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The Kuwait National Football Team represents Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. Kuwait made its only FIFA World Cup appearance in 1982, managing to get one draw in the group stage against Czechoslovakia. In the AFC Asian Cup, Kuwait reached the final in 1976 and won the tournament four years later in 1980.
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- ↑ "Faisal Alenezi". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Asian Cup round-up: Oman edges past Kuwait, South Korea stuns Australia". Sport360. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
- ↑ "Weak South Korea 'lucky' to edge Kuwait 1-0". Malay Mail Online. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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