The preparations of the Jordanian and Kuwaiti national teams for the upcoming Arab confrontation that will bring them together at the beginning of their journey, within the second group of the decisive round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, appear to be very similar.
The Jordanian national team will host its Kuwaiti counterpart on September 5 at the Amman International Stadium. World Cup qualifiersThe match is important for both teams as they are looking for a strong start that will enhance their aspirations to snatch the two qualification cards.
The second group includes, in addition to Jordan and Kuwait, the teams of South Korea, Palestine, Iraq and the Sultanate of Oman.
Similar preparations for the upcoming confrontation
By monitoring the site win win The nature of the two teams’ preparations for the upcoming match seems similar, as they focus on preparing the players physically and technically, through the local league championship.
The Jordanian and Kuwaiti leagues started simultaneously last week, with the coaches of the two teams working hard to assess the players’ abilities before announcing the list for the match.
And he was a coach The brave ones Moroccan Jamal Salami arrived in Jordan last week to begin the process of monitoring the players and following up on their readiness before the end of the third round of the league championship, which will be followed by entering an internal camp before the date of the match against Kuwait.
Kuwait coach press conference postponed
On the other hand, the Kuwait Football Association announced the postponement of the press conference for its new coach, Argentine Juan Pizzi. The press conference to introduce coach Pizzi was supposed to be held yesterday, Monday, before it was postponed to next Sunday without revealing the reasons for this postponement.
Pizzi confirmed in press statements that he is happy to be in Kuwait to start the project with the national team, expressing his hope at the same time to achieve what is required of him. The Argentine coach revealed that he wants to hold an external training camp for the Kuwait national team before the Jordan match, with the aim of assessing the players’ capabilities and implementing his technical and physical ideas.
He added: “There is no doubt that we will be in dire need of public support, in order to strengthen our limits in achieving aspirations, as we will make every possible effort.”
The only difference between Jordan and Kuwait
Jordan will not be holding a training camp before the match against Kuwait, as they will play two matches later this month against North Korea. The only difference between Jordan and Kuwait is that Salami was able to gather better information about his players.
Salami led the Al-Nashama team in a camp held last month in Turkey, which included playing three friendly matches, unlike Kuwait coach Pizzi, who suffers from limited time to know the players’ capabilities, before the Jordan match.
The Jordanian national team had reached the decisive round after topping Group 2 of the second round qualifiers with 13 points, ahead of Saudi Arabia only on goal difference, while the qualification came from… Kuwait After coming in second in Group 1 with 7 points, behind the Qatari team, which leads with 16 points.
