World Cup Group J features holders Argentina, Algeria, Austria and Jordan
World Cup Group J fixtures
All 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 fixtures
All kick-off times are BST
Wednesday June 17: Argentina vs Algeria, kick-off 2am - Kansas City, USA
Monday June 22: Argentina vs Austria, kick-off 6pm - Texas, USA
Sunday June 28: Jordan vs Argentina, kick-off 3am - Texas, USA
Argentina squad
Goalkeepers: 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
Argentina kits


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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 fixtures
All kick-off times are BST
Wednesday June 17: Argentina vs Algeria, kick-off 2am - Kansas City, USA
Tuesday June 23: Jordan vs Algeria, kick-off 4am - Santa Clara, USA
Sunday June 28: Algeria vs Austria, kick-off 3am - Kansas City, USA
Algeria squad
Goalkeepers: 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
Algeria kits


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Austria guide

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 fixtures
All kick-off times are BST
Wednesday June 17: Austria vs Jordan, kick-off 5am - Santa Clara, USA
Monday June 22: Argentina vs Austria, kick-off 6pm - Texas, USA
Sunday June 28: Algeria vs Austria, kick-off 3am - Kansas City, USA
Austria squad
Goalkeepers: 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
Austria kits


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Jordan guide

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 fixtures
All kick-off times are BST
Wednesday June 17: Austria vs Jordan, kick-off 5am - Santa Clara, USA
Tuesday June 23: Jordan vs Algeria, kick-off 4am - Santa Clara, USA
Sunday June 28: Jordan vs Argentina, kick-off 3am - Texas, USA
Jordan squad
Goalkeepers: 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
Jordan kits
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