Nepal 'warns' Vietnam National Team; Thailand National Team wins easily against team ranked 59 places lower
Nepal caused a shock when it won 1-0 against Singapore; Thailand just won 2-0 against Afghanistan... Those are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Unexpectedly defeating Singapore, Nepal 'warns' Vietnam National Team
On the evening of March 21, Nepal caused a shock when it won 1-0 against Singapore in a friendly match before the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. This result not only affirmed Nepal's progress but also served as a warning to theVietnam National Teamand Malaysia, two opponents in the same group in the qualifying round.
Singapore is ranked 160th in the FIFA rankings, 15 places higher than Nepal (ranked 175), is considered to be superior in terms of expertise and also has home field advantage. However, the Lion Island team disappointed in this match.
In the 12th minute, Nepal suddenly took the lead after Jilipsee Jung Karki scored. This goal helped the away team play more excitedly, while Singapore was confused and lost their spirit.
As a result, Singapore did not create many clear opportunities and accepted a 0-1 defeat at home.
In the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, Nepal was in the same group as Vietnam, Malaysia and Laos. This victory shows that the South Asian team is not an easy opponent to bully, and is also a warning to coach Kim Sang-sik and his team.
Supachok and Chanathip played together, helping the Thai team easily defeat a team ranked nearly 59 places below them on the FIFA rankings.
Thailand just won 2-0 against Afghanistan in a match where Supachok, Chanathip and Suphanat all appeared on the field.
In an effort to warm up for the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers (against Sri Lanka on March 25), the Thai national team just played a friendly match with Afghanistan. The opponent is ranked 156th in the world, 59 places lower, so Thailand's chance of winning is very high.
In the 61st minute, Thailand made three substitutions. They brought in Chanathip Songkrasin, Suphanat Mueanta and Weerathep Pomphan. Shortly after, Supachok Sarachat appeared.
A series of bright names were expected to help Thailand create more pressure and score more goals. But no more goals appeared. The match ended with a comfortable 2-0 victory for Thailand.
World Cup 2026 qualifying results today March 22: England easily beat Albania
This morning (March 22), England will host Albania at home in the opening match of Group K of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Europe. This is also the first match of coach Thomas Tuchel as captain of the Three Lions.
After many attacks, the Three Lions opened the scoring in the 19th minute thanks to Lewis Skelly. The person who created Lewis Skelly's goal was Bellingham.
Starting from a pass from Declan Rice, a striker from Bayern Munich,Harry KanHe took a neat first step and then unleashed a dangerous shot, beating the Albanian goalkeeper to raise the score to 2-0.
In the remaining time, England was still the better team, controlling the ball more, but did not score any more goals. In the end, England won 2-0 against Albania.
Young star born in 2006 makes history for England team
In the early morning of March 22, Lewis-Skelly scored in his debut match to help England beat Albania 2-0 in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Europe.
According to Opta, Myles Lewis-Skelly (18 years, 176 days) became the second youngest Arsenal player in history to play for the England national team, behind only Theo Walcott (17 years, 75 days). And to mark a memorable milestone in his career, Lewis-Skelly scored the opening goal in the "Three Lions" 2-0 victory over Albania.
