World Cup Group J guide
World Cup Group J features holders Argentina, Algeria, Austria and JordanWorld Cup Group J fixturesAll kick-off times are BST
World Cup Group J table
Who qualifies for the next round?
The top two sides in each group progress to the round of 32
The eight-best third-placed sides across the 12 groups also qualify for the last 32
If teams are level on points, the side with the most points obtained in matches between those sides finishes highest
If teams are still tied, goal difference from the matches between those sides, and then goals scored in those matches, are used as tie-breakers
World Cup Group J supercomputer prediction
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Argentina guide
Argentina facts:
Manager: Lionel Scaloni
Route to World Cup: CONMEBOL winners
Last time qualified: 2022
Best World Cup result: Winners (1978, 1986, 2022)
FIFA world ranking: 3
Argentina fixturesAll kick-off times are BSTWednesday June 17: Argentina vs Algeria, kick-off 2am - Kansas City, USAMonday June 22: Argentina vs Austria, kick-off 6pm - Texas, USA
Sunday June 28: Jordan vs Argentina, kick-off 3am - Texas, USA
Argentina squadGoalkeepers: Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa), Juan Musso (Atletico Madrid), Geronimo Rulli (Marseille).
Defenders: Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille), Lisandro Martínez (Man Utd), Facundo Medina (Marseille), Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid), Gonzalo Montiel (River Plate), Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica), Cristian Romero (Tottenham), Nicolas Tagliafico (Lyon).Midfielders: Valentín Barco (Strasbourg), Rodrigo De Paul (Inter Miami), Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea), Giovani Lo Celso (Real Betis), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Exequiel Palacios (Bayer Leverkusen), Leandro Paredes (Boca Juniors).Forwards: Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid), Julian Alvarez (Atletico Madrid), Nicolas Gonzalez (Atletico Madrid), Jose Manuel Lopez (Palmeiras), Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan), Lionel Messi (Inter Miami), Nicolas Paz (Como), Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).Manager: Lionel Scaloni
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Algeria guide
Algeria facts:
Manager: Vladimir Petkovic
Route to World Cup: CAF Group G winners
Last time qualified: 2014
Best World Cup result: Round of 16 (2014)
FIFA world ranking: 29
Algeria fixturesAll kick-off times are BSTWednesday June 17: Argentina vs Algeria, kick-off 2am - Kansas City, USATuesday June 23: Jordan vs Algeria, kick-off 4am - Santa Clara, USASunday June 28: Algeria vs Austria, kick-off 3am - Kansas City, USAAlgeria squadGoalkeepers: Luca Zidane (Granada), Oussama Benbot (USM Alger), Melvin Mastil (Stade Nyonnais).Defenders: Aissa Mandi (Lille), Ramy Bensebaini (Borussia Dortmund), Mohamed Amine Tougai (Esperance de Tunis), Rayan Ait-Nouri (Man City), Jaouen Hadjam (Young Boys), Rafik Belghali (Hellas Verona), Zineddine Belaid (JS Kabylie), Achref Abada (USM Alger), Samir Chergui (Paris FC).Midfielders: Nabil Bentaleb (Lille), Ramiz Zerrouki (Twente), Hicham Boudaoui (Nice), Fares Chaibi (Eintracht Frankfurt), Houssem Aouar (Al Ittihad), Ibrahim Maza (Bayer Leverkusen), Yacine Titraoui (Charleroi).Forwards: Riyad Mahrez (Al Ahli), Mohamed Amoura (VfL Wolfsburg), Amine Gouiri (Marseille), Anis Hadj Moussa (Feyenoord), Adil Boulbina (Al Duhail), Nadhir Benbouali (Gyor), Fares Ghedjemis (Frosinone).Manager: Vladimir Petkovic
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Austria guide
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Michael Gregoritsch (left) celebrates scoring for Austria in qualifying
Austria facts:
Manager: Ralf Rangnick
Route to World Cup: UEFA Group H winners
Last time qualified: 1998
Best World Cup result: Third place (1954)
FIFA world ranking: 23
Austria fixturesAll kick-off times are BSTWednesday June 17: Austria vs Jordan, kick-off 5am - Santa Clara, USAMonday June 22: Argentina vs Austria, kick-off 6pm - Texas, USASunday June 28: Algeria vs Austria, kick-off 3am - Kansas City, USAAustria squadGoalkeepers: Alexander Schlager (Red Bull Salzburg), Florian Wiegele (Viktoria Plzen), Patrick Pentz (Brondby).Defenders: David Affengruber (Elche), Kevin Danso (Tottenham), Stefan Posch (Como), David Alaba (Real Madrid), Philipp Lienhart (Freiburg), Phillipp Mwene (Mainz), Alexander Prass (Hoffenheim), Marco Friedl (Werder Bremen), Michael Svoboda (Venezia).Midfielders: Xaver Schlager (RB Leipzig), Nicolas Seiwald (RB Leipzig), Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund), Florian Grillitsch (Braga), Carney Chukwuemeka (Borussia Dortmund), Romano Schmid (Werder Bremen), Christoph Baumgartner (Hoffenheim), Konrad Laimer (Bayern Munich), Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg), Paul Wanner (PSV), Alessandro Schopf (Wolfsberger).Forwards: Marko Arnautovic (Red Star Belgrade), Michael Gregoritsch (Brondby), Sasa Kalajdzic (Wolves).Manager: Ralf Rangnick
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Jordan guide
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Jordan are set to play at their first World Cup
Jordan facts:
Manager: Manager: Jamal Sellami
Route to World Cup: AFC Group B runners-up
Last time qualified: n/a
Best World Cup result: n/a
FIFA world ranking: 63
Jordan fixturesAll kick-off times are BSTWednesday June 17: Austria vs Jordan, kick-off 5am - Santa Clara, USATuesday June 23: Jordan vs Algeria, kick-off 4am - Santa Clara, USASunday June 28: Jordan vs Argentina, kick-off 3am - Texas, USAJordan squadGoalkeepers: Yazeed Abulaila (Al Hussein), Abdallah Al-Fakhouri (Al Wehdat), Nour Bani Attiah (Al Faisaly).Defenders: Ihsan Haddad (Al Hussein), Yazan Al-Arab (FC Seoul), Abdallah Nasib (Al Zawraa), Mohammad Abu Hashish (Al Karma), Saed Al-Rosan (Al Hussein), Husam Abu Dahab (Al Faisaly), Mo Abualnadi (Selangor), Salim Obaid (Al Hussein), Anas Badawi (Al Faisaly).Midfielders: Rajaei Ayed (Al Hussein), Noor Al-Rawabdeh (Selangor), Ibrahim Sadeh (Al-Karma), Nizar Al-Rashdan (Qatar SC), Mohannad Abu Taha (Al Quwa Al Jawiya), Amer Jamous (Al Zawraa), Mohammad Al-Dawoud (Al Wehdat).Forwards: Musa Al-Taamari (Rennes), Mahmoud Al-Mardi (Al Hussein), Ali Olwan (Al Sailiya), Mohammad Abu Zrayq (Raja Casablanca), Odeh Al-Fakhouri (Pyramids), Ibrahim Sabra (Lokomotiva Zagreb), Ali Azaizeh (Al-Shabab).Manager: Jamal Sellami
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