Kuwait have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 1982. They were eliminated in round one, where they lost two matches and drew one. The team scored two goals and conceded six across the three games.
Overall record FIFA World Cup recordYearRoundPldWDLGFGA 1930 to 1970Did not enter 1974 and 1978Did not qualify 1982Round 1301226 1986 to 2014Did not qualify 2018Disqualified 2022Did not qualify 2026Did not qualify 2030To be determined 2034Total1/25301226
By Match
YearRoundOpponentsScoreScorers 1982Group 4 1–1 Faisal Al-Dakhil 1–4 Abdullah Al-Buloushi 0–1
Kuwait at Spain 1982
Group 4
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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.
RankPlayerMatches1Abdulaziz Al-Anberi3Abdullah Al-Buloushi3Faisal Al-Dakhil3Saad Al-Houti3Waleed Al-Jasem3Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi3Mahboub Juma'a3Fathi Kameel3Abdullah Mayouf3Naeem Saad3
Goalscorers Two Kuwaiti players scored one goal each during the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
RankPlayerGoals1Faisal Al-Dakhil1Abdullah Al-Buloushi1
See also Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup Kuwait at the AFC Asian Cup