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

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Yemen

9': Nasser Al-Gahwashi (P)
90'+1': Mohammed Abdullah Al Dahi

FT
2 - 2

Nepal

22': Sanjeeb Bista
66': Gillespye Jung Karki

About

Yemen are hosting Nepal 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.
9': Goal! Yemen 1, Nepal 0. Nasser Mohammedoh (Yemen) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
22': Goal! Yemen 1, Nepal 1. Sanjeeb Bista (Nepal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
45'+5': Mohammed Al Najjar (Yemen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+7': First Half ends, Yemen 1, Nepal 1.
45': Second Half begins Yemen 1, Nepal 1.
51': Bishal Basnet (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Laken Limbu (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Substitution, Nepal. Saubhagya Rai replaces Bishal Basnet.
64': Substitution, Yemen. Abdul Majeed Sabarah replaces Nasser Mohammedoh.
66': Goal! Yemen 1, Nepal 2. Gillespye Jung Karki (Nepal) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
69': Substitution, Yemen. Hamza Mahrous replaces Mohammed Al Najjar.
69': Substitution, Yemen. Mohammed Al Dahi replaces Omar Al Dahi.
78': Substitution, Nepal. Hisub Thapaliya replaces Gillespye Jung Karki.
81': Substitution, Yemen. Qasim Al Sharafi replaces Anis Al Maari.
82': Kiran Chemjong (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Goal! Yemen 2, Nepal 2. Mohammed Al Dahi (Yemen) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdulwasea Al Matari.
90'+4': Substitution, Nepal. Ayush Ghalan replaces Bharat Khawas.
90'+4': Substitution, Nepal. Mani Lama replaces Sanjeeb Bista.
90'+7': Ananta Tamang (Nepal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Yemen 2, Nepal 2.
0': Match ends, Yemen 2, Nepal 2.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd Stadium
Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 905

Line-Ups

Yemen (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Mohammed Aman Fateh Khairalah (GK)
4	Hamza Al Rimi
3	Harwan Al Zubaidi
19	Radhawan Al Hubaishi
6	Rami Al-Wasmani
13	Mohammed Al Naggar
8	Anes Al Maari
15	Osama Anbar
9	Omar Al Dahi
11	Abdulwasea Al-Matari
7	Nasser Al-Gahwashi

Yemen Substitutes:

Abdul Majeed Sabarah, Emad Al Godaimah, Mohammed Abdullah Al Dahi, Qasim Al Sharafi, Hamza Mahrous, Abdullah Al Sadi, Mohammed Al Tairi, Ahmed Maher, Salah Saeed Salem, Al Khader Al Douh, Abdul Aziz Masoum, Ali Abbas.

Nepal (4-5-1)

No.	Name
16	Kiran Chemjong Limbu (GK)
23	Rohit Chand
4	Ananta Tamang
3	Bishal Basnet
6	Chhiring Lama
17	Bharat Khawas
21	Manish Dangi
10	Laken Limbu
7	Gillespye Jung Karki
20	Sanish Shrestha
9	Sanjeeb Bista

Nepal Substitutes:

Basant Jimba, Abhishek Limbu, Hisub Thapaliya, Ayush Ghalan, Saubhagya Rai, Bishal Sunar, Sumit Shrestha, Abishek Baral, Bimal Pandey, Mani Kumar Lama, Aashik Chaudhary, Aashish Rai.

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