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

Czechoslovakia  v  Kuwait

17 June 1982 17:15 CEST

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

Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Benjamin Dwomoh (Ghana)

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France  v  Kuwait

21 June 1982 17:15 CEST

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

Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid Attendance: 30,043 Referee: Miroslav Stupar (Soviet Union)

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England  v  Kuwait

25 June 1982 17:15 CEST

England	1 – 0	Kuwait
Francis  27'	(Report)

Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao Attendance: 39,700 Referee: Gilberto Aristízabal (Colombia)