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Algeria fought backmost from a extremity down to hit Jordan 2-1, keeping live their hopes of reaching nan World Cup knockout rounds and condemning their opponents to an early exit successful Group J.
After a agelong and frustrating struggle to ace open a resolute Jordanian defence, Algeria turned nan crippled astir pinch 2 goals successful nan abstraction of 13 second-half minutes from Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri.
Jordan absorbed waves of Algerian unit and went up successful nan 36th minute aft a protect correction triggered a speedy onslaught that was vanished disconnected by Nizar Al-Rashdan debased into nan corner.
Algeria sewage nan breakthrough in the 69th infinitesimal when substitute Benbouali headed home a Riyad Mahrez corner, before Gouiri prodded successful a loose shot for nan victor 8 minutes from time.
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