Jordan defeats Kuwait in a hard-fought match
Amman, Jordan – Jordan secured a 2-1 victory over Kuwait in an exciting match for the 2026 World Cup Asian Qualifiers. The match, held at the Amman International Stadium, was marked by the intensity and struggle of both teams.
Jordan opened the scoring in the 14th minute with a goal from M. Al-Tamari, assisted by N. Al Rawabdeh. Kuwait responded with a penalty converted by Y. N. Al Sulaiman in the 90th minute, but it wasn’t enough to avoid defeat.
The match had some controversial actions. A. A. Dhafeeri of Kuwait received a yellow card in the 25th minute. In the second half, N. Al Rawabdeh saw the yellow card for Jordan in the 82nd minute.
The match statistics reflect the equality in the game. Jordan had 46% possession and took 16 shots, 3 of them on target, while Kuwait achieved 54% possession and 5 shots, 2 of them on target.
Jordan’s victory puts them in a good position to advance in World Cup qualification, while Kuwait will need to improve their performance if they want to have aspirations of reaching the World Cup.
Substitutions kuwait: at minute 58 Salman Bormeya came in and M. Dashti went out., at minute 58 Y. Majed Al Shammari came in and A. Shehab went out., at minute 76 M. Al-Enezi came in and A. A. Dhafeeri went out., at minute 76 H. Ashkanani came in and S. Al Enezi went out., at minute 88 A. Khalaf came in and R. Abujabarah went out.
Substitutions jordan: at minute 63 Y. Abu Jalbush came in and M. Al-Tamari went out., at minute 78 A. Al Attar came in and Y. Al Naimat went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Jordan
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Kuwait
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