Who will get their first points in Group J of the 2026 World Cup? We look ahead to Tuesday’s clash in San Francisco with our Jordan vs Algeria prediction and preview.
Jordan vs Algeria: The Key Insights
Algeria have won just one of their last 11 World Cup matches (D3 L7), but are the Opta supercomputer’s favourites for victory here at 60.1%. Jordan are without a win in their last six matches in all competitions (D2 L4), suffering as many defeats as in their previous 13 games (W7 D2). Algeria have never previously lost their opening two matches at a World Cup finals.Jordan and Algeria are aiming to recover from losing starts in Group J when they lock horns at San Francisco Bay Stadium on Tuesday.
World Cup debutants Jordan held their own for 75 minutes of their first match against Austria – Ali Olwan bringing them back on level terms after Romano Schmid’s opener – but eventually succumbed to a Yazan Al Arab own-goal and Marko Arnautović’s penalty as they were beaten 3-1.
Meanwhile, Algeria were on the receiving end of a Lionel Messi masterclass on their return to the finals after 12 years away, with the Argentina skipper’s hat-trick condemning them to a 3-0 defeat.
It was their joint-heaviest loss at the World Cup, matching the 3-0 reverse they suffered against Spain in Mexico 40 years earlier.
Algeria have won just one of their last 11 matches at the World Cup (D3 L7), after winning two of their first three games on debut in 1982 (L1).
Nevertheless, Vladimir Petković’s side will be pleased to a degree that, on paper, their toughest game of Group J is out of the way, and there were some positives to take from their performance against the reigning champions.
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