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Jordan defeated Pakistan 0-3 in the FIFA World Cup and Asia Cup Qualifiers.
In this home match of the national team played at the Jinnah Ground in Islamabad, the green shirts tried to play better, but failed to get the ball into the net.
By Nawaz Gohar
Islamabad: Pakistan football team lost for the third time in a row in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers round two match.
In the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2 match played at the Jinnah Stadium of Islamabad Sports Complex, Jordan defeated Pakistan by three goals to zero.
The first goal of the match was scored by Musa Altemari in the second minute. The second goal was scored by Ali Alwan on a penalty kick in the ninth minute. In the second half, Jordan’s Musa al-Timari scored the third goal in the eighty-sixth minute while Pakistan continued to fail to score. Jordan got two penalty kicks in the match, Pakistani goalkeeper Yusuf Ijaz Butt saved several goals.
Pakistan has lost its third match in a row in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. Pakistan also faced defeat against Saudi Arabia and Tajikistan. At the beginning of the match, a minute’s silence was observed on the death of U-19 player Farhan Khan.
The second match between Pakistan and Jordan is scheduled on March 26 in Jordan.
The Jordanian team was playing on the soil of Pakistan after 18 years. Earlier, the Jordanian team visited Pakistan in 2006.
Jordan’ Squads : Yazid Abu Laila, Ahmed Al-Jaidi, Abdullah Al-Fakhouri, Yazan Al-Arab, Baraa Marhi, Anas Bani Yassin, Saad Al-Rousan, Ihsan Haddad, Firas Shalbaya, Salem Al-Ajalin, Mahmoud Shawkat, Nizar Al-Rashdan, Ibrahim Saada, Nour Al-Rawabdeh, Rajai Ayed, Youssef Abu Jalbush, Saleh Ratib, Mahmoud Mardi, Muhammad Abu Rizk, Ali Alwan, Muhammad Abu Zureiq “Sharara”, Musa Al-Taamari, and Yazan Al-Naimat.
Pakistan ‘ Squads : Goalkeepers: Yousuf Butt, Saqib Hanif, Abdul Basit and Hassan Ali; Defenders: Easah Suliman, Abdullah Iqbal, Mamoon Musa, Haseeb Khan, Mohammad Saddam, Mohammad Sohail, Omer Rao, Mohammad Fazal and Mohammad Adeel; Midfielders: Rahis Nabi, Harun Hamid, Alamgir Ghazi, Rajab Ali, Ali Uzair, Shayek Dost and Abdul Samad; Forwards: FareedUllah, Waleed Khan, Imran Kayani and Adeel Younis.
