The Jordan vs Argentina clash to end the set of matches in Group J of the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be a fascinating battle between two relatively polar-opposite sides when they meet at the Dallas Stadium on Saturday night.
Jordan vs Argentina will see both sides fighting to get three points for different reasons. For Jordan, it’s a chance to validate themselves as a team that can be giant-killers by defeating the defending world champions, while Argentina look to maintain their dominant start to the 2026 World Cup despite already having qualified for the knockout rounds in style.
Match Details
Dallas Stadium
Dallas, USA
Sunday, June 28
02:00 AM
Upbeat Argentina Looks for Perfect End to World Cup 2026 Group Stages With Dominant Win Over Struggling Jordan
The Jordan vs Argentina game should be a pretty entertaining match because the Asian side doesn’t really have anything more to lose after having already been knocked out of the 2026 World Cup.
For Jordan, it will now be a case of showing how progressive their playing style can be, as they will not only look to maintain their sturdy defensive shape, but also aim to take a few more risks and be innovative in attack to help trouble Argentina and look to score a few goals past them.
Argentina have won both their matches at the World Cup in compelling fashion to prove just how dangerous they can be in this tournament. They are coming off a nice win over Austria, which also coincided with Lionel Messi becoming the all-time highest goal scorer in the history of the FIFA World Cup.
Lionel Scaloni will probably make some rotations to make good use of his stacked squad and give rest to key players against Jordan, but he’ll still urge his players to impress him by playing some incisive attacking football. Argentina will definitely look to play on the front foot and produce exciting attacking football to entertain their fans.
This is poised to be the first-ever Jordan vs Argentina clash, which should make it an entertaining one which both sides are eager to win.
Can Mousa Tamari Uphold His Goalscoring Reputation Against Argentina?
Jordan are facing an Argentina side that has not conceded a single goal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup so far, and even if they make changes to their defensive shape against them, the defending World Champions will still boast a very rigid backline.
It will, hence, be a major challenge for Jordan striker Mousa Tamari – who hasn’t really been able to show off his goal-scoring prowess at the ongoing World Cup so far. Although Tamari did bag an assist in Jordan’s recent loss to Algeria, he has failed to score for Jordan despite having 18 international goals for them.
The Rennes striker, who had 15 goal contributions (six goals, nine assists) in Ligue 1 last season, will be aiming to be a pest for the Argentina backline. He’ll look to be smart in making clever forward runs into the final third, but Tamari really needs to nail his positioning and finishing to disrupt the Argentina backline and finally get a goal at the World Cup for his side.
Cunder-Pressure Lautaro Martinez Looking for Inspired Performance To Lift His Confidence
Lautaro Martinez has also had a pretty underwhelming start to the 2026 FIFA World Cup so far, failing to get amongst the goals for Argentina in the first two matches and not really posing much of a goal-scoring threat either.
He has been lucky that a ruthless Messi has bagged five goals to help Argentina win two games, but the pressure is mounting on Martinez to justify his starting role in the team over Julian Alvarez.
The Inter Milan striker needs to be way more prolific with his work in the final third against Jordan, a team that has already conceded five goals in the tournament.
He’ll look to be clever with his off-the-ball movement to disrupt their defensive shape, but Martinez will have to be particularly ruthless in converting chances that come his way to inspire Argentina to a big win and regain his confidence before the knockout rounds.
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Jordan vs Argentina Injuries
Jordan Injuries: None
Argentina Injuries: Cristian Romero (doubt)
Jordan vs Argentina Predicted Lineups
Here are our Jordan vs Argentina predicted lineups.
Jordan Predicted XI: Yazeed Abulaila (GK), Abdullah Nasib, Yazan Al-Arab, Husam Dahab, Ehsan Haddad, Nizar Al Rashdan, Noor Al-Rawabdeh, Mohanned Taha, Ali Olwan, Mahmoud Al Mardi, Mousa Tamari
Argentina Predicted XI: Emiliano Martinez (GK), Nahuel Molina, Nicolas Otamendi, Lisandro Martinez, Nicolas Tagliafico, Exequiel Palacios, Enzo Fernandez, Nico Paz, Giuliano Simeone, Julian Alvarez, Lautaro Martinez
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