Nepal went to Bahrain to play two home and away matches against Bahrain for FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup selection, but lost in both matches. Nepal lost 5-0 to Bahrain in the first leg and lost 3-0 in the second leg.

Nepal conceded three goals in the first half in the away match of the second leg at the Bahrain National Stadium in Rifa city. And those three goals became the final result of the game. Syed Bakir scored the first goal for Bahrain in the seventh minute of the game.

In the 18th minute of the game, Abdullah Yusuf Hilal added the second goal through a penalty, and in the 36th minute, Kamil Al Aswad scored the third goal to confirm the victory of the home team against Nepal. Both Nepal and Bahrain are scheduled to play their last two group stage matches against UAE and Yemen in June.

On Tuesday, the UAE won against Yemen with a 3-0 win in Group H of Nepal. After this result, UAE is at the top with 12 points with 100% win from 4 matches. Bahrain is in second place with 9 points, while Yemen is in third place with 3 points. Nepal without points is at the bottom.