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

World Cup record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
1930 to 1970 Did not enter - - - - - -
1974 to 1978 Did not qualify - - - - - -
1982 Round 1 3 0 1 2 2 6
1986 to 2010 Did not qualify - - - - - -
Total 1/19 3 0 1 2 2 6
World Cup History
Year Round Score Result
1982 Round 1  Kuwait 1 – 1  Czechoslovakia Draw
Round 1  Kuwait 1 – 4  France Lose
Round 1  Kuwait 0 – 1  England Lose

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 Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana)
Panenka  21' (pen.) (Report) Al-Dakhil  57'

21 June 1982
17:15 CEST
France  4 – 1  Kuwait Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid
Attendance: 30,043
Referee: Miroslav Stupar (Soviet Union)
Genghini  31'
Platini  43'
Six  48'
Bossis  89'
(Report) Al-Buloushi  75'

25 June 1982
17:15 CEST
England  1 – 0  Kuwait Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao
Attendance: 39,700
Referee: Gilberto Aristízabal (Colombia)
Francis  27' (Report)