Africa-Press – Lesotho. The Algerian team managed to secure a difficult and valuable victory against their Jordanian counterparts with a score of two goals to one on Tuesday in the second round of matches in Group 10 of the 2026 World Cup.
The match took place in San Francisco, where the Jordanian team opened the scoring through their player Nizar Rashdan in the 36th minute.
In the 69th minute, Nadhir Ben Bouali scored the equalizer for the Algerian team, followed by a decisive moment for the Desert Warriors when Amin Guiri scored the second goal for Algeria in the 82nd minute.
With this victory, the Algerian team achieved their first win in the tournament, raising their points to three, placing them third behind the Austrian team on goal difference.
Meanwhile, the Jordanian team exited the competition after suffering their second consecutive loss.
Important Statistics from the Major Arab Encounter
Riyad Mahrez, at 35 years and 121 days old, became the oldest player to start a match for the Algerian team in the history of the Desert Warriors’ World Cup participation, while Mandy Issa ranks second as the oldest player to start a match for the team at 34 years and 243 days.
Ali Alwan made nine dribbling attempts against Algeria, the second-highest number in a single match during the 2026 World Cup, behind Jeremy Doku of Belgium, who recorded ten attempts against Egypt.
The Jordanian team is the first to score in both of their opening matches in the World Cup since Ivory Coast did so in 2006 (in their first three matches).
Nadhir Ben Bouali is the second player to score for Algeria as a substitute in the World Cup after Abdelmoumen Jabou against Germany in 2014, and he became the first player to score while representing a club in Hungary since Lajos Détári did so in 1986 for Hungary against Canada.
The Algerian team achieved their first World Cup victory after trailing in the score, turning a deficit into a 2-1 win. The team had failed to win in the previous ten matches where they conceded the first goal, drawing three and losing seven.
Amin Guiri’s goal in the 82nd minute against Jordan is the latest winning goal scored by the Algerian team during regular time in their World Cup history.
