From an Austrian perspective, the first World Cup match since 1998 is kicking off at the extremely inconvenient time of 6 a.m. So is Vienna, Salzburg and the rest completely dead?
Not at all! Despite the ungodly circumstances, the red-white-red supporters are fired up and backing their team from afar.
Austria had plenty to cheer about early on: against a strong Jordan side, their team took a 1-0 lead thanks to a wonder goal from Romano Schmid.
However, the final word is still a long way off here. Ali Olwan produced a brilliant finish in the 50th minute to make it a deserved 1-1. So it remains exciting...
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