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Kuwaitnational football team record

285
Wins
179
Draws
223
Defeats

687 matches, 1963 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1437, 126th in the world

Kuwait have played 687 internationals since 1963: 285 wins, 179 draws and 223 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Bahrain, with 48 meetings. Their biggest win is 20–0 against Bhutan in AFC Asian Cup qualifying on 14 February 2000.

Kuwait's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All6872851792231070–77741%
Competitive44020293145747–49246%
Friendlies247838678323–28534%
At home2471136569408–23646%
Away160394774170–24124%
Neutral venues2801336780492–30048%

Record against every opponent

Kuwait have played 87 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Bahrain4820131563–472024
UAE462181780–512025
Qatar432071670–482024
Saudi Arabia4315121646–472026
Iraq368111738–522026
Oman3512111249–352026
Syria3414101053–402025
Lebanon301510550–292022
Iran28691325–352014
Jordan26911636–272025
South Korea26931422–372025
China1955916–252014
Australia1452712–222021
Egypt1418511–172025
North Korea1467120–122014
Malaysia1392232–82013
Thailand1372432–202026
Yemen1174025–42014
Nepal1091037–32023
Palestine1062219–112025
Singapore971118–42022
Libya832310–132024
Finland72235–62005
Hong Kong761018–42004
Iceland71423–42002
India723219–82024
Indonesia723212–82022
Uzbekistan72149–142025
Myanmar640221–82015
Bulgaria50326–91994
Japan54018–21998
Kyrgyzstan531111–52023
Turkmenistan532013–42019
Pakistan440010–02023
Philippines44009–22023
Afghanistan33008–22024
Bangladesh33007–12023
Morocco30030–71980
New Zealand31115–81981
Norway31204–32005
Taiwan330021–12021
Tunisia31024–71974
Azerbaijan1–1 (2009), 1–1 (2010)20202–22010
Czech Republic1–2 (1995), 0–7 (2021)20021–92021
France1–4 (1982), 0–1 (1990)20021–51990
Latvia2–0 (2003), 1–1 (2022)21103–12022
Lithuania1–0 (2006), 1–1 (2021)21102–12021
Macau10–1 (1993), 8–0 (1993)220018–11993
Mali2–1 (1995), 4–2 (1996)22006–31996
Poland1–1 (1990), 0–2 (1991)20111–31991
Portugal0–8 (2003), 1–1 (2007)20111–92007
Russia0–1 (1988), 0–2 (1988)20020–31988
Tajikistan3–0 (2004), 2–1 (2023)22005–12023
Uganda1–1 (1989), 0–2 (2024)20111–32024
Vietnam0–1 (2009), 3–1 (2010)21013–22010
Wales0–0 (1977), 0–0 (1977)20200–01977
Zambia2–1 (1997), 4–0 (2010)22006–12010
Algeria2–0 (1987)11002–01987
Armenia3–1 (2005)11003–12005
Bhutan20–0 (2000)110020–02000
Bosnia0–1 (2021)10010–12021
Cambodia0–4 (1972)10010–41972
Cameroon1–3 (2018)10011–32018
Colombia1–3 (2015)10011–32015
Cyprus1–1 (1996)10101–11996
Czechoslovakia1–1 (1982)10101–11982
Ecuador0–3 (1996)10010–31996
England0–1 (1982)10010–11982
Gambia2–2 (2025)10102–22025
East Germany1–2 (1990)10011–21990
Germany0–7 (2002)10010–72002
Hungary0–1 (2013)10010–12013
Israel0–2 (1974)10010–21974
Ivory Coast0–2 (2008)10010–22008
Kazakhstan0–0 (1995)10100–01995
Kenya5–0 (2009)11005–02009
Laos2–0 (2015)11002–02015
Malta0–2 (2022)10010–22022
Mauritania2–0 (2025)11002–02025
Mexico0–0 (1985)10100–01985
Mongolia11–0 (1998)110011–01998
Sudan1–0 (2002)11001–02002
Tanzania4–3 (2025)11004–32025
Trinidad and Tobago1–1 (2001)10101–12001
USA0–2 (1998)10010–21998
South Vietnam2–1 (1973)11002–11973
Zimbabwe3–0 (2002)11003–02002

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. v BhutanAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 14 Feb 200020–0 for Kuwait
  2. v MongoliaAsian Games, 1 Dec 199811–0 for Kuwait
  3. v TaiwanFriendly, 9 Nov 200610–0 for Kuwait
  4. v MacauWorld Cup qualifying, 3 May 199310–1 for Kuwait
  5. v TaiwanWorld Cup qualifying, 14 Nov 20199–0 for Kuwait

Heaviest defeats

  1. at PortugalFriendly, 19 Nov 20030–8 for Kuwait
  2. at Czech RepublicFriendly, 11 Nov 20210–7 for Kuwait
  3. at GermanyFriendly, 9 May 20020–7 for Kuwait
  4. at LebanonArab Cup, 31 Mar 19630–6 for Kuwait
  5. v OmanGulf Cup, 20 Nov 20140–5 for Kuwait

Latest results

  1. v OmanGulf Cup, 29 Sept 20261–3 for Kuwait
  2. v IraqGulf Cup, 26 Sept 20262–3 for Kuwait
  3. at Saudi ArabiaGulf Cup, 23 Sept 20260–1 for Kuwait
  4. at ThailandFriendly, 5 Jun 20262–2 for Kuwait
  5. v UAEArab Cup, 9 Dec 20251–3 for Kuwait
  6. v JordanArab Cup, 6 Dec 20251–3 for Kuwait
  7. v EgyptArab Cup, 2 Dec 20251–1 for Kuwait
  8. v MauritaniaArab Cup qualifying, 25 Nov 20252–0 for Kuwait
  9. v GambiaFriendly, 18 Nov 20252–2 for Kuwait
  10. v TanzaniaFriendly, 15 Nov 20254–3 for Kuwait

Kuwait's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1963: 1443End of 1964: 1421End of 1965: 1401End of 1966: 1411End of 1970: 1490End of 1971: 1475End of 1972: 1529End of 1973: 1550End of 1974: 1627End of 1975: 1635End of 1976: 1738End of 1977: 1767End of 1978: 1736End of 1979: 1729End of 1980: 1632End of 1981: 1731End of 1982: 1725End of 1984: 1634End of 1985: 1599End of 1986: 1718End of 1987: 1689End of 1988: 1609End of 1989: 1624End of 1990: 1590End of 1991: 1576End of 1992: 1566End of 1993: 1616End of 1994: 1591End of 1995: 1582End of 1996: 1693End of 1997: 1696End of 1998: 1741End of 1999: 1729End of 2000: 1707End of 2001: 1646End of 2002: 1584End of 2003: 1611End of 2004: 1604End of 2005: 1544End of 2006: 1583End of 2007: 1564End of 2008: 1526End of 2009: 1567End of 2010: 1709End of 2011: 1634End of 2012: 1576End of 2013: 1666End of 2014: 1600End of 2015: 1501End of 2017: 1480End of 2018: 1505End of 2019: 1507End of 2021: 1454End of 2022: 1405End of 2023: 1460End of 2024: 1461End of 2025: 1460End of 2026: 1437
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1796, reached on 16 October 1977. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly247838678323–285
Gulf Cup124602638211–126
World Cup qualifying115542239192–119
AFC Asian Cup qualifying432214799–38
AFC Asian Cup4215101747–51
Asian Games422471199–42
Arab Cup27941445–53
Merdeka Tournament1451814–24
WAFF Championship1464417–17
SAFF Cup532010–3
World Cup30122–6
Palestine Cup31024–7
Arab Cup qualifying21012–2
Four Nations Tournament20202–2
Fuchs International Tournament22003–0

Top scorers

  1. 1Jasem Al-Huwaidi21
  2. 2Faisal Al-Dakhil20
  3. 3Yousef Nasser19
  4. 4Bader Al-Mutawa14
  5. 5Abdulaziz Al-Anberi13
  6. 6Jasem Yaqoub11
  7. 7Bashar Abdullah10
  8. 8Fathi Kameel7
  9. 9Ahmad Ajab6
  10. 10Ali Marwi6

Counted from the 144 of 687 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Kuwait play their first international?

On 6 January 1963, a 2–1 win against Jordan in a friendly.

What is Kuwait's biggest win?

20–0 against Bhutan in AFC Asian Cup qualifying on 14 February 2000.

What is Kuwait's heaviest defeat?

0–8 against Portugal in a friendly on 19 November 2003.

Who have Kuwait played the most?

Bahrain: 48 matches, with 20 wins, 13 draws and 15 defeats for Kuwait.

What is Kuwait's longest winning run?

7 wins in a row, from 15 March 1974 to 6 September 1974.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.