Jordan 1 x 3 Argentina: see Messi's goal and best moments of the World Cup
Argentina ended the group stage of the 2026 World Cup with a 3-1 victory over Jordan, on Saturday (28), at AT&T Stadium, in the United States. The match was valid for the third and final round of Group J, with Albiceleste already classified and the Jordanian team with no chance of advancing.
Argentina opened the scoring in the 18th minute of the first half with a free kick from Giovani Lo Celso, who took a left-footed shot into the right corner of goalkeeper Yazeed Abu Laila after a foul suffered by Lautaro Martínez at the edge of the area. WATCH THE BEST MOMENTS:
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The second goal came in the 30th minute, also in the first half, through a penalty converted by Lautaro Martínez, scored after a VAR review due to a sole by Nizar Al-Rashdan on Marco Senesi during a header by the Argentine defender in the area.
Jordan scored at the beginning of the second half, in the 9th minute, when Mousa Al-Tamari, recently introduced, put the ball into the net after Ehsan Haddad's low cross from the right, reducing the score to 2-1.
The third Argentine goal was scored by Lionel Messi, in the 34th minute of the second half, with a free kick from the midfielder with his left leg, which passed between the defenders and found its way into the right corner of the Jordanian goalkeeper, closing the score at 3-1.
Messi scored his sixth goal in the competition, further isolating himself in the tournament's top scorer. With the result, Argentina ends the group stage with 100% success: three wins, nine points scored, eight goals scored and only one conceded in the entire Group J.
Jordan, in turn, ends its participation in the 2026 World Cup at the bottom of the group.
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Source: CNN