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World Cup 2026 Group J guide - fixtures, schedule, standings and odds for Argentina, Algeria, Austria and Jordan

World Cup Group J includes Argentina, Algeria, Austria and Jordan; Lionel Messi playing in sixth World Cup with Argentina; Jordan taking part in first tournament; matches take place in US states Texas, Kansas and California

Tuesday 2 June 2026 13:38, UK

World Cup Group J

World Cup Group J features holders Argentina, Algeria, Austria and Jordan

World Cup Group J fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

World Cup Group J table

Who qualifies for the next round?

  • The top two sides in each group progress to the round of 32
  • The eight-best third-placed sides across the 12 groups also qualify for the last 32
  • If teams are level on points, the side with the most points obtained in matches between those sides finishes highest
  • If teams are still tied, goal difference from the matches between those sides, and then goals scored in those matches, are used as tie-breakers

World Cup Group J supercomputer prediction

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Argentina guide

Lionel Messi of Argentina seen during the match between Argentina and Venezuela as

Argentina facts:

  • Manager: Lionel Scaloni
  • Route to World Cup: CONMEBOL winners
  • Last time qualified: 2022
  • Best World Cup result: Winners (1978, 1986, 2022)
  • FIFA world ranking: 3

Argentina fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

Wednesday June 17: Argentina vs Algeria, kick-off 2am - Kansas City, USA

Monday June 22: Argentina vs Austria, kick-off 6pm - Texas, USA

Sunday June 28: Jordan vs Argentina, kick-off 3am - Texas, USA

Argentina squad

Goalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid), Geronimo Rulli (Marseille).

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Defenders: Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille), Lisandro Martínez (Man Utd), Facundo Medina (Marseille), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon).

Midfielders: Valentín Barco (Strasbourg), Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors).

Forwards: Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid), Julian Alvarez (Atletico Madrid), Nicolas Gonzalez (Atletico Madrid), Jose Manuel Lopez (Palmeiras), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Nicolas Paz (Como), Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).

Manager: Lionel Scaloni

Argentina kits

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Algeria guide

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Algeria facts:

  • Manager: Vladimir Petkovic
  • Route to World Cup: CAF Group G winners
  • Last time qualified: 2014
  • Best World Cup result: Round of 16 (2014)
  • FIFA world ranking: 29

Algeria fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

Wednesday June 17: Argentina vs Algeria, kick-off 2am - Kansas City, USA

Tuesday June 23: Jordan vs Algeria, kick-off 4am - Santa Clara, USA

Sunday June 28: Algeria vs Austria, kick-off 3am - Kansas City, USA

Algeria squad

Goalkeepers: Luca Zidane (Granada), Oussama Benbot (USM Alger), Melvin Mastil (Stade Nyonnais).

Defenders: Aissa Mandi (Lille), Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund), Mohamed Amine Tougai (Esperance de Tunis), Rayan Ait-Nouri (Man City), Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys), Rafik Belghali (Hellas Verona), Zineddine Belaid (JS Kabylie), Achref Abada (USM Alger), Samir Chergui (Paris FC).

Midfielders: Nabil Bentaleb (Lille), Ramiz Zerrouki (Twente), Hicham Boudaoui (Nice), Fares Chaibi (Eintracht Frankfurt), Houssem Aouar (Al Ittihad), Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen), Yacine Titraoui (Charleroi).

Forwards: Riyad Mahrez (Al Ahli), Mohamed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg), Amine Gouiri (Marseille), Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord), Adil Boulbina (Al Duhail), Nadhir Benbouali (Gyor), Fares Ghedjemis (Frosinone).

Manager: Vladimir Petkovic

Algeria kits

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Austria guide

Michael Gregoritsch (left) celebrates scoring for Austria in qualifying
Image: Michael Gregoritsch (left) celebrates scoring for Austria in qualifying

Austria facts:

  • Manager: Ralf Rangnick
  • Route to World Cup: UEFA Group H winners
  • Last time qualified: 1998
  • Best World Cup result: Third place (1954)
  • FIFA world ranking: 23

Austria fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

Wednesday June 17: Austria vs Jordan, kick-off 5am - Santa Clara, USA

Monday June 22: Argentina vs Austria, kick-off 6pm - Texas, USA

Sunday June 28: Algeria vs Austria, kick-off 3am - Kansas City, USA

Austria squad

Goalkeepers: Alexander Schlager (Red Bull Salzburg), Florian Wiegele (Viktoria Plzen), Patrick Pentz (Brondby).

Defenders: David Affengruber (Elche), Kevin Danso (Tottenham), Stefan Posch (Como), David Alaba (Real Madrid), Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg), Phillipp Mwene (Mainz), Alexander Prass (Hoffenheim), Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen), Michael Svoboda (Venezia).

Midfielders: Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig), Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig), Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), Florian Grillitsch (Braga), Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund), Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), Christoph Baumgartner (Hoffenheim), Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich), Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg), Paul Wanner (PSV), Alessandro Schopf (Wolfsberger).

Forwards: Marko Arnautovic (Red Star Belgrade), Michael Gregoritsch (Brondby), Sasa Kalajdzic (Wolves).

Manager: Ralf Rangnick

Austria kits

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Jordan guide

Jordan are set to play at their first World Cup
Image: Jordan are set to play at their first World Cup

Jordan facts:

  • Manager: Manager: Jamal Sellami
  • Route to World Cup: AFC Group B runners-up
  • Last time qualified: n/a
  • Best World Cup result: n/a
  • FIFA world ranking: 63

Jordan fixtures

All kick-off times are BST

Wednesday June 17: Austria vs Jordan, kick-off 5am - Santa Clara, USA

Tuesday June 23: Jordan vs Algeria, kick-off 4am - Santa Clara, USA

Sunday June 28: Jordan vs Argentina, kick-off 3am - Texas, USA

Jordan squad

Goalkeepers: Yazeed Abulaila (Al Hussein), Abdallah Al-Fakhouri (Al Wehdat), Nour Bani Attiah (Al Faisaly).

Defenders: Ihsan Haddad (Al Hussein), Yazan Al-Arab (FC Seoul), Abdallah Nasib (Al Zawraa), Mohammad Abu Hashish (Al Karma), Saed Al-Rosan (Al Hussein), Husam Abu Dahab (Al Faisaly), Mo Abualnadi (Selangor), Salim Obaid (Al Hussein), Anas Badawi (Al Faisaly).

Midfielders: Rajaei Ayed (Al Hussein), Noor Al-Rawabdeh (Selangor), Ibrahim Sadeh (Al-Karma), Nizar Al-Rashdan (Qatar SC), Mohannad Abu Taha (Al Quwa Al Jawiya), Amer Jamous (Al Zawraa), Mohammad Al-Dawoud (Al Wehdat).

Forwards: Musa Al-Taamari (Rennes), Mahmoud Al-Mardi (Al Hussein), Ali Olwan (Al Sailiya), Mohammad Abu Zrayq (Raja Casablanca), Odeh Al-Fakhouri (Pyramids), Ibrahim Sabra (Lokomotiva Zagreb), Ali Azaizeh (Al-Shabab).

Manager: Jamal Sellami

Jordan kits

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