FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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United Arab Emirates
  • 11': Khalifa Al-Hammadi
  • 36': Ali Mabkhout (P)
  • 44': Ali Mabkhout
  • 45'+1': Fábio Lima
FT
4 - 0
Nepal

    About

    United Arab Emirates are hosting Nepal at Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 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.
    • 11': Goal! United Arab Emirates 1, Nepal 0. Khalifa Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ali Saleh.
    • 18': Substitution, Nepal. Amrit Shrestha replaces Laken Limbu.
    • 35': Amrit Shrestha (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Goal! United Arab Emirates 2, Nepal 0. Ali Mabkhout (United Arab Emirates) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 44': Goal! United Arab Emirates 3, Nepal 0. Ali Mabkhout (United Arab Emirates) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
    • 45'+1': Goal! United Arab Emirates 4, Nepal 0. Fábio Lima (United Arab Emirates) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdalla Ramadan.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, United Arab Emirates 4, Nepal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins United Arab Emirates 4, Nepal 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Nepal. Yogesh Gurung replaces Amrit Shrestha.
    • 45': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Mohammed Al Attas replaces Khalifa Al Hammadi.
    • 45': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Mohammed Al Baloushi replaces Abdalla Ramadan.
    • 47': Aashish Chaudhary (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Harib Abdalla Suhail replaces Fábio Lima.
    • 68': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Sultan Adil replaces Ali Saleh.
    • 76': Substitution, United Arab Emirates. Tahnoon Al Zaabi replaces Ali Mabkhout.
    • 80': Substitution, Nepal. Hisub Thapaliya replaces Gillespye Jung Karki.
    • 84': Substitution, Nepal. Ayush Ghalan replaces Manish Dangi.
    • 85': Substitution, Nepal. Anjan Rai replaces Chhiring Lama.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, United Arab Emirates 4, Nepal 0.
    • 0': Match ends, United Arab Emirates 4, Nepal 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Al Maktoum Stadium
    Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    Attendance: 3,640

    Line-Ups

    UAE United Arab Emirates (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    17 Khalid Eisa (GK)
    4 Khalid Hashemi
    12 Khalifa Al-Hammadi
    2 Abdullah Idrees
    3 Zayed Sultan
    10 Fábio Lima
    15 Yahia Nader
    18 Abdalla Ramadan
    7 Ali Mabkhout
    11 Caio Canedo
    9 Ali Saleh Amro
    United Arab Emirates Substitutes:
    Harib Abdalla, Tahnoon Al Zaabi, Abdelrahman Saleh, Hassan Hamza, Mohamed Abbas, Ali Salmin, Khaled Ebraheim, Mohamad Al-Attas, Omar Hussain Haikal, Majid Rashid, Ali Khaseif, Sultan Adil Alamiri.

    NEP Nepal (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    16 Kiran Chemjong Limbu (GK)
    10 Laken Limbu
    23 Rohit Chand
    6 Chhiring Lama
    9 Aashish Chaudhary Yellow Card
    20 Sanish Shrestha
    12 Sesehang Angdembe
    11 Utsav Rai
    21 Manish Dangi
    14 Anjan Bista
    7 Gillespye Jung Karki
    Nepal Substitutes:
    Sanjeeb Bista, Anjan Rai, Amrit Shrestha, Abishek Baral, Ayush Ghalan, Arik Bista, Deep Karki, Yogesh Gurung, Nishan Hamal, Hisub Thapaliya, Rajesh Pariyar, Kritish Chhunju.

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