Cheer up guys! Nepal have participated in the World Cup Football Tournament....

But, it is better known as World Cup Amsterdam a.k.a WK Amsterdam.

Nepalese football lover, Gautam Gurung tells everything about this....

"It is an annual event held in amsterdam in every Summer. The nationalities from all over the world living in the Netherlands represented their country in this event. It is also like exposing everyones' culture in this event. You know, we also showed our culture. Jyali, Madal....wow, the event was so exciting...

Gautam Gurung ( Second from left- back) and Nepal Team

For your information, Nepal is taking part in this event for last 7 years. There were 32 countries participating and they were divided in different pools.

Nepal was in the group of Tunisia,Somalia,Aruba,Turkey,Russia,Germany and Ecuador. Although we lost all our matches it was our achievment to take part in the tournament and introduce Nepal among the soccer elite groups of the world. Cape verde island was the champion  beating suriname in the final.

The score line was 5-0,5-0,3-1,4-0,3-0,2-1 and 4-0 respectively for us. Never mind, we scored two goals in this World Cup. We will take part in next year with full preparations".

Pics From: Gautam Gurung

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