गृहपृष्ठ ∕ Nepal ∕ Nepal to play World Cup qualifying matches in home ground Nepal Nepal to play World Cup qualifying matches in home ground KathmanduPati December 12, 2020 File photo KATHMANDU – Nepal is to play World Cup football qualifying matches in home ground. The national football team is playing three matches under the second round of WC qualifying in March and June 2021. Nepal will face Chinese Taipei on March 25, according to All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) spokesperson Kiran Rai. Likewise, the home team will play against Australia on March 30 and against Jordan on June 7. These matches were scheduled to be held in March-April 2020 but were postponed due to the Corona Virus pandemic. In Group B of the Asian qualifying category, Nepal is grouped together with Australia, Kuwait, Jordan and Chinese Taipei. Following the first round of matches, Australia leads the group with 12 points followed by Kuwait and Jordan with 10 points each in the second and third position. Nepal remains in fourth position with three points after a solitary win against Chinese Taipei. Chinese Taipei remains in the fifth and last position with no points so far. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Lightning claims toddler, injures three Kathmandu’s air quality slightly improves but still unhealthy KMC’s skill fair gets 10,000 plus applications for vocational training Nepal-India border in Siraha to be closed for Loksabha polls Kathmandu again ranked world’s most polluted city with AQI 162 ‘Nepal will lend full-fledged support to enable UN’ Top Headlines Nepal, India sign long-term agreement on electricity export, materializing MoU reached during PM’s visit1 NC, Maoist Centre discuss about NA election2 1.3 kilos of gold confiscated from TIA3 Govt. forms former-judge Poudel led probe commission to investigate Balkumari incident4 Dhakal recommended as SC chief registrar5 Manpower agency owner arrested for cheating more than Rs 1.9 million6 President expresses concern over ’emptying’ villages for lack of employment opportunities7 PM Dahal stresses on developing innovative agricultural system8 TRENDING Once on the Margins, Women Diplomats Are Now Making Their Mark in Nepal’s Foreign Service Sector What Makes Prithivi Narayan Shah a Philosopher and a Truly Democratic King? A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal Nepal Army’s mission in Lebanon provides Covid support kits to local municipalities National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Hungry people out on streets, but the government nowhere to be seen