMARIMOUSA ALTAMARI11ODEH FAKHOURYODEH FAKHOURY

The duel — team data, FIFA tracking included

53%
Possession
33%
1.93
Expected goals
0.53
64
Threat
36
10
Shots
11
4
On target
4
499
Passes completed
254
54
Forced turnovers
55
11.8s
Ball recovery time
17.5s
8.09
High-press phases
3.58
6
Fouls committed
11
3
Offsides
1
120 km
Distance covered
119 km
34.1 km/h
Top speed
34.5 km/h

Territory — where each team lived

Every player's heatmap, minutes-weighted and stacked per team. Austria attack →, ← Jordan attack. Brighter is more presence; where the colors meet is the contested ground.

How it happened

  1. 20′Romano SCHMID (Austria) scores!!
  2. ′Before the second half begins Marko ARNAUTOVIC (in) comes off the bench to replace Sasa KALAJDZIC (out) (Austria)
  3. 50′ALI OLWAN (Jordan) scores!!
  4. 59′Carney CHUKWUEMEKA (in) comes off the bench to replace Xaver SCHLAGER (out) (Austria)
  5. 59′Paul WANNER (in) comes off the bench to replace Phillip MWENE (out) (Austria)
  6. 59′Kevin DANSO (in) comes off the bench to replace David ALABA (out) (Austria)
  7. 72′SALEEM OBAID (in) comes off the bench to replace MOHAMMAD ABUALNADI (out) (Jordan)
  8. 76′YAZAN ALARAB (Jordan) scores an own goal.
  9. 77′Marcel SABITZER (Austria) is booked by the referee.
  10. 81′SAED ALROSAN (in) comes off the bench to replace ABDALLAH NASIB (out) (Jordan)
  11. 81′MAHMOUD ALMARDI (in) comes off the bench to replace EHSAN HADDAD (out) (Jordan)
  12. 83′Patrick WIMMER (in) comes off the bench to replace Romano SCHMID (out) (Austria)
  13. 88′ALI AZAIZEH (in) comes off the bench to replace ODEH FAKHOURY (out) (Jordan)
  14. 88′MOHAMMAD ALDAOUD (in) comes off the bench to replace MOUSA ALTAMARI (out) (Jordan)
  15. 90+12′Penalty Awarded
  16. 90+12′Marko ARNAUTOVIC (Austria) successfully converts the penalty!

The morning-after column · AI-written from the match data

Austria Grind Past Resilient Jordan in Extra Time

Austria controlled the game throughout, holding 53 per cent possession and pressing Jordan across the pitch with eight high-press phases. Yet Jordan's disciplined 3-4-2-1 grabbed two goals from low-expected chances, at 50 and 76 minutes, threatening a shock result. Austria's superior recovery speed—regaining possession in 11.8 seconds to Jordan's 17.5—proved decisive. The Austrian midfield of Schmid and Schlager methodically wore them down, and a clinical finish in extra time sealed a 3-1 victory.

Austria's xG advantage (1.93 to 0.53) laid bare the gulf in chance creation, yet they lacked ruthlessness until the final whistle. An Austria chance at 63 minutes was blocked; a bigger one at 90+2 was saved before the winner arrived. Ali Alowan (8.3 rating) led Jordan's resistance brilliantly, and Odeh Fakhouri pressed hard, but their limited press intensity (3.6 phases to Austria's 8.1) and low attacking volume left them perpetually behind. Austria's 11.8-second ball recovery time proved more decisive than the shot counts.

Austria's expected-goal advantage was stark (1.93 to 0.53), their possession control complete (53%), yet a 0.79 xG finish in extra time was required to clinch.

90+12′

Austria's extra-time goal capped relentless pressure—Jordan's defensive resistance finally gave way.

What Austria needed

Possession and press intensity wore down Jordan's shape.

  • Held 53% possession to Jordan's 33%; eight high-press phases created constant pressure.
  • Ball recovery advantage (11.8s to 17.5s) kept momentum and control on Austria's side.
  • Survived missed big chances (90+2 save, 63 blocked) before the 0.79 xG clincher.

What Jordan needed

Outpressed and outpossessed; couldn't generate enough quality chances.

  • 3.6 high-press phases versus Austria's 8.1 surrendered midfield control entirely.
  • 17.5-second recovery time versus Austria's 11.8s meant perpetually chasing possession.
  • 11 shots but only 0.53 xG revealed attacking imprecision despite Alowan's 8.3 rating.