AFC Women's Asian Cup Qualifiers

The ongoing AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in Tashkent, Uzbekistan have reached an exciting and sensational turn. Nepal and host country Uzbekistan are in exactly the same position in Group 'F'. In such a situation, a penalty shootout may also be needed to decide the group winner.

On the second day of the group, Nepal defeated Sri Lanka 8-0 in the match on Wednesday. Similarly, Uzbekistan won 7-0 over Laos. Before that, Nepal defeated Sri Lanka 9-0, while Uzbekistan defeated Sri Lanka 10-0. In this situation, Nepal and Uzbekistan are equal on six points.

Laos and Sri Lanka are on zero points after losing their second consecutive match. They have already been eliminated from the tournament. Laos will face Sri Lanka in the final day of the qualifiers on Saturday. This will be a prestige match. The match that will attract everyone's attention will be the match between Nepal and Uzbekistan.

Nepal and Uzbekistan have scored 17 goals each and neither has conceded a single goal. The winner of the match between these two teams will qualify for the Women's Asia Cup to be held in Australia next year. In the event of a draw, the match will go straight to a tiebreaker, as per the tournament rules, with all other conditions being equal.