Doha: Keeping to form, Jordan booked a spot in the second round of the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025 on Saturday with a deserved 3-1 win over Kuwait. Scoring for the Nashama in the Group C match at the Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium in Doha were Muhannad Abu Taha, 17th minute, Saad Al-Rousan, 48th, and Ali Alwan from a penalty kick in extra times. Kuwait's Yousef Nasser netted in the 83rd minute.
According to Jordan News Agency, Jordan topped the group with 6 points from two wins against the UAE and Kuwait, before their third and last first-round match against Egypt on Tuesday. Kuwait were left with one point, awaiting a first-round match between Egypt (1 point) and the UAE (0 points).
Jordan's lineup for the match included Yazeed Abu Laila, Saad Al-Rousan, Abdullah Nasib, Hussam Abu Al-Dahab, Adham Al-Qurashi, Mahmoud Mardi (Al-Fakhoury), Nizar Al-Rashdan (Ibrahim Saadeh), Muhannad Abu Taha, Yazan Naimat (Rajai Ayed), Amer Abu Jamous, and Ali Alwan.