Social Media Misleads with Old‌ Video of Jordanian Fans Chanting Saddam Hussein’s Name

A video circulating on social media claims to show Jordanian fans chanting the name of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein ‌during a recent match between the Kuwaiti national team and its Jordanian counterparts‌ in Amman. However, the video is actually ⁢from a match ‌between the two teams ⁣in 2019.

The posts include a video of fans cheering in the stadium stands at night, with the attached comment reading, “Jordan fans ⁣greeted the Kuwaiti national team with ⁢the slogan: Saddam Hussein.”

Under Saddam Hussein, the Iraqi army invaded the oil-rich state ⁣of Kuwait⁤ in August 1990 and annexed it to Iraq, before an international coalition led by the United States expelled it seven months later.

Kuwait Snatches a Draw​ from Jordan

A day after the match between Jordan‍ and Kuwait in ⁤Amman in the first ​round of the​ Asian qualifiers for the 2026​ FIFA World Cup, the posts received hundreds of thousands of views from various social media pages.

Kuwait ​snatched a ‍valuable draw in the dying moments, as Youssef Nasser​ scored the equalizer from a⁣ penalty⁤ kick in extra time to avoid a loss for his country, before ​Jordanian star Musa Al-Tamari went off ​injured after opening⁢ the scoring⁤ for “Nashama” in the first half.

With this tie,‌ the two teams earned their first ⁣points in the qualifiers and finished in second and third place, three points behind leaders Iraq and ahead of South Korea‍ and Palestine, on goal difference, in‍ fourth and ⁣fifth place respectively.‌ One point and Oman ⁤are sixth with no points.

Old ⁢Video

However, ⁢the video released during this match with Saddam chanting is old. The same scenario can ⁢be found on social media in ​2019.

The chants were chanted during a match between⁤ the ⁣national team of Jordan and⁢ Kuwait in Amman on October 10,​ 2019, a qualifier ‍for the 2022 ‌World Cup.

This video has caused‍ a stir and⁣ displeasure among the Kuwaiti ​public, and the Kuwaiti ‌foreign minister expressed his country’s displeasure at the time.

On the contrary, Jordanian authorities ⁢condemned the chants and promised⁢ to hold those ⁤who initiated them accountable.