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Kuwait's highest ever FIFA ranking was 24th place, achieved in December 1998. Bader Al-Mutawa is the most capped player of the Kuwaiti team, and Bashar Abdullah is their top goalscorer. Kuwait has won the Arabian Gulf Cup ten times, and is the most successful team in winning that competition.
The Kuwait Football Association (Arabic: الإتحاد الكويتي لكرة القدم) is the governing body of association football in Kuwait.. Kuwait has thrice been suspended by FIFA for political interference since 2007 and were allowed to participate in the 2011 Asian Cup qualifying campaign and other international competitions on a provisional basis.
The teams will be ranked according to the FIFA Men's World Ranking, with the four lowest-ranked teams playing in two single-elimination matches. The winners will meet the two highest-ranked teams in another set of single-elimination matches, with the winners of these matches qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. [11]
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The draw was held on 9 November 2024 at 19:00 UTC+3 in Kuwait City.The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four, by selecting one team from each of the four ranked pots. Their positions were based on the FIFA ranking updated on 24 October.
Kuwait City, Kuwait: 2000 Asian Cup Qualifier: 16 Feb 2000 Yemen: W 2–0 Kuwait City, Kuwait: 2000 Asian Cup Qualifier: 18 Feb 2000 Nepal: W 5–0 Kuwait City, Kuwait: 2000 Asian Cup Qualifier: 25 Jun 2000 Lebanon: L 1–3 Tripoli, Lebanon: Friendly 24 Sep 2000 Qatar: D 0–0 Kuwait City, Kuwait: Friendly 30 Sep 2000 Thailand: W 3–2 Kuwait ...
Kuwait's football federation board resigned days after world governing body FIFA unsuspended Kuwait. [8] The suspension was lifted after the federation said it will ratify new statutes to prevent government interference in the sport as demanded by FIFA. "Otherwise FIFA will immediately suspend the (federation) again," FIFA said in a statement. [9]
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.