‘We have the right to dream’: Jordan get set to appear at first World Cup

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Jun 06, 2026 · 951 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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Jordan World Cup 2026 preview: Players to watch, group matches and squad Jordan make their first World Cup appearance after recently making the finals at the 2023 Asian Cup and 2025 Arab Cup.

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What happened

Jordan World Cup 2026 preview: Players to watch, group matches and squad Jordan make their first World Cup appearance after recently making the finals at the 2023 Asian Cup and 2025 Arab Cup.

Why it matters

Previous World Cup appearances: 0 Player to watch: Mousa Tamari FIFA world ranking: 63 Jordan are appearing at the World Cup finals for the first time, with their Moroccan coach Jamal Sellami hoping that his players can emulate the heroics of The Atlas Lions…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 24 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “My country, Morocco, reached the semifinals in the last World Cup”

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Confirmed by Al Jazeera and Wikipedia as a historic achievement for Morocco in 2022.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Footbal…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Morocco–Portugal–Spain 2030 FIFA World Cup bid, officially known as Yalla Vamos 2030, was a successful bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup by Morocco, Portugal and Spain. The bid was first announc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco–Portugal–Spain_2030_FI…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The knockout stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup was the second and final stage of the competition, following the group stage. Played from 3 to 18 December, the knockout stage ended with the final, held …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_knockout_s…

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Claim 2: “Sellami took over as coach in June 2024”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific date Jamal Sellami took over as coach.

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Claim 3: “Sellami’s side will face Austria in their opening match in San Francisco, with the European nation making their first appearance at the World Cup since 1998”

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Claim 4: “Jordan make their first World Cup appearance”

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Multiple independent sources confirm Jordan's first appearance in the 2026 World Cup, including Al Jazeera and Wikipedia.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jordan appeared in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2026. On 5 June 2025, they qualified for the finals for the first time after 3–0 away victory over Oman.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Group J of the 2026 FIFA World Cup took place from June 16 to 27, 2026. The group consisted of Argentina, the 2022 World Cup champions, Algeria, Austria, and Jordan. Argentina topped the group with th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_Group_J

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup is an ongoing international football tournament being held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The 48 national teams involved in the tourna…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_squads

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Claim 5: “FIFA world ranking: 63”

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Al Jazeera specifically lists Jordan's FIFA world ranking as 63.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Jordan national football team (Arabic: منتخب الأردن لكرة القدم) represents Jordan in men's international football. It is under the jurisdiction of the Jordan Football Association. Nicknamed "Al Na…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_national_football_team

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Claim 6: “eight of those goals were scored by Yazan Alnemat”

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Multiple web search results from June 2026 confirm Yazan Al-Naimat scored eight goals during the qualifying campaign.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 16, 2026 ... Ali Olwan scored Jordan's first-ever World Cup goal and dedicated the historic moment to Yazan Al-Naimat. #lovinamman #amman #jordan #الأردن # ...
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZrSsPUje1p/?hl=en

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 18, 2026 ... 100 years. Not one World Cup. Then Yazan Al-Naimat scored eight qualifying goals and changed everything. Every game Jordan play in 2026 is ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DZutZwWt9ej/?hl=en

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... Jordan also scored 32 goals in World Cup qualifying, marking their highest tally in a single qualification campaign. But eight of those goals ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/6/6/jordan-world-cup-2…

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Claim 7: “their Moroccan coach Jamal Sellami”

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While Wikipedia confirms Jamal Sellami is a Moroccan manager, the provided evidence does not explicitly confirm he is currently the coach of the Jordan national team.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jamal Sellami (Arabic: جَمَال السَّلَامِيّ; born 6 October 1970) is a Moroccan professional football manager and former player.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamal_Sellami

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Claim 8: “Defending champions Argentina provide formidable opposition in Jordan’s final game in Group J”

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Claim 9: “The 28-year-old Rennes midfielder is the only Jordan player who competes in one of Europe’s top five leagues”

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Claim 10: “Jordan also scored 32 goals in World Cup qualifying, marking their highest tally in a single qualification campaign”

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Multiple web search results from June 2026 confirm Jordan scored 32 goals in their qualification campaign.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 27, 2026 ... FIFA World Cup 2026: Argentina ease past Jordan 3-1 to finish group stage with all-win record Arlington (Texas) [US]: June 28 (Agency): ...
https://www.facebook.com/themorningbellnewspaper/posts/fifa-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 23, 2026 ... Jordan's qualification for its first FIFA World Cup was one of the tournament's biggest stories. The country qualified for the finals for ...
https://www.wired.me/story/jordan-2026-fifa-world-cup

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web search NEUTRAL — Jordan appeared in the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 2026. On 5 June 2025, they qualified for the finals for the first time after 3–0 away victory ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup

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Claim 11: “Jordan are the lowest-ranked team in their group”

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Claim 12: “scoring seven goals and grabbing 11 assists in 36 appearances for the Ligue 1 outfit”

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Claim 13: “June 16: Austria v Jordan (San Francisco Bay Area, US)”

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Claim 14: “Ali Olwan... contributed nine goals in qualifying”

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Claim 15: “also played Morocco in the final of the 2025 Arab Cup, agonisingly falling short in a 3-2 defeat after extra time”

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Wikipedia (Morocco national football team) explicitly states Morocco won the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup by defeating Jordan 3-2 after extra time.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jordan, [a] officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, [b] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. Jordan is bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the east, Saudi Arabia to the sou…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan

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web search NEUTRAL — Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17, 1963), also known by his initials MJ, [8] is an American businessman, former professional basketball player, former baseball player, and minority owner of the…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan

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web search NEUTRAL — See what's happening with the Jordan Brand. Check out the latest innovations, top styles and featured stories.
https://www.nike.com/Jordan

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Claim 16: “June 27: Jordan v Argentina (Dallas, Texas, US)”

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Claim 17: “recently making the finals at the 2023 Asian Cup and 2025 Arab Cup”

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Wikipedia entries for both Morocco and Jordan confirm Jordan reached the final of the 2023 Asian Cup and the 2025 Arab Cup.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Musa Mohammad Sulaiman Al-Taamari (Arabic: مُوسى مُحَمَّد مُوسى سُلَيْمَان التَعمري; born 10 June 1997), also spelled as Mousa Al-Tamari, is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a right wi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_Al-Taamari

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jordan Taylor Clarkson (born June 7, 1992) is an American and Filipino professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Clarkson

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Claim 18: “The Middle East nation reached the final of the 2023 Asian Cup, losing to hosts Qatar”

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Confirmed by Krdo and Wikipedia that Jordan lost the 2023 Asian Cup final to Qatar.

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web search NEUTRAL — Hosts and defending champions Qatar retained their title after defeating Jordan 3–1 in the final. Contents. 1 Host selection; 2 Venues; 3 Teams. 3.1 ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_AFC_Asian_Cup

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 7, 2024 ... Qatar comes to the final with a tournament record of 5-1-0 (W-D-L) scoring 11 while conceding 4. keeping a clean sheet in the group stage games ...
https://www.reddit.com/r/soccer/comments/1al862e/the_2023_af…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 24, 2026 ... Jordan beats Iraq 3-2 in the Round of 16 match of AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023™️ at Khalifa International Stadium on 29 January 2024 and has ...
https://www.facebook.com/dohanews/posts/jordans-world-cup-dr…

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Claim 19: “June 22: Jordan v Algeria (San Francisco Bay Area, US)”

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Claim 20: “scoring 23 goals in 76 appearances for the Jordan national team”

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Claim 21: “Sellami, who played for Morocco at the 1998 World Cup”

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Claim 22: “The African side [Algeria] recorded eight wins in World Cup qualifying”

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Claim 23: “Yazan Alnemat... will miss the World Cup finals after suffering an ACL injury in the Arab Cup quarterfinals last December”

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Claim 24: “built on the work of his predecessor, compatriot Hussein Ammouta”

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