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This article provides details of international football games played by the Kuwait national football team from 2020 to present.

Results

2021

18 January 2021 Friendly	Kuwait	0–1	Palestine	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:45 UTC+3		Report	Maraaba 71'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

27 January 2021 Friendly	Iraq	2–1	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
18:00 UTC+3	Dawood 79' Hussein 89' (pen.)	Report	Al Rashidi 22'	Stadium: Basra Sports City Referee: Salman Ahmad Falahi (Qatar)

25 March 2021 Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Kuwait	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3	Al-Amri 70'	Report		Stadium: King Saud University Stadium Referee: Mohamed Bunafoor (Bahrain)

29 March 2021 Friendly	Kuwait	1–1	Lebanon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:45 UTC+3	Al-Khaldi 15'	Report	Kdouh 60'	Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium Referee: Ammar Ali Al Jneibi (United Arab Emirates)

3 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Australia	3–0	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
22:00 UTC+3	Leckie 1' Irvine 24' Hrustic 66'	Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

11 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	0–0	Jordan	Kuwait City, Kuwait
22:00 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

15 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Chinese Taipei	1–2	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
22:00 UTC+3	Wu Chun-ching 51'	Report	Nasser 14', 71'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

25 June 2021 2021 FIFA Arab Cup	Bahrain	2–0	Kuwait	Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3	Haram 74' Isa 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

4 September 2021 Friendly	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1–0	Kuwait	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
20:45 UTC+2	Prevljak 66'	Report		Stadium: Bilino Polje Referee: Miloš Milanović (Serbia)

11 November 2021 Friendly	Czech Republic	7–0	Kuwait	Olomouc, Czech Republic
18:30 UTC+1	Barák 26' Pešek 45', 46' Souček 57' Novák 60' Sýkora 83', 88'	Report		Stadium: Andrův stadion Referee: Peter Král'oveč (Slovakia)

15 November 2021 Friendly	Lithuania	1–1	Kuwait	Vilnius, Lithuania
19:00 UTC+2	Lasickas 54'	Report	Al Otaibi 43'	Stadium: LFF Stadium Referee: Aleksandrs Anufrijevs (Latvia)

2022

29 January 2022 Friendly	Kuwait	2–0	Libya	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3	Al-Faneeni 8' Al-Khaldi 48'	Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

1 February 2022 Friendly	Kuwait	0–2	Libya	Kuwait City, Kuwait
17:55 UTC+3		Report	Al Khoja 25' Salama 90+1'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium

25 March 2022 Friendly	Latvia	1–1	Kuwait	Ta' Qali, Malta
13:00 UTC+1	Savaļnieks 55'	Report	Al-Mutawa 12'	Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Matthew De Gabriele (Malta)

29 March 2022 Friendly	Malta	2–0	Kuwait	Ta' Qali, Malta
19:00 UTC+2	Satariano 29' Teuma 33'	Report		Stadium: National Stadium Referee: Thomas Owen (Wales)

1 June 2022 Friendly	Kuwait	2–0	Singapore	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
18:00 UTC+3	Hammoud 39' Nasser 87'	Report		Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

8 June 2022 2023 Asian Cup qualification	Kuwait	1–2	Indonesia	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:15 UTC+3	Nasser 41'	Report	Klok 44' (pen.) Rachmat 46'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Nasrullo Kabirov (Tajikistan)

11 June 2022 2023 Asian Cup qualification	Nepal	1–4	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:15 UTC+3	Gurung 90+4'	Report	Hammoud 28' Nasser 48', 70' Al-Faneeni 73'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 10,360 Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India)

14 June 2022 2023 Asian Cup qualification	Jordan	3–0	Kuwait	Kuwait City, Kuwait
19:15 UTC+3	Olwan 62' Al-Mardi 89' Al-Rawabdeh 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 18,170 Referee: Mohd Amirul Izwan Yaacob (Malaysia)

19 November 2022 Friendly	Kuwait	2–0	Lebanon	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+4	Zayid 71' (pen.) Bajeyah 83'	Report		Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

30 December 2022 Friendly	Iraq	1–0	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
--:-- UTC+3	Faez 9'			Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium

2023

7 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup	Kuwait	0–2	Qatar	Basra, Iraq
19:15 UTC+3		Report	Surag 23' Alaaeldin 38' (pen.)	Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium Referee: Ma Ning (China)

10 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup	United Arab Emirates	0–1	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
16:15 UTC+3		Report	Al-Dhefiri 90+3'	Stadium: Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush (Saudi Arabia)

13 January 2023 25th Arabian Gulf Cup	Bahrain	1–1	Kuwait	Basra, Iraq
18:00 UTC+3	Abdullatif 26'	Report	Al-Khaldi 45'	Stadium: Basra International Stadium Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

24 March 2023 Friendly	Kuwait	2–0	Philippines	Kuwait City, Kuwait
22:00 UTC+3	Bader Al Fadhel 71' Ali Khalaf 87'			Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfoush (Saudi Arabia)

28 March 2023 Friendly	Kuwait	2–1	Tajikistan	Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3	Al-Fadhel 9' Al-Khaldi 61'		A.Dzhalilov 90'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

12 June 2023 Unofficial Friendly	Kuwait	3–0	Zambia	Cairo, Egypt
--:-- UTC+3	Al-Khaldi 16', 59' El Ebrahim 51'	Report		Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

15 June 2023 Unofficial Friendly	Kuwait	2–1	Sudan	Cairo, Egypt
20:00 UTC+3	Al-Khaldi 55', 61'			Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

21 June 2023 2023 SAFF Championship	Kuwait	3–1	Nepal	Bangalore, India
15:30 UTC+5:30				Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium

24 June 2023 2023 SAFF Championship	Pakistan	0–4	Kuwait	Bangalore, India
15:30 UTC+5:30				Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium

27 June 2023 2023 SAFF Championship	India	1–1	Kuwait	Bangalore, India
19:30 UTC+5:30	Chhetri 45+2'	Report	A. Ali 90+2' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium

1 July 2023 (2023-07-01) 2023 SAFF Championship Semi-finals	Kuwait	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Bangladesh	Bengaluru, India
15:00 UTC+5:30	Al-Buloushi 105+2'			Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium

4 July 2023 (2023-07-04) 2023 SAFF Championship Final	Kuwait	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	India	Bangalore, India
19:30 UTC+5:30	Al-Khaldi 14'	Report	Chhangte 36'	Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 26,380 Referee: Prajwol Chhetri (Nepal)
	Penalties
	Daham Al Otaibi Al-Dhefiri Naji Al-Khaldi El Ebrahim		Chhetri Jhingan Chhangte Kumam Bose Naorem

7 September 2023 (2023-09-07) Friendly	Kuwait	3–1	Bahrain	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
19:00 UTC+4	Al-Dhefiri 4' Al-Khaldi 56', 65'	Report	Youssef 72'	Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium

11 September 2023 (2023-09-11) Friendly	Kuwait	1–3	Kyrgyzstan	Al Lisaili, United Arab Emirates
20:00 UTC+4		Report		Stadium: The Sevens Stadium

12 October 2023 Friendly	United Arab Emirates	1–0	Kuwait	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
21:00 UTC+4	Al-Zaabi 27'	Report		Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

17 October 2023 Friendly	Syria	1–2	Kuwait	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
	Al Somah 17'	Report	Al-Khaldi 43', 47'	Stadium: Police Officers' Club Stadium

16 November 2023 (2023-11-16) 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Kuwait	0–1	India	Kuwait City, Kuwait
		Report	M. Singh 75'	Stadium: Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium Attendance: 32,786 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

21 November 2023 (2023-11-21) 2026 WCQ / 2027 ACQ	Afghanistan	0–4	Kuwait	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
		Report		Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

2024

12 January Friendly	Libya	3–1	Kuwait	Cairo, Egypt
18:00 UTC+2	Al Khouja 30', 20' A. Saleh 90'	Report	Zayid 78'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

19 January Friendly	Kuwait	0–2	Uganda	Cairo, Egypt
17:00 UTC+1		Report	Ssekiganda 4' Kitata 85'	Stadium: Cairo International Stadium

21 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Qatar	3–0	Kuwait	Doha, Qatar
21:30 UTC+3	Afif 47, 68' Al-Rawi 51'	Report		Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium Attendance: 9,826 Referee: Jumpei Iida (Japan)

26 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	1–2	Qatar	Farwaniya, Kuwait
22:00 UTC+3	Daham 79'	Report	Ali 77, 80'	Stadium: Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium Attendance: 8,460 Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification	India	0–0	Kuwait	Kolkata, India
19:00 UTC+5:30		Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 58,921 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11) 2026 World Cup qualification	Kuwait	1–0	Afghanistan	Kuwait City, Kuwait
18:45 UTC+3	Al Rashidi 81'	Report		Stadium: Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)

Head to head records

As of match played 11 June 2024

Head to head records

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	W%	D%	L%
Afghanistan	2	2	0	0	5	0	100	0	0
Australia	1	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	100
Bahrain	3	1	1	1	4	4	33.33	33.33	33.33
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Bosnia and Herzegovina	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	100
Chinese Taipei	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Czech Republic	1	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	100
India	4	0	3	1	2	3	0	75	25
Indonesia	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	100
Iraq	2	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	100
Jordan	2	0	1	1	0	3	0	50	50
Kyrgyzstan	1	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	100
Lebanon	2	1	1	0	3	1	50	50	0
Libya	2	1	0	1	2	2	50	0	50
Latvia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	100	0
Lithuania	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	100	0
Malta	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	100
Nepal	2	2	0	0	7	2	100	0	0
Pakistan	1	1	0	0	4	0	100	0	0
Palestine	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	100
Philippines	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Qatar	3	0	0	3	1	7	0	0	100
Saudi Arabia	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	100
Singapore	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Syria	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
United Arab Emirates	2	1	0	1	1	1	50	0	50
Totals	41	15	8	18	45	51	36.59	19.51	43.9

Notes

1. Afghanistan will play their home game at a neutral venue due to the ongoing Afghan conflict.

References

1. "Kuwait - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
2. "Kuwait national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
3. "World Football Elo Ratings: Kuwait". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

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