June 23, 2026 11:32 AM
Algeria come from behind for 2-1 World Cup win over Jordan
Algeria stormed back to beat Jordan 2-1 and eliminate the World Cup debutants with a match to spare on Monday thanks to second-half goals from substitute Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri. Benbouali's header cancelled out Nizar Al-Rashdan's first-half opener and Gouiri poked home in a goalmouth scramble eight minutes from time to revive Algeria's campaign after their opening 3-0 loss to Argentina. The victory put Algeria level with Austria on three points in Group J, while ensuring defending c...