DUBAI: Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah II and Saudi-born Princess Rajwa Al-Hussein joined supporters in the stands as the kingdom’s national football team played against Algeria at the FIFA World Cup.
Algeria stormed back to beat Jordan 2-1 and eliminate the World Cup debutants with a match to spare thanks to second-half goals from substitute Nadhir Benbouali and Amine Gouiri.
The royal couple, accompanied by Prince Hashem bin Abdullah, attended the match at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in the US, where Jordan took to football’s biggest stage for the second time.
The appearance came days after the crown prince met members of the national team before the tournament. Sharing footage from the visit on social media, he wrote: “We are all behind you.”
