Since December 5, when the balls revealed the fourth member of Group J of the 2026 World Cup, The Argentine national team He began investigating a stranger: Jordan. Because although Algeria and Austria sign up to make life difficult for Scaloni’s team, this humble team from the Middle East He demonstrated all his strength in the Arab Cup, where he is already a finalist.
This Monday, reached the table and eliminated Saudi Arabia in the semi-finals of the Arab Cup. It was 1-0 thanks to a header from Nizar Al-Rashdan, midfielder for the Jordanian football team Al-Faisaly, in the 66th minute of the game. Their rival will be Morocco, who previously defeated the United Arab Emirates 3-0. The third place match will be played between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia.
This is compounded by the fact that Jordan played without their top scorer Yatan Al Naimat, who tore knee ligaments in the game against Iraq. The striker will undergo surgery and the coaching staff will wait until the last minute before deciding whether to include him in the World Cup squad. Remember: the recovery time for this type of injury is six to eight months, so it won’t be easy for him to be available in the US for games against Austria, Algeria and Argentina.
The Asian team got rid of a candidate who could lift the trophy Hervé Renard’s Saudi Arabia, Argentina’s executioner on debut in Qatar 2022. With a simple team, without stars and mostly with players who play local football, Jordan has come through and is on the verge of winning a title leading up to the World Cup.
This was done on December 18th Jordan will fight for all the glory against Morocco at the Lusail in Qatarthe same phase in which Lionel Messi and Co. defeated France three years ago and embroidered the third star on the national team’s crest.
So far it has been a perfect Arab Cup tournament for Jordan because they know defeat: they have won every game they have played. In the group stage they defeated the United Arab Emirates 2-1, Kuwait 3-1 and Egypt 3-0. In the quarter-finals they narrowly defeated Iraq and secured their place in the semi-finals. The trend continued and Jordan won again in the 90 minutes.
Another African invited to the competition agreed to the definition on December 18 at the Lusail Stadium in Qatar after defeating the United Arab Emirates in a landslide. It was 3-0 for the Moroccans, who competed in the championship with a “B” team without their key players such as Achraf Hakimi or goalkeeper Yassine Bounou.
The latter will join their country’s team to take part in the Africa Cup of Nations, which begins on December 21st. Morocco, host of the tournament, is considered one of the favorites for the title. He makes his debut in the opening game against Comoros.
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