Published on 6/28/2026
The Argentine national team resolved its confrontation with its Jordanian counterpart with a score of 3-1, within the group stage competitions for the 2026 World Cup, but it was not the result alone that was the focus of attention, but rather a series of historical statistics that accompanied the match, whether on the individual or collective level.
Argentine star Lionel Messi continued to write history in the tournament, by scoring in his seventh consecutive match in the World Cup, according to Opta numbers, thus achieving a new record in the history of the tournament. Messi’s scoring tally during this series reached 11 goals, distributed by 5 goals in the last 4 matches in the Qatar 2022 Championship, and 6 goals in the three matches he played in the current 2026 edition.
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In the context of the individual achievements of the defenders, Nicolas Otamendi raised his tally to 17 World Cup matches, surpassing Oscar Ruggeri (16 matches), to be the only defender with the most appearances in an Argentine jersey in the history of the World Cup.
A Jordanian achievement
Returning to the confrontation records, Argentina strengthened its superiority against the teams of the Asian Football Confederation, achieving its sixth victory in 7 direct confrontations, while its only loss remains against the Saudi team in 2022. On the other hand, the Jordanian team demonstrated its offensive presence, becoming the first team to succeed in scoring in its first three matches in the World Cup since the achievement of the Côte d’Ivoire team in the 2006 edition.
Paredes shined
From a tactical and statistical standpoint, the match witnessed a remarkable brilliance by Leandro Paredes, who completed 154 successful passes, setting a record for an Argentine player in a single match in the history of the tournament, and the sixth highest passing rate for any player in the history of the World Cup since 1966.
The Argentine national team also recorded a rare presence, as it became the fourth team since 1966 to succeed in scoring more than one goal from a direct free kick in one match, joining the teams of Japan (against Denmark in 2010), Yugoslavia (against the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1974), and Brazil (against Bulgaria in 1966).
At the front line level, Lautaro Martinez succeeded in writing his name in the scorers’ records, as he scored his first goal in the World Cup during his ninth participation, after 17 shots. With this goal, Martinez raised his total score with “Tango” to 38 goals, becoming the fourth best scorer in the national team’s history.
Finally, statistics since the start of the Qatar 2022 World Cup have shown that the Argentine team has repeatedly won penalty kicks, winning 7 kicks in 10 matches, a rate that exceeds the tally of major teams during the same period, such as England, which won 3 kicks (in 8 matches), and France and Portugal, which won 2 kicks each (in 10 and 8 matches, respectively).
