FIFA officially awarded the World Cup to the kingdom on Wednesday with the sole bid for the tournament confirmed by acclamation.

Nepal to face Vietnam, Malaysia, and Laos in Group F in their bid to qualify for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup.

Brazil are fifth in the CONMEBOL standings on 18 points, one point behind Colombia and Ecuador, after picking up their second straight draw.

Colombia lost 1-0 at home to 10-man Ecuador earlier the day.

New Zealand will play Fiji and New Caledonia will take on Tahiti in the semi-finals in Wellington on March 21.

Nepal will now participate in the third round of the AFC Asian Cup Qualification, which will take place in March next year.

This victory puts Uruguay second in the standings with 19 points.

World Cup holders Argentina top the standings with 22 points from 11 games and will host ninth-placed Peru on Tuesday.

Five-time World Cup champions Brazil are third in the standings on 17 points.

England, who are seeking promotion to League A, are second in their group B2 with nine points after losing to Greece at home.

Equatorial Guinea, who were a surprise package at the last finals, sit on seven points from their four matches.

Shervoni Mabatshoev and Alisher Jalilov both score double as the Gorkhalis lose the game 4-0 in Dushanbe.

Four-time winners Ghana must beat Angola in Luanda and Niger at home and hope Sudan lose both their matches if they are to qualify.

Wednesday’s was Nepal women’s 12th major final since they played their first international match in 1986.

Hundreds line up to secure their place at Dashrath Stadium as Nepal eyes first SAFF Women’s title.

Barcelona’s Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati won the women’s award for a second time.

Ticketing halted after excess turnout raises safety concerns.

Sunday’s win lifted PSG to 23 points, three clear of AS Monaco at the top of the standings.

The tense match was marred by poor umpiring and protests that saw the game interrupted for more than 80 minutes in total.

A comprehensive 6-0 victory over the Lankans in Kathmandu helps the hosts leapfrog Bhutan to the summit of Group B on goal difference.