National side falls to Bangladesh in a friendly that mattered
A 2–1 defeat at Galolhu National Stadium raises familiar questions ahead of qualifying.
For seventy minutes the Maldives looked like a side that had learned something. The last twenty undid most of it. The 2–1 defeat to Bangladesh, at a half-full Galolhu National Stadium, was the national team's fifth friendly loss of 2026.
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