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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Nepal

FT
0 - 4

United Arab Emirates

12': Harib Abdalla
14': Harib Abdalla
53': Ali Saleh Amro
75': Hazem Mohammad

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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 Commentary

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

Nepal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
16	Kiran Chemjong Limbu (GK)
4	Ananta Tamang
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.

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
7	Ali Saleh Amro

United Arab Emirates Substitutes:

Ali Khaseif, Yahia Nader, Hazem Mohammad, Abdulla Hamad Al-Menhali, Khalid Eisa, Majid Rashid, Abdelrahman Saleh, Mohamad Al-Attas, Fahad Badr, Mubarak Beni Zamah, Khamis Ahmed Jar Allah Hussain Al Mansoori.

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