Following their 0-3 loss to Lionel Messi's Argentina in their opener, Algeria bounced back, while Jordan impressed once again, despite succumbing to their second successive loss i

Austria played Jordan in their first 2026 World Cup Group J match at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

The 2026 World Cup continues Wednesday with a 12 a.m. ET start time between Austria and Jordan in Group J in Santa Clara, Calif. They are both chasing the heavily-favored Argentina in this group, and this is the World Cup debut for Jordan.

Looking ahead to the final matchday against Jordan, Argentina and Lionel Messi will be without Cristian Romero, who suffered an injury against Austria. Lionel Messi sent Argentina to the 2026 World Cup Round of 32 after a superb performance against Austria ,

Riyad Mahrez played his part as Algeria came from behind to beat Jordan 2-1 and put itself in a strong position to progress from Group J.