Jordan bow out of World Cup with 3–1 loss to Argentina

World Cup ends with 3–1 defeat to Argentina

Your team's first World Cup ended Saturday with a 3–1 loss to Argentina in the Group J finale (1). Jordan exit the tournament winless from three matches. No knockout football, no points on the board, but plenty of moments that mattered.

Tamari found the net against the world champions

Mousa Tamari scored against Emiliano Martínez (4). That goal meant something: it denied Dibu a clean-sheet record and gave Jordan their third goal of the tournament. Tamari's finish was the one moment Argentine media could not gloss over.

Scaloni: Messi gathered the squad mid-match

Lionel Scaloni revealed afterwards that Leo Messi called the Argentina players together during the match and told them "seguimos juntos", we stay together (2). The gesture came with Argentina already leading. A small detail, but it tells you how seriously the world champions took this game.

Paz ran the show in his first World Cup start

Nico Paz started his first World Cup match and controlled the tempo from midfield (1). Lautaro Martínez and Giovanni Lo Celso also got on the scoresheet. Paredes reached a personal milestone, a historic World Cup appearance record for Argentina (3).

Five Argentine debutants celebrated after the final whistle

Marcos Senesi, Valentín Barco, Giuliano Simeone, and Flaco López all made their World Cup debuts against Jordan and posted about the experience afterwards (5). Gio Lo Celso also marked his first tournament minutes. Your team was the opponent on a night that mattered for them too.