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General Information for Kuwait

Kuwait Football Association
Founded
1952
FIFA entry
1964
Average height in 1998
1.78m
Average age in 1998
24.6
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1998
Jersey in 1998

Coaches in 1998

Máčala, Milan (Coach)

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Máčala, Milan (Coach)

Day of Birth
1943-08-04
Place of Birth
Biskupice (Czechia)
Matches
23 (16 / 7)
Goto coach Milan Máčala

Players of Kuwait in 1998

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Al-Jasem, Ahmad 1975-05-29 Goalkeeper 12 1 1 0 0 0
Al-Fadhli, Khaled 1974-05-15 Goalkeeper Kuwait Kazma SC 7 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Kandari, Esam Sikkeen 1971-07-02 Defender Kuwait Kazma SC 18 1 3 0 0 0
Al-Shammari, Nohayer Mohsen 1976-07-12 Centre Back Kuwait Al-Sulaibikhat SC 18 1 0 0 0 0
Mubarak, Jamal Abdulrahman 1974-03-21 Defender Kuwait Al-Tadamon Farwaniya 18 0 1 0 0 0
Al-Khoddari, Hussain 1972-02-07 Defender 15 1 2 0 0 0
Ali, Adel Youssef Defender 4 7 1 1 0 1
Al-Khaledi, Mohamed Bunyan 1971-02-13 Defender 3 2 0 0 0 0
Abdullah, Osama Hussain 1970-08-11 Defender Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 3 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Hindi, Abdulaziz Defender 2 0 0 0 0 0
Asel, Ali Abdulredha 1976-09-28 Defender 0 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Halabeej, Bader Haji 1967-12-10 Midfielder Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab ar-Riyāḍ 20 0 4 0 0 0
Al-Mutairi, Ahmad 1974-02-13 Midfielder 16 0 1 0 0 0
Al-Ahmad, Fawaz 1969-11-09 Midfielder 10 0 1 0 0 0
Al-Buraiki, Saleh 1977-02-27 Midfielder 8 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Othman, Naser 1977-01-14 Midfielder 3 4 0 0 0 0
Al-Saleh, Hamad Midfielder Kuwait Al-Qadsiya SC 1 6 2 0 0 0
Al-Omran, Nasser Badr 1977-03-03 Midfielder Kuwait Kazma SC 1 5 0 0 0 0
Zadah, Khaled Abdulqoddus 1980-06-09 Midfielder Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 1 3 1 0 0 0
Al-Rasheedi, Abdullah Wabran 1971-02-07 Midfielder Qatar Al-Rayyan SC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Marzouk, Fawaz Bakhit Midfielder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Hussaini, Ayman 1967-11-22 Midfielder Kuwait Kazma SC 0 3 0 0 0 0
Ben Haji, Mohamed Jassem 1970-12-28 Midfielder 0 3 0 0 0 0
Al-Buraiki, Mohammad 1980-07-10 Midfielder Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC 0 2 0 0 0 0
Al-Huwaidi, Jassem Mohammed 1972-10-28 Striker United Arab Emirates Al-Shabab Dubai 16 0 19 0 0 0
Al-Saqr, Hani Salem 1973-01-08 Striker Kuwait Al-Qadsiya SC 11 4 2 0 0 0
Abdulaziz, Bashar Abdullah 1977-10-12 Striker Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal ar-Riyāḍ 11 0 7 0 0 0
Al-Mutairi, Faraj Laheeb 1978-10-03 Striker Kuwait Al-Arabi Mansouriah 9 6 13 0 0 0
Al-Hadiya, Ali Marwi 1969-10-14 Striker Kuwait Al-Salmiya SC 1 1 0 0 0 0
Al-Khaledi, Mohammad 1971-02-13 Striker 1 0 0 0 0 0
Al-Mitri, Walid unknown 1 0 0 0 0 0

Matches of Kuwait in 1998

Missing match data:
  • Egypt (27.12.) p
  • Lebanon (09.09.) m
  • North Korea (13.09.) m
  • Mongolia (01.12.) p
  • United Arab Emirates (07.12.) p
  • Thailand (16.12.) p
  • Cyprus (27.10.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1998-04-14
Iran
Iran
Kuwait
Kuwait
1:1 c
Iran vs. Kuwait
Friendly
Takhti Stadium Tabriz
1998-05-24
USA
USA
Kuwait
Kuwait
2:0 c
USA vs. Kuwait
Friendly
Providence Park
1998-09-09
Kuwait
Kuwait
Lebanon
Lebanon
0:0 m
Kuwait vs. Lebanon
Friendly
Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium
1998-09-13
Kuwait
Kuwait
North Korea
North Korea
4:0 m
Kuwait vs. North Korea
Friendly Kuwait City
1998-09-24
Egypt (Olympic)
Egypt (Olympic)
Kuwait
Kuwait
1:4 c
Egypt (Olympic) vs. Kuwait
Arab 1998 - Group B
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
1998-09-26
Syria
Syria
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:4 c
Syria vs. Kuwait
Arab 1998 - Group B
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
1998-09-29
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Kuwait
2:1 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Kuwait
Arab 1998 - Semi Final
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
1998-10-01
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Kuwait
1:4 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Kuwait
Arab 1998 - 3rd Place
Khalifa International Stadium
1998-10-13
Kuwait
Kuwait
Iran
Iran
3:0 c
Kuwait vs. Iran
Friendly
Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium
1998-10-27
Cyprus
Cyprus
Kuwait
Kuwait
5:3 p
Cyprus vs. Kuwait
Friendly
Paralimni Municipal Stadium "Tasos Markou"
1998-10-31
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Kuwait
2:1 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Kuwait
Gulf 1998 - Final Group
Bahrain National Stadium
1998-11-02
Kuwait
Kuwait
Qatar
Qatar
6:2 c
Kuwait vs. Qatar
Gulf 1998 - Final Group
Bahrain National Stadium
1998-11-06
Bahrain
Bahrain
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:2 c
Bahrain vs. Kuwait
Gulf 1998 - Final Group
Bahrain National Stadium
1998-11-09
Oman
Oman
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:5 c
Oman vs. Kuwait
Gulf 1998 - Final Group
Bahrain National Stadium
1998-11-12
Kuwait
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
4:1 c
Kuwait vs. United Arab Emirates
Gulf 1998 - Final Group
Bahrain National Stadium
1998-12-01
Mongolia
Mongolia
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:11 p
Mongolia vs. Kuwait
Asian Games 1998 - Group G
700th Anniversary Stadium
1998-12-03
Kuwait
Kuwait
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
3:3 c
Kuwait vs. Uzbekistan
Asian Games 1998 - Group G
700th Anniversary Stadium
1998-12-07
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:5 p
United Arab Emirates vs. Kuwait
Asian Games 1998 - Group 2
Rajamangala Stadium
1998-12-09
Japan
Japan
Kuwait
Kuwait
2:1 c
Japan vs. Kuwait
Asian Games 1998 - Group 2
Rajamangala Stadium
1998-12-11
South Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Kuwait
1:0 c
South Korea vs. Kuwait
Asian Games 1998 - Group 2
Rajamangala Stadium
1998-12-14
Kuwait
Kuwait
Qatar
Qatar
0:0 (3:1) c
Kuwait vs. Qatar
Asian Games 1998 - Quarter Finals
Rajamangala Stadium
1998-12-16
Thailand
Thailand
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:3 p
Thailand vs. Kuwait
Asian Games 1998 - Semi Finals
Rajamangala Stadium
1998-12-19
Iran
Iran
Kuwait
Kuwait
2:0 c
Iran vs. Kuwait
Asian Games 1998 - Final
Rajamangala Stadium
1998-12-27
Kuwait
Kuwait
Egypt
Egypt
1:1 p
Kuwait vs. Egypt
Friendly Kuwait City
24 Matches

Match Progress for Kuwait in 1998

Favorite Opponents of Kuwait

Opponent M W D L G
Bahrain
Bahrain
42 15 11 16 46
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
41 17 5 19 65
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
41 14 10 17 42
Qatar
Qatar
38 11 10 17 35
Syria
Syria
32 15 9 8 54
Oman
Oman
32 10 11 11 35
Lebanon
Lebanon
28 14 10 4 47
Iran
Iran
27 8 8 11 36
Iraq
Iraq
27 8 9 10 30
Jordan
Jordan
24 6 11 7 27
South Korea
South Korea
19 6 3 10 11
China
China
18 5 3 10 18
Australia
Australia
12 3 2 7 9
Palestine
Palestine
11 7 2 2 22
Egypt
Egypt
11 1 7 3 11
North Korea
North Korea
10 5 4 1 20
Nepal
Nepal
10 9 1 0 37
Yemen
Yemen
10 6 4 0 22
Thailand
Thailand
9 5 1 3 25
Malaysia
Malaysia
9 8 1 0 29
Singapore
Singapore
9 6 2 1 18
Finland
Finland
7 2 2 3 5
Iceland
Iceland
7 1 4 2 3
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
7 2 1 4 9
India
India
6 1 2 3 17
Indonesia
Indonesia
6 2 3 1 11
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
5 3 2 0 13
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
5 3 1 1 11
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
5 4 1 0 11
Philippines
Philippines
4 4 0 0 9
Japan
Japan
4 3 0 1 6
Libya
Libya
4 1 1 2 4
Pakistan
Pakistan
4 4 0 0 10
New Zealand
New Zealand
3 2 1 0 6
Norway
Norway
3 1 2 0 4
Zambia
Zambia
3 3 0 0 9
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
3 3 0 0 8
Mali
Mali
3 3 0 0 14
Taiwan
Taiwan
3 3 0 0 21
Egypt
Egypt (Olympic)
2 1 0 1 4
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
2 0 2 0 2
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
2 0 2 0 3
France
France
2 0 0 2 1
Cyprus
Cyprus
2 0 1 1 4
Uganda
Uganda
2 0 1 1 1
North Yemen
North Yemen
2 2 0 0 8
Poland
Poland
2 0 1 1 1
Czechia
Czechia
2 0 0 2 1
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
2 0 0 2 0
Latvia
Latvia
2 1 1 0 3
Myanmar
Myanmar
2 2 0 0 13
Macau
Macau
2 2 0 0 18
Lithuania
Lithuania
2 1 1 0 2
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
2 2 0 0 5
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 1 1 1
Vietnam
Vietnam
2 1 0 1 3
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
2 2 0 0 5
Malta
Malta
1 0 0 1 0
Cameroon
Cameroon
1 0 0 1 1
Morocco
Morocco
1 0 1 0 3
Hungary
Hungary
1 0 0 1 0
Laos
Laos
1 1 0 0 2
Armenia
Armenia
1 1 0 0 3
Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast
1 0 0 1 0
Sudan
Sudan
1 1 0 0 1
Mongolia
Mongolia
1 1 0 0 11
Colombia
Colombia
1 0 0 1 1
Tunisia
Tunisia
1 0 0 1 0
Morocco
Morocco (U23)
1 0 1 0 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
1 0 0 1 4
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 1 0 0 4
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
1 0 1 0 1
Ecuador
Ecuador
1 0 0 1 0
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
1 0 0 1 0
Mexico
Mexico
1 0 1 0 0
USA
USA
1 0 0 1 0
Kenya
Kenya
1 1 0 0 5
England
England
1 0 0 1 0
Algeria
Algeria
1 1 0 0 2
Germany
Germany
1 0 0 1 0
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 2
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
1 0 1 0 0
Sudan
Sudan (Olympic)
1 1 0 0 2
Bhutan
Bhutan
1 1 0 0 20
Gambia
Gambia
1 0 1 0 2
East Germany
East Germany
1 0 0 1 1
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1 1 0 0 3
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