Kuwait national football team results

1961−1979 (118 games) 1980−1999 (200 games) 2000–2009 (154 games) 2010–2019 (129 games) 2020–present (56 games) Unofficial matches

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This article provides details of internationalfootball games played by theKuwait national football team from 2020 to present.^[1][2][3]

Kuwait v Palestine

18 January 2021Friendly	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 2021Friendly	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 2021Friendly	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 2021Friendly	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 20212022 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 20212022 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 20212022 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 20212021 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 2021Friendly	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 2021Friendly	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 2021Friendly	Lithuania	1–1	Kuwait	Vilnius, Lithuania
19:00 UTC+2	Lasickas 54'	Report	Al Otaibi 43'	Stadium:LFF Stadium Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)

Kuwait v Libya

29 January 2022Friendly	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 2022Friendly	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 2022Friendly	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 2022Friendly	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 2022Friendly	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 20222023 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 20222023 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 20222023 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 2022Friendly	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 2022Friendly	Iraq	1–0	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
--:-- UTC+3	Faez 9'			Stadium:Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium

Kuwait v Qatar

7 January 202325th 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 202325th 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 202325th 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 2023Friendly	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 2023Friendly	Kuwait	2–1	Tajikistan	Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3	Bader 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 2023Unofficial 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 2023Unofficial Friendly	Kuwait	2–1	Sudan	Cairo, Egypt
20:00 UTC+3	Al-Khaldi 55', 61'			Stadium:Cairo International Stadium

Kuwait v   Nepal

21 June 20232023 SAFF Championship	Kuwait	3–1	Nepal	Bangalore, India
15:30 UTC+5:30				Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium

Pakistan  v Kuwait

24 June 20232023 SAFF Championship	Pakistan	0–4	Kuwait	Bangalore, India
15:30 UTC+5:30				Stadium:Sree Kanteerava Stadium

India  v Kuwait

27 June 20232023 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 (2023-07-01)2023 SAFF ChampionshipSemi-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 (2023-07-04)2023 SAFF Championship Final	Kuwait	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5p)	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 (2023-09-07)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 (2023-09-11)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 2023Friendly	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 2023Friendly	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]

Libya  v Kuwait

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

Qatar  v Kuwait

21 March 20242026 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 20242026 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 20242026 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 20242026 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 20242026 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 20242026 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 20242026 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 20242026 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 20242026 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 20242026 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 2024Friendly	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 2024Friendly	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 2024Friendly	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 202426th 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 202426th 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 202426th 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 202426th 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)

China  v Kuwait

15 March 2025Friendly

China

3–1

Kuwait

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Iraq  v Kuwait

20 March 20252026 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 Attendance: 45,851 Referee:Ma Ning (China)

Kuwait  v Oman

25 March 20252026 World Cup qualification R3	Kuwait	0-1	Oman	Kuwait City, Kuwait
21:15 UTC+3		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)	Al-Sabhi 56'	Stadium:Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 41,322 Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

Kuwait  v Palestine

5 June 2025 (2025-06-05)2026 World Cup qualification R3	Kuwait	0–2	Palestine	Kuwait City, Kuwait
21:15 UTC+3		Report	Seyam 32' Abou Ali 88' (pen.)	Stadium:Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 5,250 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

South Korea  v Kuwait

10 June 20252026 World Cup qualification R3	South Korea	4–0	Kuwait	Seoul, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Al Hajeri 30' (o.g.) Lee Kang-in 51' Oh Hyeon-gyu 54' Lee Jae-sung 72'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium:Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 41,119 Referee:Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

As of match played 9 October 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	3	0	1	2	2	5	0	33.33	66.67
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	2	0	0	2	1	7	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
Uzbekistan	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	100
Yemen	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	100	0
Totals	59	16	16	27	58	82	27.12	27.12	45.76

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