Young Nepal went down 2-6 to Iraq in a friendly match played in Basra, Iraq on Sunday night.

Nepal, despite conceding an early goal, took a surprising 2-1 lead but then they lost the grip. They conceded quick goals to make the score line 4-1 before going to half time.

In the second half, young team failed to impress and defense line played many back passes along with poor goalkeeping that resulted in 6-2 score line.

 7' Alaa Abdul Zahrah
 8' Anjan Bista
 29' Manish Dangi
 39' Mohammad Abdulzahra
 40' Aymen Hussein
 45' Aymen Hussein
67' Mohanad Ali Alshammari
75' Sajjad Jasim



Nepal will now head towards Kuwait City where they meet more better opponents, Australia and Jordan in FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Nepal's Fixtures in Kuwait City:

Nepal Vs Chinese Taipei - June 3, 2021



Nepal Vs Jordan - June 7, 2021



Nepal Vs Australia - June 11, 2021