Algeria overturns a one-goal deficit to secure a historic victory over Jordan.

The Algerian national team turned a one-goal deficit into a 2-1 victory over Jordan, where the Jordanians had taken the lead, dreamed, and touched glory for the first time in the World Cup, but Algeria came to spoil the story.

Nizar Al-Rashdan opened the scoring for Jordan in the 39th minute, while Nadhir Ben Bouali scored the first goal for Algeria, and the second came through Amin Jouiri (82).

With that result, the Algerian national team raised its tally to 3 points in third place behind Argentina, the leader (6 points), and Austria, the runner-up (3), while Jordan remained fourth with no points, officially exiting the tournament from the group stage.

The two teams did not wait long to test the waters, and with the starting whistle, Nizar Al-Rashdan ignited the stands with the first real Jordanian threat, when he rose to meet a perfect cross and headed it past the left post of the Algerian goal.

The Algerian response came quickly with a powerful shot from Amine Gouiri that went just wide of the right post of the Jordanian goal. Immediately after that, an Algerian corner almost posed a serious threat, but the Jordanian defense bravely cleared the ball at the last moment, leaving the score at 0-0 in a full stadium with a capacity of over 68,000 fans.

The Jordanian team continued its bold attack, when Musa Al-Taamari launched from the right side and fired a shot that hit the foot of one of the Algerian defenders, losing its power and changing its direction, but the Algerian goalkeeper was on time and caught it firmly.

The attempt confirmed that the Jordanian team did not enter the match to retreat, but rather sought to take the initiative against a team with great World Cup experience.

Despite an open start and a flurry of attacks in the opening minutes, the pace of the game slowed considerably. Both teams entered a phase of clear tactical caution, focusing more on defensive discipline and patiently building their attacking play.

The initial rush subsided, replaced by anticipation and calculations, leaving the score at 0-0 after a first quarter of an hour that lived up to its promise of excitement and indicated that the match could be decided by small details.

Amid clear Algerian dominance, Riyad Mahrez penetrated deep into the Jordanian defense and found himself one-on-one with goalkeeper Yazeed Abu Laila, but he hesitated in shooting until the defender caught up with him and tightened the noose around him, causing Mahrez to become confused and waste a golden opportunity to score, and the goalless draw remained.

After that attack, the Jordanian national team entered the history of the World Cup, after it succeeded in taking the lead for the first time in its World Cup participation history, through Nizar Al-Rashdan during the 39th minute, giving "Al-Nashama" the advantage in the match.

The Jordanian national team finished the first half with a clean goal lead, in a surprise that did not reflect the course of the game, as Algeria imposed absolute control over the course of the half and its possession rate reached 70%, but it was met with Jordanian defensive discipline and mental toughness that turned the effectiveness to the Nashama.

As the second half began, Algeria intensified their pressure in search of an equalizer. The first chance came with a dangerous through ball that nearly