“It was a difficult match as expected with Saudi Arabia controlling the ball and imposing their rhythm,” said Ammouta. “We were lucky in the first half but we corrected things in the second half..

“Saudi Arabia missed a lot of opportunities and we struggled but that’s no surprise because we were facing a strong team. We exploited Saudi Arabia’s urgency by switching to a defensive mode and relying on counter attacks, a way that also suits our capabilities, and that helped us to win.”

Ali Lajami gave the home side the breakthrough on 16 minutes with an acrobatic finish but Ali Olwan pounced on a loose ball to equalise in the 27th minute before a deflected Noor Al Rawabdeh strike deep into first half added time completed the comeback for Jordan.

The win enabled Jordan to overtake Saudi Arabia to finish top of Group G with a superior goal difference after they both finished on 13 points.

It was Saudi Arabia’s only defeat in Round 2 but head coach Roberto Mancini was not worried about the result, instead choosing to highlight the dominance and chances created in the match.

"We deserved to win, but luck was not on our side,” said the Italian. “I promise the Saudi fans to continue working, as I see that we have a great team that scored 11 goals, and we did not miss out on qualifying for the World Cup.

"We qualified for the next stage, and this is the most important. It is true that we are in the third spot for the upcoming draw, but the Saudi team qualified for the World Cup in the past and it was from the third slot."