DHAKA (The Thursday Times) — Mangal ko Bangabandhu National Stadium mein Group B ke aakhri match mein Bharat ne Maldives ko 1-0 se haraya, jis ke baad Pakistan South Asian Football Federation Championship 2026 ke semi-final mein pohanch gaya.
Pakistan apna pehla match Bharat se 3-2 se haar gaya tha lekin Maldives ko 3-0 se shikast di, jis ke baad knockout marhale mein us ki jagah Bharat ki jeet par munhasir thi. Suhail Bhat ki 39vein minute ki penalty ne Bharat ko fatah dilayi. Bharat chhe points ke saath group mein sar-e-fehrist raha, Pakistan teen points ke saath doosre number par raha aur Maldives koi match jeete baghair bahar ho gaya.
Group B ki runner-up team ki haisiyat se Pakistan 14 November ko semi-final mein Group A ki fateh team se khelega. Is ke hareef ka faisla mezban Bangladesh aur Sri Lanka ke darmiyan group ke aakhri match se hona tha.
Overseas khiladiyon ki kumak
Paanch overseas khiladi, Abdullah Iqbal, Easah Suliman, Adil Nabi, Ali Akbar Khan aur Abdul Samad, Bangladesh mein squad mein shamil ho gaye hain. Woh group marhale mein nahin khel sake kyunke tournament FIFA international window se bahar khela ja raha hai, jab club khiladiyon ko release karne ke paband nahin hote.
