Kuwait at the FIFA World Cup

Kuwait have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 1982. They were eliminated in round one, where they lost two matches and drew one. The team scored two goals and conceded six across the three games.

Overall record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to Mexico 1970Did not enter
West Germany 1974 and Argentina 1978Did not qualify
Spain 1982Round 1301226
Mexico 1986 to Brazil 2014Did not qualify
Russia 2018Disqualified
Qatar 2022Did not qualify
Canada Mexico United States 2026Did not qualify
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total1/25301226

By Match

Year Round Opponents Score Scorers
Spain 1982Group 4 Czechoslovakia1–1Faisal Al-Dakhil
 France1–4Abdullah Al-Buloushi
 England0–1

Kuwait at Spain 1982

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 330061+56
 France 311165+14
 Czechoslovakia 302124−22
 Kuwait 301226−41
Czechoslovakia 1–1 Kuwait
Panenka 21' (pen.) (Report) Al-Dakhil 57'
Attendance: 25,000
France 4–1 Kuwait
Genghini 31'
Platini 43'
Six 48'
Bossis 89'		 (Report) Al-Buloushi 75'
Attendance: 30,043
England 1–0 Kuwait
Francis 27' (Report)
Attendance: 39,700

Record players

Coach Parreira fielded his first-choice players during Kuwait's three matches, resulting in ten players sharing the record for Kuwait's player with the most FIFA World Cup matches.

Rank Player Matches
1 Abdulaziz Al-Anberi3
Abdullah Al-Buloushi3
Faisal Al-Dakhil3
Saad Al-Houti3
Waleed Al-Jasem3
Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi3
Mahboub Juma'a3
Fathi Kameel3
Abdullah Mayouf3
Naeem Saad3

Goalscorers

Two Kuwaiti players scored one goal each during the 1982 FIFA World Cup.

Rank Player Goals
1 Faisal Al-Dakhil1
Abdullah Al-Buloushi1

See also

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