Algeria come from behind for 2-1 World Cup win over Jordan
Algeria’s Nadhir Benbouali scores their first goal against Jordan during their World Cup match at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Santa Clara, California on Jun 22, 2026. (Photo: REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez)
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SANTA CLARA, California: Algeria fought back from a goal down to beat Jordan 2-1 on Monday (Jun 22), 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 error triggered a quick attack that was finished off by Nizar Al‑Rashdan low into the corner.
Algeria got the breakthrough in the 69th minute when substitute Benbouali headed home a Riyad Mahrez corner, before Gouiri prodded in a loose ball for the winner eight minutes from time.
Source: Reuters/ec
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