2026 is Jordan's FIRST-EVER World Cup — qualification was sealed on 5 June 2025 with a 3–0 win away to Oman, 40 years after their first qualifying campaign (for 1986). Drawn into Group J with Argentina, Algeria and Austria.
The 'Jordanian Messi' and the first Jordanian to score in a top-five European league. Sellami's whole system is wired to spring him on the counter; if Al-Nashama spring a surprise, it runs through his boots.
A near two-decade fixture between the posts; saved the decisive spot-kick in the 2014 play-off shoot-out scare and the 2011 Asian Cup quarter-final run-up
The poacher who topped the charts; retired from internationals in 2024, just before the World Cup dream came good for others
⚠ The most-used eleven in recent matches under Jamal Sellami (June 2026) — a snapshot of recent form, never a forecast.
| PLAYER | POS | ERA | CAPS | GLS | FILE NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amer Shafi #1 | GK | 2002–2021 | 171 | 1 | The record-cap goalkeeper; for two decades the last word Al-Nashama spoke in their own defence. |
| Hamza Al-Dardour #9 | FW | 2011–2024 | 113 | 33 | The all-time top scorer — a fox-in-the-box who retired one tournament too early to taste the finals. |
| Hassan Abdel-Fattah #11 | FW | 2002–2018 | 109 | 29 | Second on the goal charts; the dependable edge of a generation that kept knocking on the door. |
| Baha'a Abdel-Rahman #5 | DF | 2002–2019 | 143 | 4 | 143 caps of quiet, stubborn defending — the wall before the wall. |
| Amer Deeb #10 | MF | 1999–2014 | 142 | 19 | The creative metronome of the noughties; pulled the strings for the better part of a generation. |
| Hatem Aqel #4 | DF | 1999–2014 | 137 | 5 | Captain, centre-half, and later a coach — Jordanian football's idea of a company man, in the best sense. |
| Odai Al-Saify #7 | MF | 2003–2023 | 119 | 15 | A twenty-year servant on the wing; bridged the old guard and the Asian Cup finalists. |
| Badran Al-Shagran #18 | FW | 1996–2006 | 79 | 27 | A ruthless strike rate when called upon — third on the all-time list and barely a household name abroad. |
| Anas Bani Yaseen #6 | DF | 2009–2023 | 110 | 14 | A centre-back with a striker's nose for set-pieces; the spine of the 2023 run to the final. |
| Musa Al-Taamari #11 | FW | 2016– | 92 | 24 | The first Jordanian to score in a top-five European league — and the man the whole modern side is built to release. |
Forty years of knocking, one famous night in Oman, and at last Al-Nashama walk through the door. A compact, counter-punching side built around a single European star and a defence that finished runners-up in Asia — debutants who have earned their place and will not be charmed out of it. The Almanac files this one under 'romance, fully verified'.