FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Nepal vs United Arab Emirates, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

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Nepal
    FT
    0 - 4
    United Arab Emirates
    • 12': Harib Abdalla Al-Maazmi
    • 14': Harib Abdalla Al-Maazmi
    • 53': Ali Saleh Amro
    • 75': Hazem Mohammad

    About

    Nepal are hosting United Arab Emirates at Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 12': Goal! Nepal 0, United Arab Emirates 1. Harib Abdalla Suhail (United Arab Emirates) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdulla Idrees.
    • 14': Goal! Nepal 0, United Arab Emirates 2. Harib Abdalla Suhail (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Saleh.
    • 22': Substitution, Nepal. Chhiring Lama replaces Saubhagya Rai.
    • 22': Substitution, Nepal. Sanish Shrestha replaces Basant Jimba.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Nepal 0, United Arab Emirates 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nepal 0, United Arab Emirates 2.
    • 53': Goal! Nepal 0, United Arab Emirates 3. Ali Saleh (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tahnoon Al Zaabi.
    • 57': Ananta Tamang (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Abdulla Hamad replaces Ali Saleh.
    • 62': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Hazem Mohammad replaces Mohammed Al Baloushi.
    • 62': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Mubarak Zamah replaces Zayed Sultan.
    • 66': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Khamis Al Mansoori replaces Khalid Al Hashemi.
    • 68': Substitution, Nepal. Ayush Ghalan replaces Gillespye Jung Karki.
    • 75': Goal! Nepal 0, United Arab Emirates 4. Hazem Mohammad (United Arab Emirates) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Bader Nasser.
    • 77': Substitution, Nepal. Mani Lama replaces Bharat Khawas.
    • 77': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Fahad Badr replaces Tahnoon Al Zaabi.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nepal 0, United Arab Emirates 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Nepal 0, United Arab Emirates 4.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium
    Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
    Attendance: 2,450

    Line-Ups

    NEP Nepal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    16 Kiran Chemjong Limbu (GK)
    4 Ananta Tamang Yellow Card
    23 Rohit Chand
    5 Saubhagya Rai
    3 Bishal Basnet
    10 Laken Limbu
    21 Manish Dangi
    17 Bharat Khawas
    9 Sanjeeb Bista
    14 Basant Jimba
    7 Gillespye Jung Karki
    Nepal Substitutes:
    Aashik Chaudhary, Aashish Rai, Mani Kumar Lama, Abhishek Limbu, Bimal Pandey, Chhiring Lama, Abishek Baral, Sanish Shrestha, Sumit Shrestha, Bishal Sunar, Hisub Thapaliya, Ayush Ghalan.

    UAE United Arab Emirates (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 Khaled Tawhid (GK)
    4 Khalid Hashemi
    20 Bader Nasser
    3 Zayed Sultan
    2 Abdullah Idrees
    5 Ali Salmin
    16 Mohamed Abbas
    8 Tahnoon Al Zaabi
    11 Mohammad Juma
    9 Harib Abdalla Al-Maazmi
    7 Ali Saleh Amro
    United Arab Emirates Substitutes:
    Ali Khaseif Housani, Yahia Nader, Hazem Mohammad, Abdulla Hamad Al-Menhali, Khalid Eisa Al Mesmari, Majid Rashid Al-Mehrzi, Abdelrahman Saleh, Mohamad Al-Attas, Fahad Badr, Mubarak Beni Zamah, Khamis Ahmed Jar Allah Hussain Al Mansoori.

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