KATHMANDU: After crashing out of the first group stage match of the AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers after a 5-0 defeat against UAE, Nepal will be playing under pressure to win against Uzbekistan in the second round being played at Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium in Al Ain in UAE at around 8:10 pm tonight (Nepali time).

Nepal have to win two matches including tonight's game to enter the next round. Nepal will play against Lebanon in the third round on Wednesday.

So far Nepal stay pointless while Uzbekistan, which played the same match, have three points with a 3-1 win against Lebanon on Saturday.

With this, Nepal stay in third position while UAE top the group with three points. Likewise, Uzbekistan hold second position. There are Nepal along with the host UAE, Uzbekistan and Lebanon in Group D .

A total of 40 member associations of the Asian Football Confederation that are playing for the age group tournament to be held in China next year, are divided into 10 groups with four teams in each group.