Algeria come from behind for 2-1 World Cup win over Jordan
- After a long and frustrating struggle to crack open a resolute Jordanian defence
Algeria came from behind to defeat Jordan 2-1 with two second-half goals, keeping their World Cup knockout hopes alive while eliminating Jordan from Group J.
- Algeria's comeback victory over Jordan.
- Second-half goals securing Algeria's win.
- World Cup knockout stage implications for both teams.
SANTA CLARA: Algeria fought back from a goal down to beat Jordan 2-1 on Monday, keeping alive their hopes of reaching the World Cup knockout rounds and condemning their opponents to an early exit in Group J.
After a long and frustrating struggle to crack open a resolute Jordanian defence, Algeria turned the game around with two goals in the space of 13 second-half minutes from Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri.
Jordan absorbed waves of Algerian pressure and went ahead in the 36th minute after a defensive error triggered a quick attack that was finished off by Nizar Al-Rashdan low into the corner.
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Algeria got the breakthrough in the 69th minute when substitute Benbouali headed home a Riyad Mahrez corner, before Gouiri prodded in a loose ball for the winner eight minutes from time.
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