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​By: Prof. Dr. Ali Hayasat
​AMMAN June 25, 2026:
​(1): The Audience: Between Harsh Love and Hasty Criticism
The Jordanian audience is a case study in itself; it is one of the most loyal crowds when it loves, and one of the harshest when it gets angry. Before a match, everyone becomes a coach and tactical expert; afterward, half the nation turns into a technical committee, and the other half into a commission of inquiry. Between excessive praise and excessive lashings, a simple truth is sometimes lost: this national team is a child of this society, with all its contrasts, reflecting its hopes and disappointments, its passion and volatility. Those who truly love the team do not settle for applauding during victories; they know how to criticize without tearing everything down upon stumbling, realizing that constructive criticism is a part of love, not its opposite.
​(2): The Real Jordan Appeared in the Stands and Public Squares
Perhaps the most beautiful image of the tournament was not a goal or a result, but that broad popular consensus behind the "Nashama." Narrow labels and identities faded, and it seemed as though everyone spoke one language and raised the same flag. These scenes say more about Jordan than dozens of seminars, speeches, and theoretical discussions about national identity and belonging. Patriotism is not a text written or a slogan raised when needed; it is a collective feeling that appears spontaneously when people find what unites them—a moment when the collective spirit manifests, far from the complexities of daily life. What happened behind the team was, in essence, a true Jordanian narrative written by actions, not theory, confirming that an inclusive national identity is not a distant dream, but a reality lying in our shared details.
​(3): The Season of Theorists
With every societal success, the season of theorists arrives, as if some of us cannot deal with any achievement except as an opportunity to prove they are the most insightful and accurate analysts. Instead of an event being an occasion for people to unite, it turns for some into a platform to make statements and reintroduce themselves. Even some voices leading the scene today have left nothing in their past experiences to justify this level of certainty, yet they find in every collective success a chance to rebrand. While the team was busy with what it was delivering on the pitch, others were busy with what they were achieving off it. There are those who played for the nation, and those who played for algorithms and self-polishing; between the two games, there is a great distance measured not by results, but by the purpose of participation itself.
​(4): Conclusion of the "Scribbles"
In the end, years from now, people will not remember the details of every match, nor the names of everyone who theorized, criticized, and raised or lowered expectations. What will remain is that collective feeling that made Jordanians stand in one row behind one flag and one dream. This is perhaps the most important lesson the "Nashama" provided in this tournament: that a society capable of gathering around a genuine national joy still possesses enough strength to disagree without dividing, to criticize without destroying, and to dream despite all the noise surrounding it.
​Rum News Agency