PORTLAND, Oregon, June 12 (Petra) – Jordan’s national football team
has officially opened its training camp in Portland, Oregon, shifting
into high gear with intensive tactical and fitness drills ahead of
their historic debut on football’s grandest stage: the FIFA World Cup
2026.

The national contingent landed in Portland on Thursday to a rapturous
reception from passionate Jordanian supporters. Heading the
delegation is HRH Prince Ali bin Al Hussein, President of the Jordan
Football Association, overseeing the final stretch of pre-tournament
operations alongside team staff and the selected playing squad.

Gaffer Jamal Sellami wasted no time, running his squad through their
paces in an intense opening session with all 26 players fit and
accounted for.

Jordan’s official World Cup roster locks in a balanced mix of
defensive steel and attacking flair: Yazeed Abulaila, Abdullah
Al-Fakhouri, Nour Bani Attiah, Abdallah Nasib, Saad Al-Rousan, Yazan
Al-Arab, Saleem Obaid, Mohammad Abu Al-Nadi, Hossam Abu Dahab, Ehsan
Haddad, Anas Badawi, Mohannad Abu Taha, Mohammad Abu Hasheesh,
Mohammad Abu Ghoush, Noor Al-Rawabdeh, Nizar Al-Rashdan, Ibrahim
Sadeh, Rajaei Ayed, Amer Jamous, Mohammad Al-Dawoud, Mahmoud Mardi,
Oudeh Al-Fakhouri, Mousa Al-Tamari, Mohammad Abu Zrayq, Ali Azaizeh,
and Ali Olwan.

Addressing the media, Sellami voiced his pride in the squad’s
historic qualification, emphasizing that this tournament is the
ultimate platform to prove Jordan’s footballing evolution to the
global elite.

However, the tactician conceded that Al-Nashama face a true “Group of
Death” in Group J. The bracket features powerhouse and reigning world
champions Argentina, a battle-hardened Algerian side stacked with
veteran talent, and a resurgent, ambitious Austria that cruised
through European qualifying.

Jordan’s high-stakes World Cup campaign kicks off on Wednesday, June
17, at 7:00 AM (Amman time) with a grueling opener against Austria at
Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. Al-Nashama will return to the same
pitch on Tuesday, June 23, at 6:00 AM for a massive regional showdown
against Algeria, before wrapping up group-stage play with a
blockbuster fixture against Argentina at the Dallas stadium on
Sunday, June 28, at 5:00 AM.

//Petra// AA