Jordan at the FIFA World Cup

Jordan appeared in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2026.[1][2] On 5 June 2025, they qualified for the finals for the first time after 3–0 away victory over Oman.[3]

Overall record

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 to 1954Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
1958 to 1982Did not enter Did not enter
Mexico 1986Did not qualify 410337
Italy 1990 621357
United States 1994 82331215
France 1998 411244
South Korea Japan 2002 6222127
Germany 2006 6402106
South Africa 2010 831488
Brazil 2014 208573031
Russia 2018 8512217
Qatar 2022 8422133
Canada Mexico United States 2026 Group stage44th300338 168533211
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
TotalGroup stage1/17300338 93402132150106

List of matches

Year Round Opponent Score Jordan scorers
Canada Mexico United States 2026Group J Austria1–3Olwan
 Algeria1–2Al-Rashdan
 Argentina1–3Al-Taamari

2026 FIFA World Cup

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Austria 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4[a]
3  Algeria 3 1 1 1 5 7 −2 4[a]
4  Jordan 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Algeria 3–3 Austria). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
Austria 3–1 Jordan
[Report 1]
Attendance: 68,527

Jordan 1–2 Algeria
[Report 2]
Attendance: 68,371

Jordan 1–3 Argentina
[Report 3]
Attendance: 70,649

Goalscorers

On 16 June 2026, Ali Olwan scored Jordan's first-ever goal at a FIFA World Cup, coming in the 50th minute of their opening match against Austria in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Player Goals 2026
Ali Olwan 1 1
Nizar Al-Rashdan 1 1
Musa Al-Taamari 1 1
Total 3 3

Jordan records and statistics

References

  1. ↑ "History-making Jordan qualify for first World Cup". FIFA.com. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jordan's long road to World Cup qualification took a strange diversion". Guardian. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "World Cup 2026: Jordan, South Korea, Uzbekistan qualify". ESPN. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.

Reports

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See also