Ammon News - Jordan's national football team will face Switzerland at 4:00 p.m. local time on Sunday at Kybunpark Stadium in St. Gallen in an international friendly as part of its preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Head coach Jamal Sellami aims to use the match to assess the players' readiness ahead of Jordan's historic participation in the World Cup.
The team will leave Switzerland on Monday and travel to the United States to face Colombia national football team in a final warm-up match on June 7 in San Diego before beginning its official World Cup campaign. Jordan will be based in Portland during the tournament.
The national team delegation includes 28 players: Yazeed Abu Laila, Abdullah Al-Fakhouri, Noor Bani Attiah, Abdullah Nasib, Yazan Al-Arab, Hossam Abu Al-Dahab, Mohammed Abu Al-Nadi, Salim Obeid, Saad Al-Rousan, Ihsan Haddad, Anas Badawi, Mohannad Abu Taha, Mohammed Abu Hashish, Mohammed Abu Ghoush, Ibrahim Saadeh, Amer Jamous, Nizar Al-Rashdan, Noor Al-Rawabdeh, Youssef Qashi, Rajai Aayed, Mohammed Al-Daoud, Mahmoud Al-Mardi, Mousa Al-Taamari, Ibrahim Sabr, Awdeh Al-Fakhouri, Mohammed Abu Zureiq, Ali Al-Azaizeh, and Ali Olwan.
The Nashama have been drawn in Group J alongside Argentina national football team, Algeria national football team, and Austria national football team.