Nepal is playing its last match in the second round of FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar and AFC Asian Cup 2023 China.
Nepal, which is in the fourth position with 6 points in Group B, is going to compete with the East Asian champions Australia today.
Nepal’s chances of reaching the third round of the Asian Cup are almost over.
Top-ranked Australia, with 18 points, have won all six of their matches so far. Second-placed Jordan has 10 points and third-placed Kuwait has 10 points.
Nepal is in the fourth position with 6 points. Fifth-ranked Chinese Taipei could not add points as they lost all their matches.
Nepal and Australia competed in the first leg of this selection in 2019. Australia had defeated Nepal 5-0 in that match in Canberra.
Game information
Sports: Nepal v Australia
Competition: World Cup and Asian Cup joint selection (second round)
Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Time: 9:45 pm (Nepali time)
Live broadcast: Kantipur Television
FIFA Rankings: Australia (41), Nepal (171)
Head to head
Game: 1
Nepal: 1 defeat
Australia: 1 win (5-0)
What does the coach say?
Abdullah Almutairi (Nepal)
If all goes well, the youngster will play against Australia. I know the game against Australia will be tough. But it is also important to give young players a chance to play.
I am hopeful that we will play a good game against Australia. Our style of play has improved. We have been able to make the supporters happy.
Graham Arnold (Australia)
Nepal is working hard. We are excited to play with Nepal.
They are playing in a different style. The coaches are doing well. We respect the Nepali team. Nepal is a hardworking team.
Nepali team
Goalkeepers: Kiran Kumar Limbu (captain), Deep Karki, Vishal Sunar
Defenders: Rohit Chand, Anant Tamang, Dinesh Rajwanshi, Gautam Shrestha, Vikas Khawas, Suman Aryal
Midfielders: Manish Dangi, Kamal Thapa, Eric Visht, Vishal Rai, Sunil Bal, Santosh Tamang, Suraj Jew Thakuri, Ayush Ghalan, Pujan Uparkoti
Forwards: Abhishek Rijal, Navyug Shrestha, Ashish Lama, Suman Lama, Anjan Visht
