FIFA World Cup qualification 1985

Malaysia 5–0 Nepal

Sunday 31 Mar 1985 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Malaysia5–0Nepal

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Hassan Hassan Salleh Hassan Alif

4′1–0Zainal Abidin Hassan Malaysia
26′2–0Zainal Abidin Hassan Malaysia
29′3–0Dollah Salleh Malaysia
33′4–0Zainal Abidin Hassan Malaysia
40′5–0Yunus Alif Malaysia

Hat-trick: Zainal Abidin Hassan

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Malaysia: 1499 → 1508
Nepal: 1228 → 1220

Expected score for Malaysia: 89.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 9, 1983–2025.

Malaysia wins: 8
Draws: 1
Nepal wins: 0

Form either side

Malaysia

Before

1–2 v India 14 Oct 1984 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1984
0–0 v South Korea 16 Oct 1984 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1984
4–1 v Yemen 18 Oct 1984 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1984
1–0 v South Korea 10 Mar 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985
0–0 v Nepal 16 Mar 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985

After

0–2 v South Korea 19 May 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985
1–3 v Bahrain 3 Jun 1985 · Korea Cup 1985
4–0 v Brunei 13 Oct 1985 · Merlion Cup 1985
0–2 v Singapore 20 Oct 1985 · Merlion Cup 1985
0–4 v Singapore 23 Oct 1985 · Merlion Cup 1985

Nepal

Before

0–4 v Sri Lanka 22 Oct 1984 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1984
0–11 v United Arab Emirates 26 Oct 1984 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1984
0–8 v Oman 28 Oct 1984 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1984
0–2 v South Korea 2 Mar 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985
0–0 v Malaysia 16 Mar 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985

After

0–4 v South Korea 6 Apr 1985 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1985
1–8 v North Korea 29 Apr 1985 · Friendly
0–1 v Pakistan 30 Apr 1985 · Friendly
0–2 v India 21 Dec 1985 · South Asian Games 1985
1–0 v Bhutan 22 Dec 1985 · South Asian Games 1985

Road through the tournament

Malaysia

1–0 v South Korea 10 Mar 1985
0–0 v Nepal 16 Mar 1985
5–0 v Nepal 31 Mar 1985
0–2 v South Korea 19 May 1985

Nepal

0–2 v South Korea 2 Mar 1985
0–0 v Malaysia 16 Mar 1985
0–5 v Malaysia 31 Mar 1985
0–4 v South Korea 6 Apr 1985

Every Malaysia v Nepal match9

From Malaysia's side.


18 Nov 2025	Nepal	1–0	Home	AFC Asian Cup qualification 2025	—
25 Mar 2025	Nepal	2–0	Home	AFC Asian Cup qualification 2025	—
2 Jun 2019	Nepal	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
15 Oct 2008	Nepal	4–0	Home	Merdeka Tournament 2008	—
7 Jun 1989	Nepal	3–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 1989	—
23 May 1989	Nepal	2–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 1989	—
31 Mar 1985	Nepal	5–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985	—
16 Mar 1985	Nepal	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1985	—
19 Sep 1983	Nepal	7–0	Home	Merdeka Tournament 1983	—

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