‘Our joy isn’t complete’: Proud but disappointed Jordanians rue missed opportunities
— Despite the loss to Argentina, Nashama goalscorer Mousa Al-Taamari believes qualification for knockout stages could have been achieved with more focus earlier in tournament
Gary Meenaghan
DALLAS: This was always going to be an unusual World Cup fixture.
On paper, it was a dead rubber: Reigning champions Argentina already through; debutants Jordan already out. La Albiceleste coach Lionel Scaloni had rested his captain, Lionel Messi, with one eye on bigger ties ahead, yet the 70,649 who filled Dallas Stadium had come for a spectacle, and — with or without their talismanic history-maker — nothing was going to spoil the evening.
