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 edit

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2021 edit

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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 edit

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

2023 edit

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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

1 July 2023 (2023-07-01) 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

4 July 2023 (2023-07-04) 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

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

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

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

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

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)

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 edit

12 January 2024 Friendly	Libya	3–1	Kuwait	Cairo, Egypt
--:-- UTC+3		Report		Stadium: TBA

19 January 2024 Friendly	Kuwait	0–2	Uganda	Cairo, Egypt
--:-- UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

21 March 2023 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Qatar	v	Kuwait	Doha, Qatar
--:-- UTC+3		Report		Stadium: TBA

26 March 2023 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Kuwait	v	Qatar	Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3		Report		Stadium: TBA

6 June 2023 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	India	v	Kuwait	India
--:-- UTC+5:30		Report		Stadium: TBA

11 June 2023 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Kuwait	v	Afghanistan	Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3		Report		Stadium: TBA

Head to head records edit

Head to head records
Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	W%	D%	L%
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	4	0	100	0	0
Australia	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	100
Bahrain	3	1	1	1	4	4	33.33	33.33	33.33
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	3	0	2	1	2	3	0	66.67	33.33
Indonesia	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	100
Iraq	2	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	100
Jordan	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	50	50
Kyrgyzstan	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	100
Lebanon	2	1	1	0	3	1	50	50	0
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
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	4	0	100	0	0
Palestine	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	100
Philippines	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Qatar	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	100
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	100
Singapore	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Syria	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
United Arab Emirates	2	1	0	1	1	1	50	0	50
Zambia	1	1	0	0	3	0	100	0	0
Totals	38	15	7	16	46	46	39.47	18.42	42.11

Notes edit

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

References edit

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

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

[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.

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