AFC U23 Asian Cup
Jordan topped Group A with ease - securing three wins with 19 goals scored and only one conceded.
Factfile
Previous appearances: 6
Best finish: 3rd (2013)
2024 record: Group stage
How they qualified: Group A winners
Group A fixtures: v Vietnam (Jan 6), v Saudi Arabia (Jan 9), v Kyrgyz Republic (Jan 12)
Fun fact: Jordan have qualified for every single edition of the tournament.
Previous appearances: 6
Best finish: 3rd (2013)
2024 record: Group stage
How they qualified: Group A winners
Group A fixtures: v Vietnam (Jan 6), v Saudi Arabia (Jan 9), v Kyrgyz Republic (Jan 12)
Fun fact: Jordan have qualified for every single edition of the tournament.
The challenges of Turkmenistan, Chinese Taipei and Bhutan were brushed aside in a perfect qualification campaign which saw Odeh Fakhoury and Ibrahim Sabra score four and three goals each respectively.
Fakhoury, who plays his club football with Al Hussein, is undeniably the star of the team and was part of the Jordan squad in the recently concluded FIFA Arab Cup 2025 where his team finished as the runners-up.
Fakhoury, who plays his club football with Al Hussein, is undeniably the star of the team and was part of the Jordan squad in the recently concluded FIFA Arab Cup 2025 where his team finished as the runners-up.
Head coach Omar Najhi has the task of making sure that the pain of group stage elimination at Qatar 2024 will be wiped clean with a good run at Saudi Arabia 2026.
Drawn with hosts Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Kyrgyz Republic, Group A will not be easy to navigate with only the top two teams advancing to the quarter-finals.
However, Moroccan tactician Najhi will tell his players to take it one match at a time - starting with the opener against Vietnam as Jordan look to surpass their previous best of a semi-final appearance in the 2013 edition.
Drawn with hosts Saudi Arabia, Vietnam and Kyrgyz Republic, Group A will not be easy to navigate with only the top two teams advancing to the quarter-finals.
However, Moroccan tactician Najhi will tell his players to take it one match at a time - starting with the opener against Vietnam as Jordan look to surpass their previous best of a semi-final appearance in the 2013 edition.
