What happened?

The Algeria national football team won a crucial match against Jordan in the FIFA World Cup 2026, with a score of 2-1. The match was held in San Francisco, where the Jordanian team opened the scoring through their player Nazar Rashdan in the 36th minute. Then, Ndhir Benbouali scored the equalizing goal for the Algerian team in the 69th minute. Finally, Amin Gouiri scored the winning goal for the Algerian team in the 82nd minute.

A glimpse of the match

The Algeria national football team achieved its first win in the FIFA World Cup 2026 after being behind in the score. This win was the first for Algeria after being behind in the score since 2014. Riyad Mahrez became the oldest player to start a match with the Algerian team in the history of the Desert Warriors' participation in the World Cup.

What comes next?

Algeria is preparing to face Austria in the next round of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Algeria had previously won against the Netherlands with a score of 1-0. | Match | Date | Score | | --- | --- | --- | | Algeria vs Netherlands | 2026-06-03 | 1-0 | | Algeria vs Austria | 2026-06-28 | - |

Important statistics

Amin Gouiri became the player with the latest winning goal scored by the Algerian team during regular time in the history of their participation in the World Cup. Ndhir Benbouali became the second player to score for Algeria as a substitute in the World Cup. | Player | Achievement | Date | | --- | --- | --- | | Riyad Mahrez | Oldest player to start a match with Algeria | 2026-06-03 | | Ndhir Benbouali | Second player to score for Algeria as a substitute | 2026-06-03 |