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
1930 to 1970	Did not enter
1974 and 1978	Did not qualify
1982	Round 1	3	0	1	2	2	6
1986 to 2014	Did not qualify
2018	Disqualified
2022	Did not qualify
2026	To be determined
2030
2034
Total	1/25	3	0	1	2	2	6

FIFA World Cup history
Year	Round	Score	Result
1982	Round 1	Kuwait 1–1 Czechoslovakia	Draw
		Kuwait 1–4 France	Loss
		Kuwait 0–1 England	Loss

Kuwait at Spain 1982

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
England	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	6
France	3	1	1	1	6	5	+1	4
Czechoslovakia	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
Kuwait	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

17 June 1982

17:15 CEST

Czechoslovakia	1–1	Kuwait
Panenka 21' (pen.)	(Report)	Al-Dakhil 57'

Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana)

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21 June 1982

17:15 CEST

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

Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid

Attendance: 30,043

Referee: Miroslav Stupar (Soviet Union)

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25 June 1982

17:15 CEST

England	1–0	Kuwait
Francis 27'	(Report)

Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao

Attendance: 39,700

Referee: Gilberto Aristízabal (Colombia)

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-Anberi	3
	Abdullah Al-Buloushi	3
	Faisal Al-Dakhil	3
	Saad Al-Houti	3
	Waleed Al-Jasem	3
	Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi	3
	Mahboub Juma'a	3
	Fathi Kameel	3
	Abdullah Mayouf	3
	Naeem Saad	3

Goalscorers

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

Rank	Player	Goals
1	Faisal Al-Dakhil	1
	Abdullah Al-Buloushi	1

See also

• Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup
• Kuwait at the AFC Asian Cup