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Jordan PM Delays Work Start for World Cup Matches

6/1/2026

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  • Prime Minister Jafar Hassan decreed public sector employees start at 10 a.m. on World Cup matchdays.
  • The start time replaces the usual 8:30 a.m. schedule for the June 17, 23 and 28 Group J games.
  • Jordan will face Austria, Algeria and Argentina in those matches.
  • The decree aims to let citizens follow and rally behind the national team.
  • Jordan qualified by finishing second behind South Korea in its Asian qualifying group.