Nepal vs UAE – Fifa World Cup 2026 Qualifier

Nepal is facing UAE today in the qualifying match under FIFA World Cup 2026. The match will start at 9:45 PM Nepali time at Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Stadium in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

After the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) expressed interest in the condition of the field and the security system, stating that Dashrath Stadium is unfit to host the World Cup Qualifiers, after writing to ANFA to decide a neutral venue, both matches will be played in Saudi Arabia. Since Nepal could not host the match, Saudi Arabia accepted to host this match for Nepal.

The match between Nepal and Yemen is also being held at the same stadium. Nepal, which is in Group ‘H’, had suffered defeat in all four matches earlier. Nepal lost 4-0 against UAE and 2-0 against Yemen. Similarly, Nepal lost the first match against Bahrain by 5-0 and the second match by 3-0.

The young forward Ayush Ghalan, who was out of the football team recently, has also returned to the team that will play the last two matches. Although he was not in the initial team, he was included in the final team. Similarly, Ashish Rai from Nepal Police Club is also included in the team.

Dinesh Henjan and Fatteman Ghale, who were on England tour last time, are not in the team due to injuries. Forward Anjan Bisht is also not in the team due to injury. Anant Tamang, who missed the England tour due to a similar injury, has returned to the team.