Kuwait national football team results (2020–present)

This article provides details of international football games played by the Kuwait national football team from 2020 to present. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2021

Kuwait v   Palestine

18 January 2021 Friendly	Kuwait	0–1	Palestine	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:45  UTC+3		Report	Maraaba 71'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

Iraq   v Kuwait

27 January 2021 Friendly	Iraq	2–1	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
18:00  UTC+3	Dawood 79' Hussein 89' (pen.)	Report	Al Rashidi 22'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

Saudi Arabia   v Kuwait

25 March 2021 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Kuwait	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:30  UTC+3	Al-Amri 70'	Report		Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Referee: Mohamed Bunafoor (Bahrain)

Kuwait v   Lebanon

29 March 2021 Friendly	Kuwait	1–1	Lebanon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:45  UTC+3	Al-Khaldi 15'	Report	Kdouh 60'	Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium Referee: Ammar Ali Al Jneibi (United Arab Emirates)

Australia   v Kuwait

3 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Australia	3–0	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
22:00  UTC+3	Leckie 1' Irvine 24' Hrustic 66'	Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Kuwait v   Jordan

11 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	0–0	Jordan	Kuwait City, Kuwait
22:00  UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

Chinese Taipei   v Kuwait

15 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Chinese Taipei	1–2	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
22:00  UTC+3	Wu Chun-ching 51'	Report	Nasser 14', 71'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Bahrain   v Kuwait

25 June 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Bahrain	2–0	Kuwait	Doha, Qatar
20:00  UTC+3	Haram 74' Isa 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Bosnia and Herzegovina   v Kuwait

4 September 2021 Friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	Kuwait	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45  UTC+2	Prevljak 66'	Report		Stadium: Bilino Polje Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

Czech Republic   v Kuwait

11 November 2021 Friendly	Czech Republic	7–0	Kuwait	Olomouc, Czech Republic
18:30  UTC+1	Barák 26' Pešek 45', 46' Souček 57' Novák 60' Sýkora 83', 88'	Report		Stadium: Andrův stadion Referee: Peter Král'oveč (Slovakia)

Lithuania   v Kuwait

15 November 2021 Friendly	Lithuania	1–1	Kuwait	Vilnius, Lithuania
19:00  UTC+2	Lasickas 54'	Report	Al Otaibi 43'	Stadium: LFF Stadium Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)

2022

Kuwait v   Libya

29 January 2022 Friendly	Kuwait	2–0	Libya	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30  UTC+3	Al-Faneeni 8' Al-Khaldi 48'	Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

Kuwait v   Libya

1 February 2022 Friendly	Kuwait	0–2	Libya	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:55  UTC+3		Report	Al Khoja 25' Salama 90+1'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

Latvia   v Kuwait

25 March 2022 Friendly	Latvia	1–1	Kuwait	Ta' Qali, Malta
13:00  UTC+1	Savaļnieks 55'	Report	Al-Mutawa 12'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (Malta)

Malta   v Kuwait

29 March 2022 Friendly	Malta	2–0	Kuwait	Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00  UTC+2	Satariano 29' Teuma 33'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Thomas Owen (Wales)

Kuwait v   Singapore

1 June 2022 Friendly	Kuwait	2–0	Singapore	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
18:00  UTC+3	Hammoud 39' Nasser 87'	Report		Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

Kuwait v   Indonesia

8 June 2022 2023 Asian Cup qualification	Kuwait	1–2	Indonesia	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:15  UTC+3	Nasser 41'	Report	Klok 44' (pen.) Rachmat 46'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

Nepal     v Kuwait

11 June 2022 2023 Asian Cup qualification	Nepal	1–4	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:15  UTC+3	Gurung 90+4'	Report	Hammoud 28' Nasser 48', 70' Al-Faneeni 73'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 10,360 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

Jordan   v Kuwait

14 June 2022 2023 Asian Cup qualification	Jordan	3–0	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:15  UTC+3	Olwan 62' Al-Mardi 89' Al-Rawabdeh 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 18,170 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

Kuwait v   Lebanon

19 November 2022 Friendly	Kuwait	2–0	Lebanon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:00  UTC+4	Zayid 71' (pen.) Bajeyah 83'	Report		Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

Iraq   v Kuwait

30 December 2022 Friendly	Iraq	1–0	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
--:--  UTC+3	Faez 9'			Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium

2023

Kuwait v   Qatar

7 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup	Kuwait	0–2	Qatar	Basra, Iraq
19:15  UTC+3		Report	Surag 23' Alaaeldin 38' (pen.)	Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium Referee: Ma Ning (China)

United Arab Emirates   v Kuwait

10 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup	United Arab Emirates	0–1	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
16:15  UTC+3		Report	Al-Dhefiri 90+3'	Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush (Saudi Arabia)

Bahrain   v Kuwait

13 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup	Bahrain	1–1	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
18:00  UTC+3	Abdullatif 26'	Report	Al-Khaldi 45'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Kuwait v   Philippines

24 March 2023 Friendly	Kuwait	2–0	Philippines	Kuwait City, Kuwait
22:00  UTC+3	Bader Al Fadhel 71' Ali Khalaf 87'			Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfoush (Saudi Arabia)

Kuwait v   Tajikistan

28 March 2023 Friendly	Kuwait	2–1	Tajikistan	Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:--  UTC+3	Al-Fadhel 9' Al-Khaldi 61'		A.Dzhalilov 90'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

Kuwait v   Zambia

12 June 2023 Unofficial Friendly	Kuwait	3–0	Zambia	Cairo, Egypt
--:--  UTC+3	Al-Khaldi 16', 59' El Ebrahim 51'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Kuwait v   Sudan

15 June 2023 Unofficial Friendly	Kuwait	2–1	Sudan	Cairo, Egypt
20:00  UTC+3	Al-Khaldi 55', 61'			Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Kuwait v     Nepal

21 June 2023 2023 SAFF Championship	Kuwait	3–1	Nepal	Bangalore, India
15:30  UTC+5:30				Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium

Pakistan   v Kuwait

24 June 2023 2023 SAFF Championship	Pakistan	0–4	Kuwait	Bangalore, India
15:30  UTC+5:30				Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium

India   v Kuwait

27 June 2023 2023 SAFF Championship	India	1–1	Kuwait	Bangalore, India
19:30  UTC+5:30	Chhetri 45+2'	Report	A. Ali 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium

Kuwait v   Bangladesh

1 July 2023 (2023-7-1) 2023 SAFF Championship Semi-finals	Kuwait	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Bangladesh	Bengaluru, India
15:00  UTC+5:30	Al-Buloushi 105+2'			Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium

Kuwait v   India

4 July 2023 (2023-7-4) 2023 SAFF Championship Final	Kuwait	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	India	Bangalore, India
19:30  UTC+5:30	Al-Khaldi 14'	Report	Chhangte 36'	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 26,380 Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal)
	Penalties
	Daham Al Otaibi Al-Dhefiri Naji Al-Khaldi El Ebrahim		Chhetri Jhingan Chhangte Kumam Bose Naorem

Kuwait v   Bahrain

7 September 2023 (2023-9-7) Friendly	Kuwait	3–1	Bahrain	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:00  UTC+4	Al-Dhefiri 4' Al-Khaldi 56', 65'	Report	Youssef 72'	Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium

Kuwait v   Kyrgyzstan

11 September 2023 (2023-9-11) Friendly	Kuwait	1–3	Kyrgyzstan	Al Lisaili, United Arab Emirates
20:00  UTC+4		Report		Stadium: The Sevens Stadium

United Arab Emirates   v Kuwait

12 October 2023 Friendly	United Arab Emirates	1–0	Kuwait	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
21:00  UTC+4	Al-Zaabi 27'	Report		Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

Syria   v Kuwait

17 October 2023 Friendly	Syria	1–2	Kuwait	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Al Somah 17'	Report	Al-Khaldi 43', 47'	Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium

Kuwait v   India

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16) 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Kuwait	0–1	India	Kuwait City, Kuwait
		Report	M. Singh 75'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 32,786 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Afghanistan   v Kuwait

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Afghanistan	0–4	Kuwait	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
		Report		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium [note 1]

2024

Libya   v   Kuwait

12 January 2024 Friendly	Libya	3–1	Kuwait	Cairo, Egypt
18:00  UTC+2	Al Khouja 30', 20' A. Saleh 90'	Report	Zayid 78'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Kuwait   v   Uganda

19 January 2024 Friendly	Kuwait	0–2	Uganda	Cairo, Egypt
17:00  UTC+1		Report	Ssekiganda 4' Kitata 85'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

Qatar   v   Kuwait

21 March 2024 2026 World Cup qualification R2	Qatar	3–0	Kuwait	Doha, Qatar
21:30  UTC+3	Afif 47, 68' Al-Rawi 51'	Report		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 9,826 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

Kuwait   v   Qatar

26 March 2024 2026 World Cup qualification R2	Kuwait	1–2	Qatar	Farwaniya, Kuwait
22:00  UTC+3	Daham 79'	Report	Ali 77, 80'	Stadium: Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium Attendance: 8,460 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

India   v   Kuwait

6 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification R2	India	0–0	Kuwait	Kolkata, India
19:00  UTC+5:30		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 58,921 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

Kuwait   v   Afghanistan

11 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification R2	Kuwait	1–0	Afghanistan	Farwaniya, Kuwait
18:45  UTC+3	Al Rashidi 81'	Report		Stadium: Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium Attendance: 11,680 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Jordan   v   Kuwait

5 September 2024 2026 World Cup qualification R3	Jordan	1–1	Kuwait	Amman, Jordan
21:00  UTC+3	Al-Tamari 14'	Report	Nasser 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Amman International Stadium Attendance: 13,555 Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Kuwait   v   Iraq

10 September 2024 2026 World Cup qualification R3	Kuwait	0–0	Iraq	Kuwait City, Kuwait
21:00  UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 58,000 Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Oman   v   Kuwait

10 October 2024 2026 World Cup qualification R3	Oman	4–0	Kuwait	Muscat, Oman
20:00  UTC+4	A. R. Al-Mushaifri 17', 58' Al-Ghassani 30' Fawaz 79'	Report		Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Attendance: 25,891 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Australia)

Palestine   v   Kuwait

15 October 2024 2026 World Cup qualification R3	Palestine	2–2	Kuwait	Doha, Qatar
19:00  UTC+4	Abou Ali 41' (pen.) Z. Qunbar 90+3'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Nasser 31' (pen.), 80'	Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 1,827 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Kuwait   v   South Korea

14 November 2024 2026 World Cup qualification R3	Kuwait	1–3	South Korea	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:00  UTC+3	Daham 60'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Oh Se-hun 10' Son Heung-min 19' (pen.) Bae Jun-ho 74'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 22,791 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

Kuwait   v   Jordan

19 November 2024 2026 World Cup qualification R3	Kuwait	1–1	Jordan	Kuwait City, Kuwait
21:15  UTC+3	Daham 68'	Report	Al-Naimat 21'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 24,900 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)

Kuwait   v   Yemen

9 December 2024 Friendly	Kuwait	1–1	Yemen	Doha, Qatar
18:00  UTC+3	Al-Awadhi 90+5'	Report	Sabarah 86'	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

Kuwait   v   Lebanon

12 December 2024 Friendly	Kuwait	1–2	Lebanon	Doha, Qatar
18:00  UTC+3	Bouresli 11'	Report	El Zein 75' Merheg 90'	Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium

Kuwait   v   Lebanon

15 December 2024 Friendly	Kuwait	0–2	Lebanon	Doha, Qatar
18:00  UTC+3		Report	Kassas 4' Khamis 41'	Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium

Kuwait   v   Oman

21 December 2024 26th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	Kuwait	1–1	Oman	Kuwait City, Kuwait
20:00  UTC+3	Nasser 34'	Report	Al-Sabhi 42'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 42,445 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

United Arab Emirates   v   Kuwait

24 December 2024 26th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	United Arab Emirates	1–2	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
20:30  UTC+3	Caio 5'	Report	Daham 16' M. Al-Enezi 89'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 48,621 Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Kuwait   v   Qatar

27 December 2024 26th Arabian Gulf Cup GS	Kuwait	1–1	Qatar	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:30  UTC+3	Daham 74'	Report	Muntari 90+11'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 57,742 Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Bahrain   v   Kuwait

31 December 2024 26th Arabian Gulf Cup SF	Bahrain	1–0	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
20:45  UTC+3	Marhoon 75'	Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 60,122 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

2025

China   v   Kuwait

15 March 2025 Friendly

China

3–1

Kuwait

United Arab Emirates

Iraq   v   Kuwait

20 March 2025 2026 World Cup qualification R3	Iraq	2–2	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
21:15  UTC+3	Hashim 90+3' Bayesh 90+11'	Report	Nasser 39', 70'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Kuwait   v   Oman

25 March 2025 2026 World Cup qualification R3	Kuwait	v	Oman	Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:--  UTC+3

Kuwait   v   Palestine

5 June 2025 2026 World Cup qualification R3	Kuwait	v	Palestine	Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:--  UTC+3

South Korea   v   Kuwait

10 June 2025 2026 World Cup qualification R3	South Korea	v	Kuwait	Seoul, South Korea
				Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium

Head to head records

As of match played 25 March 2025

Head to head records

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	W%	D%	L%
Afghanistan	2	2	0	0	5	0	100	0	0
Australia	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	100
Bahrain	4	1	1	2	4	5	25	25	50
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	100
Chinese Taipei	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Czech Republic	1	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	100
India	4	0	3	1	2	3	0	75	25
Indonesia	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	100
Iraq	4	0	2	2	3	5	0	50	50
Jordan	4	0	3	1	2	5	0	75	25
Kyrgyzstan	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	100
Lebanon	4	1	1	2	4	5	25	25	50
Libya	2	1	0	1	2	2	50	0	50
Latvia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	100	0
Lithuania	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	100	0
Malta	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	100
Nepal	2	2	0	0	7	2	100	0	0
Oman	3	0	1	2	1	6	0	33.33	66.67
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	4	0	100	0	0
Palestine	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	50	50
Philippines	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Qatar	4	0	1	3	2	8	0	25	75
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	100
Singapore	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
South Korea	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	100
Syria	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
United Arab Emirates	3	2	0	1	3	2	66.67	0	33.33
Yemen	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	100	0
Totals	56	16	16	24	58	74	28.57	28.57	42.86

Notes

1. Afghanistan will play their home game at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Afghan conflict.

References

1. "Kuwait - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
2. "Kuwait national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
3. "World Football Elo Ratings: Kuwait". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.