AFC Asian Qualifiers
The victory gave UAE the early lead in Group H of the Preliminary Joint Qualification - Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and AFC Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2027™ with Bahrain up next for them on Tuesday.
"Scoring the early goal was important, because in such matches it is very important to score at early stages," said UAE tactician Bento.
"Scoring four goals was important, but it was also important that we didn't concede any, and the team performance was growing during the match."
Talisman Ali Makhbout score a brace with Khalifa Al Hammadi and Fabio Lima adding one each with all the goals coming in the first half.
"We must analyse this match, and look into the positives and negatives. In general, although we faced some difficulty in finding the spaces behind the Nepal defence in the first half," said the former Korea Republic head coach.
"We were slow in the build up, but we were better in the second half, and we managed to find the spaces."
Bahrain, who defeated Yemen 2-0, will be tougher opponents but Bento will be confident that UAE have what it takes to overcome their West Asian opponents.
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