Kuwait at the FIFA World Cup

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

World Cup record

Kuwait at Spain 1982

Group 4

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 330061+56
 France 311165+13
 Czechoslovakia 30212422
 Kuwait 30122641
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'
Attendance: 30,043
Referee: Miroslav Stupar (Soviet Union)

England 1 – 0 Kuwait
Francis  27' (Report)
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:

No. Name Matches
1 Abdulaziz Al-Anberi3
Abdullah Al-Buloushi3
Faisal Al-Dakhil3
Saad Al-Houti3
Waleed Al-Jasem3
Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi3
Mahboub Juma'a3
Fathi Kameel3
Abdullah Mayouf3
Naeem Saad3

Goalscorers

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

No. Name Goals
1 Faisal Al-Dakhil1
Abdullah Al-Buloushi1
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