Austria vs Jordan 
The pick
Win, draw, and loss probabilities and expected goals are from our team-strength model. Public consensus from 2 sources: Forebet (model), Dimers (model).
Head to head
Expected shapes: Austria 4-2-3-1, Jordan 3-4-2-1.
Ruled out: JOR — Yazan Al-Naimat, Ibrahim Sabra
Austria Austria JordanKey players to watch
Austria Austria Austria JordanProjected XIs
Most-likely starting elevens based on recent selections.
Austria- 1P Pentz
- 2K Laimer
- 3P Lienhart
- 4M Friedl
- 5P Mwene
- 6P Wanner
- 7X Schlager
- 8P Wimmer
- 9C Baumgartner
- 10M Sabitzer
- 11M Arnautovic
Jordan- 1Yazeed Abulaila
- 2Abdallah Nasib
- 3Saed Al Rosan
- 4Husam Abu Al Dahab
- 5Issam Smeeri
- 6Nizar Al Rashdan
- 7Amer Jamous
- 8Mohannad Abu Taha
- 9Mohammad Abu Zraiq
- 10Mahmoud Al Mardi
- 11Ali Olwan
Storylines
Jordan World Cup 2026 preview: Players to watch, group matches and squad
Profiles Jordan's first-ever World Cup, qualifying as runners-up in their AFC group; the Austria opener is flagged as their most winnable group match with Mousa Al-Tamari the key threat.
World Cup 2026: Group J Predictions and Preview
Notes Austria's tournament-best pressing (PPDA 7.1) in qualifying under Ralf Rangnick versus debutants Jordan, who scored 32 goals in qualifying but lost Yazan Al-Naimat to injury.
Player ratings are EA Sports FC 26 attributes, used here as a consistent, public proxy for player quality. Squad-level comparisons cover the players we could rate; coverage varies by team.