There will be big blow for Bangladesh team while two valuable players have already ruled out for Lebanon match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying Round 2 will take place at Bashundhara Kings Arena Stadium on 21st November.
Meanwhile, midfielder Sohel Rana could not play against Australia due to red card embargo.
Forwards Rakib Hasan and defender Saad Uddin will miss the home match against Lebanon after getting a yellow card against the Maldives and Australia.
The match against Lebanon is very important for the Red and Green when Cabrera sides are eagerly expecting to earn points from the encounter.
The absence of two vital players of the starting line up would be a huge setback for the team.
Bangladesh national team reached Dhaka from Melbourne on Friday night after having a bitter experience at the away ground with suffering a 7-0 defeat.
Cabrera does not want to disclose the names who will replace Saad and Rakib. Rakib got yellow card in the pre-qualifiers match at their home match against Maldives at Bashundhara Kings Arena Stadium on October 17 and received the second yellow against Australia at AAMI Park, Melbourne on November 16.
Saad Uddin saw his first yellow at the Maldives National Stadium in male on October 12 when after scoring a goal put off his jersey to celebrate the goal and referee show him yellow card and he saw the second yellow card in Melbourne.
In their head-to-head record, Lebanon is ahead of Bangladesh, as the former has won two and the latter has won one match so far.
Bangladesh first played against Lebanon in the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying match at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium in Beirut on July 23, 2011 when the hosts won the match by 4-0.
In the return leg match, Bangladesh took revenge by winning the home match 2-0 against Lebanon at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on July 28, 2011.
The two teams met in their last match in the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship in India and Lebanon won over Bangladesh by 2-0 at Sree Kanterava Stadium, Bengaluru, on June 22, 2023.
