Austria won its first World Cup football game. The team played against Jordan in the USA. The final score was 3-1 for Austria. This is a historic win. Austria did not win a World Cup game for 36 years.
Romano Schmid scored the first goal after 21 minutes. After the break Jordan scored an equalizer. A player from Jordan scored an own goal. Austria led again. Marko Arnautovic scored a goal with an 11-meter kick. This happened in the 112th minute.
Many fans in Austria could not watch the game online. The ORF website and app were broken. The screen stayed black for many people. The ORF said sorry. There were technical problems at the APA.
Fans from Austria celebrated the win in the USA. There were fan parties in Austria in the early morning. Chancellor Christian Stocker was happy about the success. Next Monday Austria plays against world champion Argentina.
