Kathmandu, March 28 -- Nepal's hopes to progress into the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and secure an automatic berth to the 2027 AFC Asian Cup ended after they suffered a 3-0 defeat against Bahrain in their second leg match at the Bahrain National Stadium on Wednesday.

A fourth defeat in as many matches puts Vincenzo Alberto Annese's men miserably at the bottom of Group H and without a point, thanks to another sloppy performance in Riffa that sent them packing from the second round without playing their remaining two fixtures. Nepal have never progressed beyond the second round in the World Cup qualifiers.

Perfect United Arab Emirates qualified for the third round and Asian Cup from Group H after a 3-0 victory again...