Published Jun 23, 2026, 1:13 AM ET · Updated 5 months ago · 2 sources
Amine Gouiri pounces to give Algeria victory and condemn Jordan to early World Cup exit
guardian
·
Original Report
INFERY
Algeria fought back from a goal down to beat Jordan 2-1, keeping alive their hopes of reaching the World Cup knockout rounds and condemning their opponents to an early exit in Group J. After a long and frustrating struggle to crack open a resolute Jordanian defence, Algeria turned the game around with two goals in the space of 13 second-half minutes from Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri. Jordan absorbed waves of Algerian pressure and went ahead in the 36th minute after a defensive er