Kuwait at the FIFA World Cup

Kuwait have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 1982.

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 Total 1/22 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	3
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)

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)

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:

Goalscorers[]

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