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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.

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 2030 2034 Total 1/25 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

v t e Kuwait squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup
1 Al‑Tarabilsi 2 Saad 3 Juma'a 4 Al‑Qabendi 5 Al-Jasem 6 Al‑Houti (c) 7 Kameel 8 Abdullah Al‑Buloushi 9 Yaqoub 10 Al‑Anberi 11 Al‑Ghanem 12 Al-Suwayed 13 Marzouq 14 Mayouf 15 Al‑Hashash 16 Al‑Dakhil 17 Al‑Shemmari 18 Karam 19 Al-Haddad 20 Abdulaziz Al‑Buloushi 21 Marjan 22 Bahman Coach: Parreira

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	4
Czechoslovakia	3	0	2	1	2	4	−2	2
Kuwait	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Czechoslovakia	1–1	Kuwait
Panenka 21' (pen.)	(Report)	Al-Dakhil 57'

France	4–1	Kuwait
Genghini 31' Platini 43' Six 48' Bossis 89'	(Report)	Al-Buloushi 75'

England	1–0	Kuwait
Francis 27'	(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.

Goalscorers

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

See also

• Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup
• Kuwait at the AFC Asian Cup

• Kuwait at the FIFA World Cup
• Countries at the FIFA World Cup
• Kuwait national football team