Jordan Plays Tajikistan In Asian U20 Qualifiers
The Kingdom currently tops Group D after two wins: 1-0 over Afghanistan 1-0 and 2-1 over hosts Bahrain who beat Tajikistan 3-2 while Tajikistan beat Afghanistan 4-1.
Jordan's injury-time goal put them three points clear at the top of the group on their way to reaching their fifth consecutive Asian Cup set for China in March 2027.
Only group winners will advance automatically, to be joined by the seven best runners-up in the final tournament. Ahead of the final day, South Korea led Group A, Uzbekistan Group B, North Korea Group C, Saudi Arabia Group E, Thailand Group F, Japan Group G and Indonesia Group H.
Jordan is eyeing their 10th time at the upcoming 2027 U20 Asian Cup. Their best performance was finishing fourth in 2006 and advanced to the U20 World Cup in 2007. In previous Asian Cup editions, the team exited the group stages in 1977, 1978, 2008, 2010, 2018 and 2025; exited the quarterfinals in 2012 and 2023. In the past decade, they did not qualify in 2014 and 2016.
The senior men's team's latest successess have raised the bar for all teams after Jordan finished runner-up at the 2023 Asian Cup; runner-up to champions Morocco at the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup; a historic first-time qualification to the World Cup in their 7th time in qualifiers since 1986, as well as booking a spot in the next edition of the 2027 Asian Cup.
In latest age divisions competitions, the men's U23 squad exited the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup quarters after losing to eventual and reigning champs Japan. The U17 men's squad was drawn in Group D alongside Iran, Laos, Pakistan and Sri Lanka for the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. Previously they did not qualify to the 2026 U17 AFC Asian Cup from which the top eight finishers represent Asia at the 2026 FIFA U17 World Cup. It was the fourth time Jordan fails to advance to the competition since first participating in 1985, after qualifying three times: 1990, 2010, and 2018.
In the women's game, Jordan exited the U20 Asian Cup Round 1, while the senior team didn't make it past qualifiers for the 2026 Women's AFC Asian Cup which Jordan reached twice before: in 2014 as group winner, and in 2018, as host. In addition, the women's U17 team exited qualifiers for the AFC U17 Asian Cup 2026.
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