Algeria national football team wins against Jordan in FIFA World Cup 2026 Amin Gouiri scored a goal near the end to lead Algeria to a 2-1 win over Jordan in an exciting match in Group 10 of the FIFA World Cup, on Tuesday, to enhance the African team's chances of advancing to the knockout stage.

What happened?

The Arab summit started strongly, and both teams wasted several chances, the most prominent of which was for the Algerian winger Riyad Mahrez, who lacked accuracy in facing goalkeeper Yazid Abu Layla.

Why does this matter for Algeria?

Nizar Al-Rashdan gave Jordan the lead in the 36th minute after launching a low shot that settled in the left corner of goalkeeper Lukas Zidane, who could not catch up with the ball.

What comes next?

And with the start of the second half, Algeria pressed to achieve a draw, amidst Jordan's solidity, but substitute Nazir Ben Bouali succeeded in shaking the nets with a header after a corner kick in the 68th minute, before the team of coach Vladimir Petkovic continued to excel in executing corners, scoring Gouiri the winning goal in the 82nd minute.

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Algeria will play against Austria at home on 2026-06-28, following their win against the Netherlands 1-0 on 2026-06-03. And striker Mohamed Amoura is currently injured.