AMMAN — Jordan’s first-division
football team on Tuesday failed to move to the final stage of the qualifiers
for
Qatar 2022 World Cup tournament, after a 0-1 defeat in a make-or-break
match with Australia, which took place in Doha.
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The sole goal came through a header
by Harry James Souttar in the 75th minute, while Jordanian player Moussa
Al-Taamari received the red card after he elbowed Aziz Eraltay Behich to the
face and had to leave the match.
With this result, the
Nashama landed
third in Group B of the qualifiers with 14 points, the same score of Kuwait, which
moved to the second place because of the goal difference. Kuwait won its match
against Taiwan, while Australia secured the first place in the group, with 24
points.
On Friday, the national team ended
its match with Kuwait with a 0-0 draw, and had to win its encounter with the Australian
Kangaroos to qualify for the next stage.
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