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 history
YearRoundScoreResult
1982Round 1  Kuwait 1–1  CzechoslovakiaDraw
 Kuwait 1–4  FranceLoss
 Kuwait 0–1  EnglandLoss

Kuwait at Spain 1982

Group 4

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 England330061+56
 France311165+14
 Czechoslovakia302124−22
 Kuwait301226−41
Czechoslovakia  1–1  Kuwait
Panenka 21' (pen.)(Report)Al-Dakhil 57'

France  4–1  Kuwait
Genghini 31'
Platini 43'
Six 48'
Bossis 89'
(Report)Al-Buloushi 75'

England  1–0  Kuwait
Francis 27'(Report)

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.

RankPlayerMatches
1Abdulaziz 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.

RankPlayerGoals
1Faisal Al-Dakhil1
Abdullah Al-Buloushi1

See also