Kuwait at the FIFA World Cup

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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.

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Overall record

Kuwait at Spain 1982

Group 4

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of England.svg  England 330061+56
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 311165+14
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 30212422
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 30122641
Czechoslovakia  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg1–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Panenka Soccerball shade.svg21' (pen.) (Report) Al-Dakhil Soccerball shade.svg57'

France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg4–1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Genghini Soccerball shade.svg31'
Platini Soccerball shade.svg43'
Six Soccerball shade.svg48'
Bossis Soccerball shade.svg89'
(Report) Al-Buloushi Soccerball shade.svg75'

England  Flag of England.svg1–0Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Francis Soccerball shade.svg27' (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
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.

RankPlayerGoals
1 Faisal Al-Dakhil 1
Abdullah Al-Buloushi 1

See also