Jordan: The World Cup captain who defied his coach

Jordan are at the World Cup finals for the first time ever!

Led by coach Jamal Sellami in the dugout and captain Musa Al-Taamari on the pitch – who do not appear to agree when it comes to tactics – Jordan are set to become the country with the lowest land point to ever play at the finals.

But what else do you need to know about the wonderfully nicknamed Chivalrous Ones ahead of their opening match?

In the third instalment of our four-part series on the 2026 World Cup debutants, we’re turning our attentions to Jordan, who are known for their culinary goal celebrations and seemingly missed the memo for the group-stage draw...

Plus, Panama’s decision to hold an opening training session completely backfires and Norway go full-Viking with their pre-tournament team photo.

Join our Curaçao v Germany watchalong on Sunday 14 June at 6pm UK time here.

Chapters:

00:00 – Intro

01:45 – The coach: Naturalised citizen Sellami

04:30 – The players: Mutinous captain Al-Taamari

10:40 – Qualifying: Sweet revenge on Iraq

13:05 – Group: Algeria, Argentina & Austria

16:12 – Panama: An opening training session to forget

19:08 – Norway: The epic pre-tournament Viking pic