Kuwait at the FIFA World Cup
Participation of Kuwait's national football team in the FIFA World Cup
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
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Kuwait at Spain 1982
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Kuwait squad – 1982 FIFA World Cup
- 1 Al‑Tarabilsi
- 2 Saad
- 3 Juma'a
- 4 Al‑Qabendi
- 5 Al-Jasem
- 6 Al‑Houti (c)
- 7 Kameel
- 8 Abdullah Al‑Buloushi
- 9 Yaqoub
- 10 Al‑Anberi
- 11 Al‑Ghanem
- 12 Al-Suwayed
- 13 Marzouq
- 14 Mayouf
- 15 Al‑Hashash
- 16 Al‑Dakhil
- 17 Al‑Shemmari
- 18 Karam
- 19 Al-Haddad
- 20 Abdulaziz Al‑Buloushi
- 21 Marjan
- 22 Bahman
- Coach: Parreira
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 | 4 |
 Czechoslovakia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
 Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 1–1 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
Panenka  21' (pen.) | (Report) | Al-Dakhil 57' |
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.
| Rank | Player | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdulaziz Al-Anberi | 3 |
| Abdullah Al-Buloushi | 3 | |
| Faisal Al-Dakhil | 3 | |
| Saad Al-Houti | 3 | |
| Waleed Al-Jasem | 3 | |
| Ahmed Al-Tarabulsi | 3 | |
| Mahboub Juma'a | 3 | |
| Fathi Kameel | 3 | |
| Abdullah Mayouf | 3 | |
| Naeem Saad | 3 |
Goalscorers
Two Kuwaiti players scored one goal each during the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faisal Al-Dakhil | 1 |
| Abdullah Al-Buloushi | 1 |
