The Austria national football team is celebrating its first World Cup win in 36 years. The ÖFB team defeated Jordan 3-1 on Tuesday in Santa Clara. The decision was made by an own goal from Yazan Al Arab and a penalty from Marko Arnautovic. ÖFB team manager Ralf Rangnick gave the recently in-form LASK striker Sasa Kalajdzic the preference in the storm center in front of 68,527 spectators. The Austria national football team was only partially dangerous in the initial phase through Kalajdzic. Then Romano Schmid scored: The 1.68-meter man took a chance after a pass from Xaver Schlager and placed the ball in the top right corner. For the Werder Bremen legionnaire, it was his fourth goal in his 35th international match. Austria celebrated its first World Cup goal since Andreas Herzog's goal in the last appearance in 1998 in France against Italy. The Austria national football team remained dangerous and scored the winning goal through Arnautovic and an own goal. Rangnick had already substituted Arnautovic for Kalajdzic at this point. The 37-year-old is now also Austria's oldest World Cup player. The ÖFB team will now prepare for the next game and hope to advance to the knockout phase. The Austria national football team has taken an important step towards the knockout phase with this win. The team will now focus on the next game and give everything to continue the success. The Austria national football team is confident that it can continue the success. The ÖFB team has shown that it is capable of winning against strong opponents.