Algeria scored a thrilling 2-1 victory over Jordan in the Arab Summit meeting on Tuesday, as part of the second round of Group X of the 2026 World Cup, hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico.
The Algerian national team boosted its chances of qualifying for the round of 32 with this victory, after opening its points tally with the first three points, while Jordan's balance remained empty-handed, to exit the race to qualify for the World Cup, in which it participated for the first time in its history.
Algeria's victory officially gave the top of the group to the Argentine team, which had previously beaten Austria 2-0 on Monday evening to sit at the top of the group with 6 points, compared to 3 points for the Austrian team, which is in second place.
The match between Algeria and Austria, next Sunday, in the last round of the group stage, will be decisive to determine the position of the two teams and the strength of their chances of reaching the second round.
Algeria succeeded with the experience of its stars in turning the tables on the Jordanian team, which surprised them with a remarkable performance in the first half. With this, "Al-Nashami" bid farewell to the World Cup, before playing the third match in the next round against the world champion Argentina, amid a performance that won everyone's praise in the 2026 World Cup.
The Jordanian national team presented a special half against the star-studded Algerian team, and Nizar Al-Rashdan succeeded in scoring the first goal for "Al-Nashami" in the 36th minute, taking advantage of a strong shot that Algerian goalkeeper Luca Zidane did not succeed in blocking, which provoked the Algerian players who attacked strongly, while "Al-Nashami" relied on rebounds that smelled of danger, and the time passed for the Jordanian team to end the first half with a clean goal.
The Algerian national team entered the second half with its attacking weight in search of a draw and collided with a fierce defense from the Jordanians, but the 69th minute witnessed the equalizer for Algeria with the signature of Nadir Ben Bouali, so the Algerians gained great confidence and pushed all their strength towards the goal of Jordan's goalkeeper Yazid Abou Leila, who received a second goal in the 82nd minute signed by Amine Jouiri, a goal that confirmed the decline in the physical condition of the "Nashami" players, amid a clear superiority of the Algerian team's experience, which ultimately decided the match in favor of " The Greens" with a score of 2-1.
Messi leads Argentina to victory over Austria
The Argentina national team achieved an importa
nt victory over its Austrian counterpart with the result of two goals without reply, scored by Lionel Messi, in the match that brought them together in the second round of Group X competitions of the 2026 World Cup.
The match, which was held at the Dallas Stadium, led by Egyptian referee Amin Omar, witnessed a remarkable moment when Argentina captain Lionel Messi missed a penalty kick in the 8th minute of the match, after Lautaro Martinez received it following an obstruction inside the box.
Despite missing the kick, Messi made up for it by scoring a goal in the 38th minute of the first half, after finishing an organized Argentine attack with one touch inside the box, taking advantage of a low cross from Facundo Medina, and Messi succeeded in adding the second goal for Argentina in the 90+5th minute.
Messi breaks record
With these two goals, Messi became the most goalscoring player in the history of the World Cup through multiple editions of the tournament, after raising his tally to 18 goals, surpassing the record recorded by former German striker Miroslav Klose, who scored 16 goals.
Messi also extended his scoring streak to 6 consecutive World Cup matches, confirming his remarkable presence in the current edition of the tournament.
The Argentina captain opened his career in the tournament by scoring 3 goals against Algeria, becoming at the age of 38 the oldest player to score a hat-trick in a single match in the World Cup, and the first player to participate in 6 editions of the tournament.
On the other hand, Messi became the most penalized player in the history of the World Cup with 7 penalties, and he became the most wasted player after missing 3 penalties during his participation in the tournament.
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