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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.
