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)