Yazan Al-Naimat

Jordan secured its first FIFA World Cup place in June 2025, and Yazan Al-Naimat supplied a visible attacking contribution in the match that removed the remaining uncertainty. Away to Oman, the centre-forward carried the ball into the penalty area and crossed for Ali Olwan to score Jordan's second goal in a 3–0 victory. The result placed the national team beyond Iraq's reach in the qualifying group. Across the campaign, Al-Naimat worked between centre-backs and linked with Olwan and Mousa Al-Taamari, giving Jordan an outlet beyond direct play. That wider role explains why one assist belonged to a sustained attacking structure rather than an isolated touch.

Al-Naimat represents Jordan while playing professionally in the Gulf leagues. His responsibility with the national team is to occupy the forward line, connect attacks and create or finish chances under the pressure of qualification. Football resists solitary claims: the World Cup place belongs to the full squad, coaching staff and federation, and Ali Olwan still had to complete the chance that Al-Naimat created. The assist matters because it isolates one decisive action inside that collective result. Jordan had spent four decades attempting to reach the finals before the 2025 cycle ended with qualification. Al-Naimat's selection therefore joins personal evidence to national consequence without making him the sole author of either. It records a forward who performed a defined role throughout the campaign and contributed directly in the away victory that secured the country's first passage to the tournament.