On Wednesday, Jordan defeated Pakistan 0-7 in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Round 2 Qualifier away match at the Amman International Stadium. The match was part of the fourth round of Group Seven Asian qualifications for the 2026 World Cup. In the amazing match, Jordan’s Musa Al-Taamari scored the first, fourth, and sixth goals. Second goal: 28th-minute penalty by Yazan Al-Naimat.
Pakistan lose to Jordan in second FIFA WC 2026 qualifier
Saad Al-Rousan scored the third goal in the 52nd minute. The scoring continued when Ali Alwan scored in the 75th minute and Muhammad Abu Zureiq scored the seventh in the 83rd. This amazing victory moved Jordan to second position in Group Seven of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup with seven points. Jordan won the first qualifying match against Pakistan 3-0 at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad on Thursday, marking its first football match in 18 years in Pakistan.
Danish defenders Mohammad Fazal and Abdullah Iqbal missed the game. A hamstring injury hindered Fazal. The PFF stated that defender Abdullah Iqbal would miss the vital encounter due to recent yellow cards. Iqbal received his first yellow card in the first round of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers against Cambodia in Islamabad on October 17, 2023. He received a yellow card in a home match against Jordan in the second round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers on March 21, 2024, according to the PFF.
Pakistan won some and lost some in the qualifications. Pakistan won their first FIFA World Cup qualifier in Islamabad last October, defeating Cambodia 1-0. In the next round, they lost 4-0 to Saudi Arabia, ending their momentum. “The national team arrived in Amman via a private airline flight via Doha,” the PFF announced. Also, two teams will advance to the third round, while the other will play in the Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers. After their triumph, Pakistan’s English coach, Stephen Constantine, was pleased with his team’s ability to keep Jordan to three goals in Islamabad.
Squads
Pakistan: Yousuf Butt, Saqib Hanif, Abdul Basit, Hassan Ali, Easah Suliman, Abdullah Iqbal, Mamoon Musa, Haseeb Khan, Mohammad Saddam. Mohammad Sohail, Rao Omar, Mohammad Fazal, Mohammad Adeel, Rahis Nabi. Harun Hamid, Alamgir Ghazi, Rajab Ali, Ali Uzair, Shayek Dost, Abdul Samad, FareedUllah, Waleed Khan, Imran Kayani, Adeel Younis.
Jordan: Yazid Abu Laila, Ahmed Al-Jaidi, Abdullah Al-Fakhouri, Yazan Al-Arab, Baraa Marhi, Anas Bani Yassin, Saad Al-Rousan, Ihsan Haddad, Firas Shalbaya, Salem Al-Ajalin, Mahmoud Shawkat, Nizar Al-Rashdan. Ibrahim Saada, Nour Al-Rawabdeh, Rajai Ayed, Youssef Abu Jalbush, Saleh Ratib. Mahmoud Mardi, Muhammad Abu Rizk, Ali Alwan, Muhammad Abu Zureiq “Sharara”, Musa Al-Taamari, and Yazan Al-Naimat.
