Jordan: The World Cup captain who defied his coach
About this episode
The episode discusses Jordan's historic World Cup debut, focusing on the team's dynamics and pre-tournament events.
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
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