Jordan Loses to Algeria 2-1 in the 2026 World Cup

SadaNews - Amin Jouiri scored a late goal to lead Algeria to overturn the result and win 2-1 against Jordan in an exciting match in Group 10 of the FIFA World Cup on Tuesday, enhancing the African team's chances of advancing to the knockout stage.

After the defeats of Algeria and Jordan at the start of their campaigns in the finals being held in North America, the Arab clash began strongly, with both teams missing several chances, the most notable of which was for the Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez, who lacked precision in front of goalkeeper Yazeed Abu Layla.

Nizar Al-Rashdan put Jordan ahead in the 36th minute with a low shot that found the left corner of goalkeeper Luka Zidane, who could not reach the ball.

At the start of the second half, Algeria pushed hard to equalize, amidst resolute defense from Jordan, but substitute Nadhir Ben Bouali managed to score with a header from a corner kick in the 68th minute, before the team of coach Vladimir Petkovic continued to excel in executing corner kicks, as Jouiri scored the winning goal in the 82nd minute. The goal was counted after a video review.

Algeria raised its tally to 3 points, trailing Austria on goal difference, with Argentina, the defending champion, leading the group with 6 points, while Jordan suffered its second defeat to sit at the bottom of the standings.

Algeria will play against Austria on Sunday, while Jordan faces its opponent Argentina at the same time.