Overview
- Pakistan, which beat Afghanistan 2-0 on Sunday, sealed a place in the Diamond Jubilee International Football Tournament final with goals from Umar Nawaz and Harun Hamid.
- The win finished Pakistan top of the four-nation round‑robin and sends Nolberto Solano’s side into the title match scheduled for June 10.
- Pakistan had earlier beaten hosts Maldives 3-0 in the tournament, a result that ended a 961-day international win drought and gave the team momentum heading into the Afghanistan game.
- The match was played at the National Football Stadium in Malé and was available to viewers via the Maldives Football Association YouTube feed and host broadcasters including Yes TV and Television Maldives.
- The result marks Pakistan’s deepest run in a stand-alone international tournament in decades, evoking comparisons to the 1962 Merdeka Cup and the 1991 South Asian Games and offering a boost to the country’s rebuilding football programme.