‘When will we play?’: Nepali fans having to rely on Messi, Ronaldo, and Mbappé for their FIFA World Cup fix

A man reads a newspaper stuck on a wall in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, displaying news of the FIFA World Cup 2026. Source: SIPA USA / Safal Prakash Shrestha/JNA Press via Nexpher Images/Sipa USA

How has your FIFA World Cup 2026 experience been so far? Some Kathmandu locals shared theirs with Nepal correspondent Pratichya Dulal.

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