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Qualifiers - Group F: Nepal 0-0 Turkmenistan
Chonburi: Nepal and Turkmenistan played to a 0-0 stalemate in their AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup™ China 2026 Qualifiers Group F tie on Wednesday.
The draw means Nepal will have to defeat Thailand on Friday to seal qualification while Turkmenistan were eliminated.

Nepal 0-0 Turkmenistan
Nepal came close to scoring in the sixth minute with Bhumika Budhathoki seeing her shot into the bottom left corner parried away by Turkmenistan keeper Elnura Maksyutova.
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Turkmenistan continued to repel wave after wave of attacks from Nepal, who could not find a way through as the score remained 0-0 heading into the break.

The Central Asian side, who suffered a 17-0 defeat against Thailand on Monday, continued to sit deep with Maksyutova foiling Nepal at every opportunity.
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The keeper was at her best again in the 50th minute when she denied Budhathoki and Anita Rana Magar from close range before coming to Turkmenistan’s rescue in the 84th minute to foil Puja Giri and then tipping away Alija Kumari’s long range effort as the teams settled for a share of the points.