Bangladesh are ready to face their last FIFA World Cup 2026 and Asian Cup joint qualifier match against Lebanon at the neutral venue -- Al Saad Club Stadium in Doha on Tuesday.
The match kicks off at 7 pm local time and 10 pm Bangladesh time.
The first leg match between the hosts Bangladesh and touring Lebanon ended in a 1-1 draw in Dhaka.
Ahead of today’s match, the Assistant Coach of the Bangladesh team Hasan Al Mamun said, “Local temperature in Doha is between 45 to 48-degree Celsius in the daytime, we will try to adapt to local weather in the day's session and we do hope that we will be able to adjust with local conditions quickly.”
"We played a good match against mighty Australia, our defence line is much developed now, it will be a very competitive match for both the sides, our first target is to beat Lebanon, at least we want to earn one point from the match after making a draw," he added.
In their home match in Dhaka, last Thursday hosts Bangladesh displayed a valiant performance against the six-time World Cup-playing Australia and conceded a narrow 0-2 goal defeat till the last whistle.
Mighty Australia, who have already emerged as Group I champions with one match to spare to reach the next round of the meet securing a full 15 points from five matches, will play Palestine in their home match also on June 11 in Perth.
The war-torn Palestine are in the distant 2nd collecting eight points from five matches with two wins, two draws and one defeat.
Lebanon is in the 3rd slot securing three points from five matches three draws and two defeats while Bangladesh remained at the bottom with one point from five matches after making a 1-1 draw with Lebanon in their home match in Dhaka.
Earlier, Bangladesh suffered a 0-7 goal defeat against World Cup playing Australia in their away match, drew 1-1 with Arabian nation Lebanon in the home match, suffered a 0-5 defeat against Palestine in their away match in Kuwait and conceded a shocking 0-1 goal defeat in the dying moments against Palestine in their home match in Dhaka.
Bangladesh squad:
Goalkeepers: Mitul Marma, Mehedi Hasan Srabon, and Md Sujon Hossain.
Defenders: Bishwanath Ghosh, Rimon Hossain, Tariq Raihan Kazi, Mohammad Rahmat Mia, Mohammad Isa Faysal, Sakil Hossain, Saad Uddin, Topu Barman, and Sushanto Tripura.
Midfielders: Sohel Rana, Mohammad Ridoy, Mohammad Sohel Rana, Mojibur Rahman Jony, Chandan Roy, Jamal Bhuiyan, and Syed Shah Quazem Kirmanee
Forwards: Sheikh Morsalin, Rakib Hossain, Shahriar Emon, and Mohammad Rafiqul Islam.
