Nepal v Australia, 11 June 2021
| Score | 3-0 to Australia |
| Referee | Ahmed Al Kaf |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia group B |
| Venue | Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City |
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Kick-off: 7.00pm local
Played in Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium, Kuwait City due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions.
This game was due to be played on 31 March 2020 but FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) decided that all the Asian FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 qualifiers due to be played during this international break could be postponed. This was due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (coronavirus).
For the same reason, this game was postponed for a second time on 30 March 2021.
0
Nepal
Manager: Abdullah Al Mutairi
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Kiran Chemjong
(captain)
Defender
Gautam Shrestha
Defender
Ananta Tamang
Defender/Midfielder
Suman Aryal
Defender/Midfielder
Arik Bista
Defender/Midfielder
Rohit Chand
Defender/Midfielder
Suman Lama
Midfielder
Sunil Bal
Midfielder
Bishal Rai
Midfielder
Pujan Uperkoti
Forward
Nawayug Shrestha
Substitutions:
| Anjan Bista for Sunil Bal | 46 |
| Manish Dangi for Nawayug Shrestha | 61 |
| Ayush Ghalan for Suman Lama | 90 |
| Suraj Jeu Thakuri for Arik Bista | 90 |
| Kamal Thapa for Bishal Rai | 90 |
Cards:
| Rohit Chand | 45 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Deep Karki
Goalkeeper
Bishal Sunar
Defender
Dinesh Rajbanshi
Midfielder
Manish Dangi
Midfielder
Ayush Ghalan
Midfielder
Santosh Tamang
Midfielder
Kamal Thapa
Midfielder/Forward
Anjan Bista
Midfielder/Forward
Aashish Lama
Forward
Abhishek Rijal
Forward
Suraj Jeu Thakuri
Comments:
Nepal named 11 of a possible 12 substitutes.
3
Australia
Manager: Graham Arnold
Goals:
| Mathew Leckie | 6 |
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| Fran Karačić | 38 |
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| Martin Boyle | 57 |
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Starting lineup:
Andrew Redmayne
Goalkeeper
Miloš Degenek
Defender
Harry Souttar
Defender
Aziz Behich
Defender/Midfielder
Fran Karačić
Defender/Midfielder
Connor Metcalfe
Defender/Midfielder
Ajdin Hrustić
Midfielder
Jackson Irvine
Midfielder
Martin Boyle
Midfielder/Forward
Mathew Leckie
Midfielder/Forward
(captain)
Mitch Duke
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jamie Maclaren for Mathew Leckie | 62 |
| Nikita Rukavytsya for Mitch Duke | 62 |
| Awer Mabil for Martin Boyle | 72 |
| Lawrence Thomas for Andrew Redmayne | 83 |
| Ruon Tongyik for Ajdin Hrustić | 83 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Mat Ryan
Goalkeeper
Lawrence Thomas
Defender
Rhyan Grant
Defender
Ryan McGowan
Defender
Trent Sainsbury
Defender
Ruon Tongyik
Midfielder
James Holland
Midfielder
Chris Ikonomidis
Midfielder
Riley McGree
Midfielder/Forward
Awer Mabil
Midfielder/Forward
Nikita Rukavytsya
Forward
Jamie Maclaren