Jordan vs Algeria Preview

Tuesday’s early-hours Group J fixture at Levi’s Stadium sees Jordan take on Algeria, with both sides already bottom of the group but plenty of pride still at stake. Both nations head into this contest searching for their first points of the tournament after opening defeats to Austria and Argentina respectively.

Jordan’s World Cup bow brought a 3-1 defeat away to Austria on 17th June, a result that extends a difficult run of form heading into the tournament. Prior to that, they lost 2-0 away to Colombia in a pre-tournament friendly. Before that, a heavy 4-1 away defeat to Switzerland. Earlier in this run they drew 2-2 at home with Nigeria, and in their oldest result here they drew 2-2 at home with Costa Rica. The Chivalrous Ones have struggled for results against quality opposition throughout this run and have not won any of their last five matches.

Algeria’s tournament opener ended in a 3-0 defeat away to Argentina on 17th June, a difficult start against one of the tournament favourites. Prior to that, they beat Bolivia 4-0 away in a friendly. Before that, a 1-0 away win over the Netherlands. Earlier in this run they drew 0-0 at home with Uruguay, and in their oldest result here they thrashed Guatemala 7-0 at home. The Desert Foxes have shown they can be highly effective against a range of opposition, with their convincing win over the Netherlands a standout result in this run.

The sole previous meeting between these sides ended level, with Algeria and Jordan sharing a 1-1 draw at home to Algeria in May 2004 — the only fixture on record between the two nations.

Both sides sit bottom of Group J on zero points, with Algeria’s superior goal difference of -3 against Jordan’s -2 the only thing separating them. A win for either side here would move them to three points and keep alive a slim mathematical hope of qualification, while a draw would all but end both nations’ tournament hopes heading into the final round against Argentina and Austria.

In the UK, this match is live on ITV 1 and available to stream via ITVX. In the United States, viewers can watch on Fox Sports 1 or fuboTV. Algerian viewers can follow the action on ENTV or beIN SPORTS CONNECT, while Jordanian fans can tune in on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

Possible Lineups

Jordan (5-4-1) Abulaila, Nasib, Al-Arab, Abualnadi, Haddad, Fakhouri, Al Rashdan, Tamari, Al-Rawabdeh, Taha, Olwan

Algeria (4-2-3-1) Zidane, Bensebaini, Mandi, Ait Nouri, Belghali, Boudaoui, Bentaleb, Maza, Hadj Moussa, Chaïbi, Gouiri

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Group J Table

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Argentina	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
2	Austria	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	3
3	Jordan	1	0	0	1	1	3	-2	0
4	Algeria	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0

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Jordan Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Austria	3-1	Jordan	World Cup	17.06.26
❌	Colombia	2-0	Jordan	Friendly	08.06.26
❌	Switzerland	4-1	Jordan	Friendly	31.05.26
🤝	Jordan	2-2	Nigeria	Friendly	31.03.26
🤝	Jordan	2-2	Costa Rica	Friendly	27.03.26

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Algeria Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Argentina	3-0	Algeria	World Cup	17.06.26
✅	Bolivia	0-4	Algeria	Friendly	11.06.26
✅	Netherlands	0-1	Algeria	Friendly	03.06.26
🤝	Algeria	0-0	Uruguay	Friendly	31.03.26
✅	Algeria	7-0	Guatemala	Friendly	27.03.26

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Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Algeria	1-1	Jordan	Friendly	30.05.04

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TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	ITV 1 UK, ITVX, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland	ITV 1 UK, RTE 2, ITVX, RTE Player
USA	Fox Sports 1, fuboTV, Telemundo
Algeria	ENTV, beIN SPORTS CONNECT, Al Aoula Algeria
Jordan	beIN SPORTS CONNECT
France	beIN Sports 1, beIN SPORTS CONNECT
Germany	ZDF, ORF eins, MagentaTV
Australia	SBS, SBS On Demand
Canada	TSN1, TSN+, RDS
Italy	DAZN Italia