ISLAMABAD: Pakistan faced a resounding 0-7 defeat against Jordan in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Round 2 Qualifier away fixture at the Amman International Stadium on Wednesday.
The match was part of the fourth round of Group Seven competitions in the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
“Defeat in Amman,” the Pakistan Football Federation said on X, announcing the results of the match.
Jordan’s Musa Al-Taamari scored a hat-trick by netting the first, fourth, and sixth goals. Yazan Al-Naimat contributed the second goal through a penalty kick while Saad Al-Rousan got a third goal for his team.
Adding to the scoreline was Ali Alwan who found the back of the net in the 75th minute, followed by Muhammad Abu Zureiq, who scored the seventh goal.
The victory has put Jordan in second place in Group Seven of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, with a total of seven points. Two teams from the group will now advance to the third round, while the remaining two sides will play in the Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers.
Last Thursday, Jordan thrashed Pakistan 3-0 at the Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad during the first qualifying match between the two sides. This was Jordan’s first visit to Pakistan for a football match in 18 years.
Pakistan’s journey in the qualifiers has been a mix of victories and defeats.
Pakistan clinched a 1-0 victory against Cambodia last October, marking their first-ever FIFA World Cup qualifier win in Islamabad, but then suffered a 4-0 loss to Saudi Arabia in the subsequent round.
Squads
Pakistan: Yousuf Butt, Saqib Hanif, Abdul Basit, Hassan Ali, Easah Suliman, Abdullah Iqbal, Mamoon Musa, Haseeb Khan, Mohammad Saddam, Mohammad Sohail, Rao Omar, Mohammad Fazal, Mohammad Adeel, Rahis Nabi, Harun Hamid, Alamgir Ghazi, Rajab Ali, Ali Uzair, Shayek Dost, Abdul Samad, FareedUllah, Waleed Khan, Imran Kayani, Adeel Younis.
Jordan: Yazid Abu Laila, Ahmed Al-Jaidi, Abdullah Al-Fakhouri, Yazan Al-Arab, Baraa Marhi, Anas Bani Yassin, Saad Al-Rousan, Ihsan Haddad, Firas Shalbaya, Salem Al-Ajalin, Mahmoud Shawkat, Nizar Al-Rashdan, Ibrahim Saada, Nour Al-Rawabdeh, Rajai Ayed, Youssef Abu Jalbush, Saleh Ratib, Mahmoud Mardi, Muhammad Abu Rizk, Ali Alwan, Muhammad Abu Zureiq “Sharara”, Musa Al-Taamari, and Yazan Al-Naimat.
Pakistan face 0-7 defeat in second FIFA qualifier against Jordan
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Pakistan face 0-7 defeat in second FIFA qualifier against Jordan
- Match was part of fourth round of Group Seven competitions in Asian qualifiers for 2026 World Cup
- Last Thursday, Jordan thrashed Pakistan 3-0 at Jinnah Stadium in Islamabad during qualifying match
Medical team inspects ex-PM Imran Khan's eye condition at Rawalpindi prison — official
- Khan has suffered severe vision loss in his right eye due to central retinal vein occlusion, a court-appointed lawyer said this week
- The ex-premier's party has rejected his medical examination 'behind closed doors, without the presence of personal physicians or family'
ISLAMABAD: A team of doctors was inspecting jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's eye condition at Rawalpindi's Adiala prison, the jail superintendent said on Sunday, after a court-appointed lawyer reported a significant loss of sight in his right eye.
The development followed a report submitted to the Supreme Court by a lawyer appointed as amicus curiae who was asked to visit Khan at Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail earlier this month. The report said the 73-year-old had suffered severe vision loss in his right eye due to central retinal vein occlusion, leaving him with only 15 percent sight in the affected eye.
The findings triggered a sit-in by an opposition alliance, including members of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, demanding his immediate transfer to Islamabad’s Al-Shifa Hospital. Khan was also allowed to speak to his sons for about 20 minutes, according to his family, despite the former premier’s limited interactions with family and legal team in recent months due to restrictions that the PTI has challenged in court.
In a statement issued on Sunday evening, the Adiala Jail superintendent said a team of expert doctors from various hospitals had arrived at the prison with necessary medical equipment and medicines and was conducting a detailed examination of the ex-premier's eye.
"Detailed eye check-up is underway under the supervision of the Medical Board," the statement read. "Medical examination is being conducted under strict security arrangements. The report of the medical team is likely to be compiled soon."
The development comes a day after Pakistan’s government said on Saturday it has decided to transfer jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a hospital and form a medical board for his eye treatment.
“Imran Khan has been provided the facility to speak with his sons on the phone and, in view of his health, it has also been decided to transfer him to hospital and constitute a medical board,” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Tariq Fazal Chaudhry said on X. “The government gives priority to humanitarian considerations and legal requirements.”
But Khan's PTI party rejected his medical examination "behind closed doors, without the presence of his personal physicians or even a family representative."
"A medical assessment carried out in secrecy does not restore public confidence; it deepens suspicion," Sayed Zulfiqar Bukhari, a PTI spokesman, said in a statement on Sunday evening.
"Access to independent medical professionals and family oversight is not a privilege, it is a fundamental right of any detainee. Denying that access undermines due process and fuels legitimate fears about the credibility of the findings."
Meanwhile, the opposition alliance continued its protest sit-in at parliament for a third consecutive day on Sunday to move the ex-premier to the hospital.
The former cricket star-turned-politician has been in prison since 2023 after being convicted in a graft case. He was removed from office in a parliamentary no-confidence vote in April 2022.
