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| Nickname(s) | Al-Azraq (The Blues) Al-Mouj Al-Azraq (The Blue Wave) | ||
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| Association | Kuwait Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Juan Antonio Pizzi | ||
| Captain | Fahad Al Hajeri | ||
| Most caps | Bader Al-Mutawa (196)[1] | ||
| Top scorer | Bashar Abdullah (75) | ||
| Home stadium | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | KUW | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 134  (19 December 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 24 (December 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 189 (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 | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1982) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1982) | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 1972) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1980) | ||
| Arab Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1963) | ||
| Best result | Third place (1964, 1992, 1998) | ||
| Arabian Gulf Cup | |||
| Appearances | 25 (first in 1970) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010) | ||
| WAFF Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2010) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2010) | ||
| Website | kuwait-fa | ||
The Kuwait National Football Team (Arabic: منتخب الكويت لكرة القدم, romanized: muntakhab alkuayt likurat alqadam) represents Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. Kuwait made its only FIFA World Cup appearance in 1982, managing 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.[4]
While the Kuwait National Football Team was one of Asia's major footballing powerhouses from the 1970s to the 2000s, the strength of the national team disappeared in the 2010s. Kuwait lost two consecutive AFC Asian Cup group-stage campaigns in 2011 and 2015 before being disqualified from the 2019 edition. Then Kuwait missed out on the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. The team has failed to qualify for the World Cup since their 1982 appearance.
- ^ "FIFA Century Club des Cent del la FIFA Club de los Cien de la FIFA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 5, 2015.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
- ^ "Asia's greatest national teams: Kuwait (1980s) | Football News | Asian Qualifiers 2022". the-AFC. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-06-09.