MUNDIAL·26

First Stage · Group J · Tuesday, June 23 · San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, San Francisco Bay Area · 68,371 in the stands

kickoff 20:00 local · 17°C · 85% humidity

Jordan

36′ NIZAR ALRASHDAN (pen)

1:2

Algeria

69′ Nadhir BENBOUALI (pen)

82′ Amine GOUIRI (pen)

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Jordan3-4-2-1
Algeria4-2-3-1
YAZEED ABULAILA7.3ABDALLAH NASIB6.7HUSAM ABUDAHAB6.3YAZAN ALARAB5.9EHSAN HADDAD6.1NOOR ALRAWABDEH6.2MOHANNAD ABUTAHA6.8NIZAR ALRASHDAN7.1ALI OLWAN7.0MOUSA ALTAMARI7.1MAHMOUD ALMARDI6.8Luca ZIDANE6.6Aissa MANDI6.8Rayan AIT-NOURI6.3Rafik BELGHALI6.5Ramy BENSEBAINI7.2Ramiz ZERROUKI5.6Fares CHAIBI7.2Hicham BOUDAOUI6.9Ibrahim MAZA7.1Riyad MAHREZ7.4Amine GOUIRI7.6
from the bench

match pulse — xG per 5 minutes · goals · cards

45′90′JORALG

goals — hover the strip for every shot and card, with names

  • 36′Al Rashdan0.14 xG
  • 69′Benbouali0.08 xG
  • 82′Gouiri0.40 xG
JOR 0:0 ALG0'kickoff
1' Al Rashdan — xG 0.25 · Missed3' Gouiri — xG 0.04 · Missed12' Al-Taamari — xG 0.02 · Saved21' Chaibi — xG 0.09 · Blocked23' Alowan — xG 0.02 · Saved29' Gouiri — xG 0.06 · Saved33' Mahrez — xG 0.42 · Saved36' Al-Taamari — xG 0.10 · Missed36' Al Rashdan — xG 0.14 · Goal45 + 1' Alowan — xG 0.01 · Missed48' Belghali — xG 0.03 · Blocked54' Maza — xG 0.03 · Saved54' Ait Nouri — xG 0.06 · Missed60' Maza — xG 0.04 · Missed62' Al-Rawabdeh — xG 0.03 · Missed63' Benbouali — xG 0.04 · Saved66' Maza — xG 0.23 · Missed69' Benbouali — xG 0.08 · Goal72' Al Mardi — xG 0.07 · Saved73' Chaibi — xG 0.02 · Saved78' Bentaleb — xG 0.02 · Blocked80' Moussa — xG 0.11 · Blocked82' Bensebaini — xG 0.05 · Blocked82' Gouiri — xG 0.40 · Goal89' Maza — xG 0.19 · Saved

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The xG race — cumulative expected goals, minute by minute

JOR 0:0 ALG
1.02.00′15′30′45′60′75′90′36' Al Rashdan — GOAL69' Benbouali — GOAL82' Gouiri — GOAL0.641.91

On paper vs as played — formation sheet vs heatmap reality

JOR 3-4-2-1 attack →, ← ALG 4-2-3-1 attack. The teamsheet, as announced.

1YAZEED ABULAILAYAZEED ABULAILA3ABDALLAH NASIBABDALLAH NASIB4HUSAM ABUDAHABHUSAM ABUDAHAB5YAZAN ALARABYAZAN ALARAB23EHSAN HADDADEHSAN HADDAD8NOOR ALRAWABDEHNOOR ALRAWABDEH20MOHANNAD ABUTAHAMOHANNAD ABUTAHA21NIZAR ALRASHDANNIZAR ALRASHDAN9ALI OLWANALI OLWAN10MOUSA ALTAMARIMOUSA ALTAMARI13MAHMOUD ALMARDIMAHMOUD ALMARDI23Luca ZIDANELuca ZIDANE2Aissa MANDIAissa MANDI15Rayan AIT-NOURIRayan AIT-NOURI17Rafik BELGHALIRafik BELGHALI21Ramy BENSEBAINIRamy BENSEBAINI6Ramiz ZERROUKIRamiz ZERROUKI10Fares CHAIBIFares CHAIBI14Hicham BOUDAOUIHicham BOUDAOUI22Ibrahim MAZAIbrahim MAZA7Riyad MAHREZRiyad MAHREZ9Amine GOUIRIAmine GOUIRI

The duel — team data, FIFA tracking included

28%
Possession
62%
0.38
Expected goals
2.05
23
Threat
77
8
Shots
17
4
On target
8
201
Passes completed
590
47
Forced turnovers
55
17.7s
Ball recovery time
9.1s
1.83
High-press phases
7.25
5
Fouls committed
11
1
Offsides
0
117 km
Distance covered
116 km
34.6 km/h
Top speed
33.5 km/h

Territory — where each team lived

Every player's heatmap, minutes-weighted and stacked per team. Jordan attack →, ← Algeria attack. Brighter is more presence; where the colors meet is the contested ground.

How it happened

  1. 36′NIZAR ALRASHDAN (Jordan) scores!!
  2. 44′Ramiz ZERROUKI (Algeria) is booked by the referee.
  3. ′Before the second half begins Nadhir BENBOUALI (in) comes off the bench to replace Hicham BOUDAOUI (out) (Algeria)
  4. ′Before the second half begins Nabil BENTALEB (in) comes off the bench to replace Ramiz ZERROUKI (out) (Algeria)
  5. 64′HUSAM ABUDAHAB (Jordan) is booked by the referee.
  6. 69′Nadhir BENBOUALI (Algeria) scores!!
  7. 76′Anis HADJ MOUSSA (in) comes off the bench to replace Riyad MAHREZ (out) (Algeria)
  8. 76′ODEH FAKHOURY (in) comes off the bench to replace MAHMOUD ALMARDI (out) (Jordan)
  9. 82′Amine GOUIRI (Algeria) scores!!
  10. 84′ALI AZAIZEH (in) comes off the bench to replace MOUSA ALTAMARI (out) (Jordan)
  11. 84′MOHAMMAD ABUHASHEESH (in) comes off the bench to replace MOHANNAD ABUTAHA (out) (Jordan)
  12. 85′Zineddine BELAID (in) comes off the bench to replace Amine GOUIRI (out) (Algeria)
  13. 85′Jaouen HADJAM (in) comes off the bench to replace Rayan AIT-NOURI (out) (Algeria)
  14. 90+1′MOHAMMAD ABUZRAIQ (in) comes off the bench to replace ALI OLWAN (out) (Jordan)
  15. 90+1′SALEEM OBAID (in) comes off the bench to replace HUSAM ABUDAHAB (out) (Jordan)

The morning-after column · AI-written from the match data

Relentless Algeria Exhausts Stubborn Jordan in San Francisco

Jordan arrived in San Francisco as the minnows, and so it seemed at 36 minutes when they somehow snatched the lead. But what followed was a masterclass in possession suffocation. Algeria controlled 62 per cent of the ball, forcing seven high-press sequences to Jordan's one-point-eight, and their recovery rate of 9.1 seconds left the opponents gasping. When Benbouali and company finally levelled in the 69th minute, the script flipped: Jordan had exhausted their resistance, and Algeria's machine ground relentlessly forward.

The numbers were brutal and foretold the end. Algeria's expected goals reached 2.05 against Jordan's paltry 0.38—a chasm that xG exists to measure. Jordan's early goal came from 0.14 xG (fortune favoured the brave), but their one big chance, in the first minute at 0.25 xG, was skied. By contrast, when Gouiri's finish arrived in the 82nd minute, it carried 0.40 xG: clinical, inevitable, match-clinching. Four other clear-cut moments went begging for Algeria, yet they had more than enough in hand.

Algeria's 2.05 expected goals to Jordan's 0.38—a five-fold gap that meant the 2-1 scoreline was the merciful result, not the dominant one.

69′

Benbouali's equaliser broke Jordan's resistance after an hour of containment. Algeria never looked back.

What Jordan needed

Conceded possession but couldn't capitalise on rare chances; exhaustion cost them dearly.

  • Missed a 0.25 xG big chance in minute 1—ruthlessness in the final third would have changed everything.
  • Ball recovery time of 17.7 seconds left them fatally exposed once Algeria's press cranked up to 7.2 phases per half.
  • 3-4-2-1 formation lacked midfield bodies to shield a defence under siege; tighter shape would have lasted longer.

What Algeria needed

Dominant possession and press strangled Jordan; conversion rate alone prevented a rout.

  • 2.05 xG versus 2 goals: four chances unmarked (33', 66', 89' saved or missed at 0.42, 0.23, 0.19). Ruthlessness in transition could bury teams faster.
  • High press of 7.2 phases and 9.1-second recovery were suffocating; Mahrez (7.4) and Gouiri (7.6) had space on the turn, but no serious breakdown.
  • Without a red card, Algeria's aggression worked; teams with pace and discipline could have punished the 62-per-cent possession model on the counter.