“I think that the result doesn’t reflect ​the effort made by the Jordanian team, but personally I’m very happy and ⁠proud of their performance,” Sellami said.

“No one was expecting us to be that bold, that proactive and to be that capable of benefiting from the available opportunities.”

Ali Olwan's brilliant strike following a counter attack drew Jordan level after Romano Schmid had put Austria ahead in the first half.

Yazan Al Arab's own goal and Marko Arnautovic's stoppage time penalty, however, sealed Austria the points from the Group J tie.

Sellami admitted that the final score was down to the difference in quality between the two sides.

“We were not able to ⁠win against Austria because they have players at Real ⁠Madrid (David Alaba) and Bayern Munich (Konrad Laimer).”

Jordan next face Algeria on Monday, with defending champions Argentina to follow.

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