Austria vs Jordan: Comfortable victory for Das Team

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Austria and Jordan lock horns at the impressive Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara and Ryan Murray is forecasting a routine success for Das Team.

Austria boss Ralf Rangnick saw his side record clean sheets against South Korea and Tunisia in their last two games

Austria won four out of six qualifying matches, before recording three consecutive friendly victories pre-World Cup
One of four World Cup debutants at this summer's tournament, Jordan currently occupy 63rd
position in the Fifa rankings
Recommended bet: Austria to win to nil @ 21/20

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Ralf Rangnick's Austria are being touted as possible dark horse at this World Cup and they will be expected to dismiss Jordan with a minimum of fuss in Santa Clara.

The Austrians had an impressive record in qualifying and have been in good form in their warm-up games ahead of facing tournament debutants Jordan in California.

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Team News

A month after celebrating his 37^th birthday, Marko Arnautovic learned of his inclusion in Rangnick's World Cup squad. The former West Ham and Stoke attacker has represented Austria on more occasions than any other player, netting 47 goals in 133 appearances for his country.

Borussia Dortmund midfield duo Carney Chukwuemeka and Marcel Sabitzer both received call-ups, while experienced defender David Alaba wears the captain's armband.

Jordan will be happy to have their own influential skipper available, after Ihsan Haddad returned to action in April following a year out with a serious Achilles injury.

Having ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament during December's Arab Cup quarter-final meeting with Iraq, Al-Arabi striker Yazan Al-Naimat faces further time on the sidelines.

The stats

Having kept six clean sheets during an immensely positive qualifying campaign, Rangnick's men are capable of defending a lead.

Austria haven't featured at a World Cup since 1998, when they crashed out of the tournament without winning a single fixture.

Jordan booked their place in North America as part of the second batch of Asian (AFC) qualifiers, after finishing runners-up to South Korea in an intensely competitive group.

Although they've never previously participated in Fifa's flagship competition, Jordan did manage to navigate their way to the 2025 Arab Cup final.

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Prediction

Nothing at a World Cup can be taken for granted, but Austria will be expecting to get off to a winning start in Santa Clara.

Das Team only dropped points on two occasions in qualifying, losing narrowly to Romania in Bucharest before sharing a 1-1 draw with fellow World Cup participants Bosnia & Herzegovina on home soil.

The Austrians racked up 22 goals in the process, although 10 of these were registered during an emphatic victory over Group H whipping boys San Marino.

Jordan have produced a mixed bag of performances after securing World Cup qualification for the first time ever, almost clinching silverware in last year's Arab Cup but also experiencing an extremely poor run of friendly results.

After losing to Bolivia, Albania, and Tunisia last autumn, the Middle Eastern minnows were turned over by Switzerland and Colombia in their two World Cup warm-up contests.

For that reason and several others, don't be surprised if the Austrians record a comfortable victory during the early hours of Wednesday morning.