Jordan vs. Algeria: Head-to-head record and past meetings ahead of World Cup clash

Jordan and Algeria some caput into Tuesday's Group J clash astatine Levi's Stadium knowing that decision would permission their World Cup hopes hanging by a thread.

Both sides were beaten successful their opening matches past week, arsenic Jordan went down 3-1 to Austria and Algeria fell 3-0 to Argentina, leaving the brace bottommost of the radical with zero points apiece heading into matchday two.

A triumph for either broadside would support their qualification hopes precise overmuch alive, portion decision would enactment a first-ever World Cup knockout berth beyond scope with 1 crippled inactive to play, but erstwhile clashes betwixt the 2 nations connection small successful the mode of utile signifier guide.

Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look astatine the head-to-head grounds and erstwhile meetings betwixt the 2 sides.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 3

Jordan wins: 1

Draws: 1

Algeria wins: 1

When Jordan and Algeria conscionable astatine the 2026 World Cup, the 2 nations volition beryllium doing conflict for lone the 4th clip successful their history, and for the archetypal clip successful the modern epoch of elder planetary shot beyond a brace of mostly forgotten fixtures.

The 2 sides' archetypal and astir caller erstwhile meetings came much than 2 decades apart. The archetypal dates backmost to September 1974, erstwhile Algeria thrashed Jordan 6-0 successful the Kuneitra Cup, a determination tourney held successful the Middle East during that period. 

The effect remains comfortably the heaviest decision suffered by either broadside successful this fixture and offers small relevance to the gathering successful Santa Clara, fixed the gulf successful eras and circumstances surrounding it.

The brace met again successful 1988, and this clip Jordan secured victory, picking up a 2-1 triumph successful what was a FIFA Arab Cup meeting.

The astir caller brushwood betwixt them came successful a affable connected 30 May 2004, erstwhile Algeria hosted Jordan and the lucifer finished 1-1. 

Now gathering successful the World Cup for the archetypal time, Jordan and Algeria get astatine this clash having not faced each different successful implicit 2 decades. 

The Chivalrous Ones are appearing successful their archetypal World Cup arsenic debutants, portion this is Algeria’s 5th quality successful the competition. 

Previous meetings

May 30, 2004: Algeria 1-1 Jordan (Friendly)

July 14, 1988: Jordan 2-1 Algeria (FIFA Arab Cup)

September 29, 1974: Algeria 6-0 Jordan (Kuneitra Cup)