Algeria come from behind to win 2-1, knock Jordan out of World Cup
Key takeaways
- Goals from Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri steered Algeria to a 2-1 win over Jordan in Group J, completing their second-half comeback.
- 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 error triggered a quick attack that was finished off by Nizar Al-Rashdan low into the corner.
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Goals from Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri steered Algeria to a 2-1 win over Jordan in Group J, completing their second-half comeback.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Algeria's Amine Gouiri celebrates scoring their winning goal [Carlos Barria/Reuters]By Reuters Published On 23 Jun 202623 Jun 2026Algeria fought back from a goal down to beat Jordan 2-1 on Monday, 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.