VAR Voids Arnautovic's 68th-Minute Goal, Leaving Austria 1-1 With World Cup Debutants Jordan
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 17
VAR Voids Arnautovic's 68th-Minute Goal, Leaving Austria 1-1 With World Cup Debutants Jordan
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 17
Summary
70 minutes in, VAR disallowed Marko Arnautovic’s would-be go-ahead goal for Austria after ruling Stefan Posch handled the ball, keeping Group J level at 1-1 in Santa Clara.
Jordan had already erased Romano Schmid’s 20th-minute opener when Ali Olwan struck in the 50th minute for the country’s first-ever World Cup goal on its tournament debut.
Arnautovic, 37, came on at halftime as part of Austria’s push for a second goal and briefly thought he had delivered it after scoring from a corner two minutes earlier.
The result leaves Austria frustrated against a debutant side that has threatened repeatedly on the break, with defending champion Argentina already opening Group J by beating Algeria 3-0.