FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

Yemen
  • 9': Nasser Al-Gahwashi (P)
  • 90'+1': Mohammed Abdullah Al Dahi
FT
2 - 2
Nepal
  • 22': Sanjeeb Bista
  • 66': Gillespye Jung Karki

Introduction

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 Commentary

  • 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.
  • 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. Mohammed Al Dahi replaces Omar Al Dahi.
  • 69': Substitution, Yemen. Hamza Mahrous replaces Mohammed Al Najjar.
  • 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.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

Line-Ups

YEM 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 Yellow Card
8 Anes Al Maari
15 Osama Anbar
9 Omar Al Dahi
11 Abdulwasea Al-Matari
7 Nasser Al-Gahwashi
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.

NEP Nepal (4-5-1)

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