Nepal playing final match of World Cup, AFC qualifier today

KATHMANDU: Nepal is taking on Yemen in its final match of the 2nd Round Qualifier for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2027 AFC Asian Cup in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday.

The match will be played at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium at 11:45 pm.

Nepal faced a 0-2 defeat in the first leg of the qualifier against Yemen.

Nepal is winless and pointless after five matches of the qualifier. Nepal has conceded 16 goals in five matches of the qualifier. It has failed to score in the five matches.

Nepal played all its home matches in foreign soil after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ruled Dashrath Stadium unfit to host international matches. It played home matches of the qualifier against Bahrain at Rifa, and against UAE om Dammam.

Nepal is playing its final home match of the Qualifier against Yemen in Dammam.

Nepal Squad:
Goalkeepers: Abhishek Baral, Bishal Sunar, Kiran Kumar Limbu

Defenders: Abhishek Limbu, Ananta Tamang, Bimal Panday, Bishal Basnet, Chhiring Lama, Rohit Chand, Sanish Shrestha, Saubhagya Rai

Midfielders: Bharat Khawas, Laken Limbu, Mani Kumar Lama, Manish Dangi, Sumit Shrestha, Basanta Jimba, Aashish Rai

Forwards: Gillespye Jung Karki, Sanjeeb Bista, Ayush Ghalan, Aashik Babu Chaudhary, Hishub Thapaliya

Results of the Qualifier
November 16, 2003
UAE 4 – 0 Nepal

November 21, 2023
Nepal 0 – 2 Yemen

March 22, 2024
Nepal 0 – 5 Bahrain

March 27, 2024
Bahrain 3 – Nepal

June 6, 2024
Nepal 0 – 4 UAE