Kuwait national football team
Also known as Kuwait men's national football team
national association football team
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The Kuwait national football team is the official representative soccer team of Kuwait that competes in international matches against other countries. It's important to Kuwaiti sports culture and national pride, as international football competition is one of the major ways countries showcase their athletic talent on the global stage.
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- Official website
- kfa.org.kw
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- Commons category
- Kuwait national association football team
- FIFA country code
- KUW
- ranking
- 134
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FIFA ranking Current 134 1 (1 April 2026) Highest24 (December 1998) Lowest189 (December 2017) First international Kuwait 2–2 Libya (Morocco; 3 September 1961) Biggest win Kuwait 20–0 Bhutan (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 14 February 2000) Biggest defeat United Arab Republic 8–0 Kuwait (Morocco; 4 September 1961) Portugal 8–0 Kuwait (Leiria, Portugal; 19 November 2003) World Cup Appearances1 (first in 1982) Best resultGroup stage (1982) Asian Cup Appearances11 (first in 1972) Best resultChampions (1980) Arab Cup Appearances9 (first in 1963) Best resultThird place (1964, 1992, 1998) Arabian Gulf Cup Appearances25 (first in 1970) Best resultChampions (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) WAFF Championship Appearances4 (first in 2010) Best resultChampions (2010) Websitekuwait-fa.org/en/
The Kuwait national football team (Arabic: منتخب الكويت لكرة القدم, romanized: muntakhab alkuayt likurat alqadam) represents Kuwait in international football and it is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. Kuwait made its only FIFA World Cup appearance in 1982 and managed to get one draw in the group stage against Czechoslovakia. In the AFC Asian Cup, Kuwait reached the final in 1976 and won the tournament four years later in 1980.