It’s a result that will send shockwaves through the tournament — defending Asian Cup champions Australia beaten 1-0 by Jordan at Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain.

The Socceroos were stunned by a first half goal by Anas Bani Yaseen and Graham Arnold’s men never fully recovered after that.

It was a less than ideal build up to the tournament for Australia, with a number of key players forced to withdraw due to injury. The losses of Aaron Mooy, Mathew Leckie, Martin Boyle and, on the eve of the match, Andrew Nabbout, threw Arnold’s plans into disarray.

That being said, it was still an unexpectedly poor showing from the Socceroos, who consistently found themselves under pressure despite a 69 per cent advantage.

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Australia had 18 shots to Jordan’s 10 but if it wasn’t for Maty Ryan, the defeat could have in fact been a heavier one.

The result places enormous pressure on Arnold and the Socceroos heading into their second group match against Palestine on Friday.

“If you’re gonna lose a game it’s better to lose the first game,” coach Graham Arnold said.

“It’s a wake up call at the same time because you get three games in the group and when you get to the knockout stage when you lose you go home. “It’s more about where we can improve. We’ve got to get over that very quickly. We will get over it very quickly and move forward.”

Bani Yaseen put Jordan ahead with a thunderous header after a well-worked corner in the 26th minute.

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Yaseen was completely unmarked in the box as he headed into the top corner. It was no less than the Jordanians deserved after a threatening start to the match.

And it could have been worse for the Socceroos had it not been for a remarkable save from Ryan, who tipped Abdel-Rahman’s freekick onto the crossbar.

But with their backs to the wall, the Socceroos were denied a clear penalty when Feras Shelbayeh handled Robbie Kruse’s cross in the box.

The referee waved away the Socceroos’ appeals for the handball and without the use of the VAR until the quarter-final stages of the tournament, it was a badly missed opportunity.

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With the Socceroos rattled and Jordan looking increasingly comfortable, Arnold brought Rhyan Grant on for Josh Risdon at the break and Robbie Kruse soon made way for Chris Ikonomidis.

But there was little change in fortunes. Jordan were compact and disciplined and the Socceroos found no joy trying to break them down.

Awer Mabil was Australia’s most threatening player going forward, while Jamie Maclaren didn’t make the most of his unexpected opportunity to lead the line.

It came because Andrew Nabbout suffered a groin injury at training, meaning Maclaren was a last-minute replacement in the starting lineup.

The Socceroos offered little going forward. Source: AP

Captain Mark Milligan played in midfield against Oman and stayed there against Jordan, with Milos Degenek and Trent Sainsbury forming the central defensive pairing. Tom Rogic started after sitting out the Oman friendly, but the Celtic star was largely anonymous.

He wasn’t the only one though - it was a generally lethargic performance from the Socceroos with no evidence of Arnold’s pre-match promise to “press high and suffocate the life out of them in their half”.

There was a slight improvement in the second half with the introductions of Grant, Ikonomidis and Jackson Irvine, but not to the extent that Australia ever looked geniunely threatening.

The epic upset leaves Arnold with some headaches ahead of Friday’s match against Palestine, particularly with Nabbout and Leckie still under injury clouds.

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