Bahrain vs Yemen, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

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Bahrain are hosting Yemen at Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
45'+2': Hazaa Ali (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': Penalty saved. Abdulwasea Al Matari (Yemen) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+5': Anis Al Maari (Yemen) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+6': First Half ends, Bahrain 0, Yemen 0.
45': Second Half begins Bahrain 0, Yemen 0.
54': Substitution, Yemen. Abdul Majeed Sabarah replaces Abdul Aziz Masoum.
58': Ali Haram (Bahrain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Substitution, Bahrain. Jassim Al Shaikh replaces Ali Madan.
70': Substitution, Bahrain. Ahmed Al Sherooqi replaces Mahdi Al Humaidan.
70': Substitution, Bahrain. Ismaeel Abdullatif Hassan replaces Abdulla Yusuf Helal.
75': Substitution, Yemen. Hamza Mahrous replaces Omar Al Dahi.
86': Substitution, Bahrain. Ibrahim Al Khatal replaces Mohamed Marhoon.
86': Substitution, Bahrain. Mahdi Abduljabbar replaces Komail Al Aswad.
87': Substitution, Yemen. Hamza Hanash replaces Mohammed Al Najjar.
87': Substitution, Yemen. Mohammed Al Tairi replaces Abdulwasea Al Matari.
90'+9': Second Half ends, Bahrain 0, Yemen 0.
0': Match ends, Bahrain 0, Yemen 0.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Bahrain National Stadium
Location: Riffa, Bahrain
Attendance: 2,632

Line-Ups

Bahrain (3-4-3)

No.	Name
22	Ebrahim Lutfalla (GK)
3	Waleed Al-Hayam
18	Mohammed Adel
2	Amine Benaddi
14	Ali Abdula Haram
7	Ali Jaafar Madan
19	Komail Al-Aswad
8	Mohamed Marhoon
9	Abdullah Yusuf
20	Mahdi Al-Humaidan
17	Hazaa Ali

Bahrain Substitutes:

Abdulla Al Khalasi, Ibrahim Al Khatal, Abdulwahab Al-Malood, Mahdi Abduljabbar, Ammar Mohamed, Sayed Mohamed Jaafar, Sayed Dhiya Saeed, Mohamed Ali Husain Mohamed Abdulla Al Banna, Jasim Al-Shaikh, Sayed Mahdi Baqer, Ismail Abdullatif, Ahmed Alsherooqi.

Yemen (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Mohammed Aman Fateh Khairalah (GK)
6	Rami Al-Wasmani
4	Hamza Al Rimi
19	Radhawan Al Hubaishi
3	Harwan Al Zubaidi
11	Abdulwasea Al-Matari
13	Mohammed Al Naggar
15	Osama Anbar
9	Omar Al Dahi
10	Abdul Aziz Masoum
8	Anes Al Maari

Yemen Substitutes:

Al Khader Al Douh, Abdullah Al Sadi, Abdul Majeed Sabarah, Salah Saeed Salem, Hamza Hanash, Mohammed Al Tairi, Mufeed Gamal Sarhan, Emad Al Godaimah, Hamza Mahrous, Ali Abbas, Qasim Al Sharafi.

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