FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Nepal vs Bahrain, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

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Nepal
    FT
    0 - 5
    Bahrain
    • 2': Mahdi Al-Humaidan
    • 9': Sayed Mahdi Baqer
    • 45'+4': Ali Jaafar Madan
    • 87': Ibrahim Al Khatal
    • 90'+6': Ismail Abdullatif (P)

    About

    Nepal are hosting Bahrain at Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain, 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.
    • 2': Goal! Nepal 0, Bahrain 1. Mahdi Al Humaidan (Bahrain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Marhoon.
    • 9': Goal! Nepal 0, Bahrain 2. Sayed Baqer (Bahrain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
    • 14': Mohamed Adel (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Substitution, Nepal. Dinesh Henjan replaces Anjan Bista.
    • 45'+4': Goal! Nepal 0, Bahrain 3. Ali Madan (Bahrain) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Nepal 0, Bahrain 3.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nepal 0, Bahrain 3.
    • 45': Substitution, Nepal. Saubhagya Rai replaces Sumit Shrestha.
    • 57': Manish Dangi (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Substitution, Bahrain. Abdulla Yusuf Helal replaces Ali Madan.
    • 68': Substitution, Bahrain. Hamad Al Shamsan replaces Waleed Al Hayam.
    • 68': Waleed Al Hayam (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, Bahrain. Ibrahim Al Khatal replaces Mahdi Al Humaidan.
    • 77': Substitution, Bahrain. Ahmed Al Sherooqi replaces Mohamed Marhoon.
    • 79': Substitution, Nepal. Samir Tamang replaces Hisub Thapaliya.
    • 80': Substitution, Bahrain. Ismaeel Abdullatif Hassan replaces Mahdi Abduljabbar.
    • 87': Goal! Nepal 0, Bahrain 4. Ibrahim Al Khatal (Bahrain) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hazaa Ali.
    • 88': Substitution, Nepal. Bharat Khawas replaces Manish Dangi.
    • 88': Substitution, Nepal. Sanjeeb Bista replaces Samir Tamang.
    • 90'+5': Ali Madan (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Goal! Nepal 0, Bahrain 5. Ismaeel Abdullatif Hassan (Bahrain) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Nepal 0, Bahrain 5.
    • 0': Match ends, Nepal 0, Bahrain 5.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Bahrain National Stadium
    Location: Riffa, Bahrain
    Attendance: 5,041

    Line-Ups

    NEP Nepal (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    16 Kiran Chemjong Limbu (GK)
    13 Abhishek Limbu
    6 Chhiring Lama
    4 Ananta Tamang
    23 Sumit Shrestha
    20 Sanish Shrestha
    11 Utsav Rai
    10 Laken Limbu
    21 Manish Dangi Yellow Card
    18 Hisub Thapaliya
    14 Anjan Bista
    Nepal Substitutes:
    Bishal Sunar, Bishal Basnet, Rohan Karki, Saubhagya Rai, Sanjeeb Bista, Bharat Khawas, Gillespye Jung Karki, Mani Kumar Lama, Abishek Baral, Samir Tamang, Ajay Chaudhary, Dinesh Henjan.

    BHR Bahrain (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 Sayed Mohamed Jaafar (GK)
    3 Waleed Al-Hayam Yellow Card
    4 Sayed Mahdi Baqer
    19 Hazaa Ali
    18 Mohammed Adel Yellow Card
    8 Mohamed Marhoon
    14 Ali Abdula Haram
    15 Jasim Al-Shaikh
    6 Mahdi Abduljabbar
    20 Mahdi Al-Humaidan
    7 Ali Jaafar Madan
    Bahrain Substitutes:
    Abdulwahab Al-Malood, Hasan Ali Alkarrani, Ebrahim Lutfalla, Abdullah Yusuf, Hamed Al-Shamsan, Ahmed Awad, Ahmed Alsherooqi, Abdulla Al Khalasi, Moses Atede Jona, Ammar Mohamed, Ismail Abdullatif, Ibrahim Al Khatal.

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