🇯🇴 Al-Hussein's AFC Two run shows why Jordanian football should be taken seriously in 2026

Ahead of Jordan's first-ever World Cup, one of its clubs is making a big impact!

Is there a sight in football more glorious than a bench emptying on to the pitch to celebrate a big goal in a big game?

This was the scene as Al-Hussein fought back to beat Iranian giants Esteghlal in a five-goal thriller to make the quarter-finals of the AFC Champions League Two for only the second time in their history.

Now, the Jordanian outfit are preparing to face Al-Ahli of Qatar in a rearranged single-leg quarter-final tie for a place in the competition’s final four.

The rise of Jordanian football had already been marked by the national team’s qualification for this summer’s World Cup. The Chivalrous Ones will play their first-ever World Cup match in San Francisco on June 16th.

Before then, though, Al-Hussein can make even more continental history and further highlight how the domestic landscape in Jordanian football is shifting.