JORDAN DRAWN IN GROUP SEVEN FOR FIFA WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

Jordan has been placed in a tough Asian qualifying group for the next FIFA World Cup.
The Nashama have been drawn in Group Seven, alongside Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and the winner of the Pakistan v Cambodia match.
The journey will start on November 16, will run through to June 11 in 2024 with a total of eight teams from the Asian continent going through to the 2026 World Cup in the USA. One further team could go through via the intercontinental play-offs.
Explaining the qualification system:
Stage One: The teams ranked from 27-46 in the Asian rankings, totalling 20 teams, will play two-legged matches to qualify 10 teams for the second stage.
Second Stage: The teams ranked from 1-26 in Asia, along with the 10 teams that qualified from the first stage, making a total of 36 teams, will be divided into nine groups of four.
The group winners and runners-up will qualify for the third stage and directly qualify for the AFC Asian Cup 2027, totalling 18 teams.
Third Stage: The 18 teams qualified for this stage will be divided into three groups of six. The teams will play each other in a home-and-away format. The group winners and runners-up from each group will directly qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026, totalling six teams.
Play-off Stage: The teams that finish in third and fourth place in each of the three groups in the third stage, totalling six teams, will be distributed into two groups of three.
The teams in each group will play against each other in a one-legged format. The group winners will qualify for the FIFA World Cup and join the six teams that qualified from the previous stage, bringing the total number of Asian teams qualified for the World Cup to eight teams.
Final chance: The two runners-up from each of the two groups in the play-off stage will meet to determine who will compete in the intercontinental play-off for a spot in the FIFA World Cup.