A Jordan football fan who was pictured watching a match through the window of a cafe was invited by King Abdullah II and Crown Prince Hussein to watch a special private viewing of Thursday's Asian Cup game.
After a picture of street cleaner Khaled Al Shomali peering through a window from what appears to be a cold street to catch a glimpse of a Jordan game on the TV was widely shared on social media, the Jordanian royals invited him to watch the match against Syria with them in comfort.
صورته وهو يتابع المباراة انتشرت على مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي pic.twitter.com/vhTZxBr7jd
— Nasser Bin Nasser (@nasserbinnasser) January 10, 2019
And it was a victory in more ways than one, after Jordan beat Syria 2-0 at the Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium in Al Ain.
جلالة الملك عبدالله الثاني وسمو الأمير الحسين بن عبدالله الثاني ولي العهد، يستضيفان عامل الوطن خالد الشوملي لمتابعة مباراة المنتخب الوطني مع منتخب سوريا ضمن بطولة كأس آسيا #الأردن pic.twitter.com/YeBmSE9uvh
— RHC (@RHCJO) January 10, 2019
Jordan are currently top of Group B ahead of Palestine, Syria and Australia.
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