His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II stated that the national team's performance in their World Cup match did not reflect that they were making their debut appearance in the tournament, praising the performance delivered by the players.
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His Royal Highness wrote on his Instagram account: "Not for a single moment did it feel like this was your first match in the World Cup tournament… You entertained us with this heroic and honorable performance… Remember, this is only the beginning… and the future holds many opportunities."
The national football team kicked off its historic debut appearance in the 2026 World Cup finals with a 3-1 defeat against Austria on Wednesday, as part of the Group J fixtures.
The Austrian team took the lead through Romano Schmid in the 20th minute, before Ali Olwan netted the equalizer for Al-Nashama at the start of the second half in the 50th minute.
As the Jordanian team pushed for the leading goal, Yazan Al-Arab accidentally scored an own goal in the 76th minute.
In stoppage time, Marko Arnautović sealed Austria's victory by scoring the third goal from a penalty kick in the 90+12 minute.
