Kuwait national football team
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| Nickname(s) | Al-Azraq (The Blue) |
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| Association | Kuwait Football Association |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Sub-confederation | WAFF (West Asia) |
| Head coach | Nabil Maâloul |
| Most caps | Bader Al-Mutawa (156) |
| Top scorer | Bashar Abdullah (75) |
| FIFA code | KUW |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 168  3 (12 January 2017)
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| Highest | 24 (December 1998) |
| Lowest | 172 (November 2016) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 86 (23 January 2017) |
| Highest | 26 (11 December 1998) |
| Lowest | 102 (February 2008) |
| First international | |
 Kuwait 2–2 Libya  (Morocco; September 3, 1961) |
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| Biggest win | |
 Kuwait 20–0 Bhutan  (Kuwait City, Kuwait; February 14, 2000) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 United Arab Republic 8–0 Kuwait (Morocco; September 4, 1961)  Portugal 8–0 Kuwait (Leiria, Portugal; November 19, 2003) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1982) |
| Best result | Round 1, 1982 |
| Asian Cup | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1972) |
| Best result | Champions, 1980 |
| WAFF Championship | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2010) |
| Best result | Champions, 2010 |
| Gulf Cup of Nations | |
| Appearances | 22 (first in 1970) |
| Best result | Champions, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2010 |
The Kuwait national football team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. Kuwait made one World Cup finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France. During the match against France, a goal was scored by the French because some of the Kuwaiti players stopped playing, having heard a whistle. The goal was initially awarded by the referee, who had not blown, but Kuwait walked off the pitch in protest. They eventually resumed playing only after the intervention of Sheikh Fahad Al Ahmed when he walked down to the pitch to speak to the fourth official and the referee's subsequent decision to disallow the French goal.
They had better success contending for the Asian Cup, reaching the final in 1976 and taking home the winner's trophy in 1980.
Kuwait's 20–0 win over Bhutan in 2000 was at the time the biggest ever victory in international football. It was surpassed in 2001, when Australia beat American Samoa 31–0. Kuwait is now currently suspended from FIFA.
Kuwait's first international match was played in the 1961 Pan Arab Games against Libya which ended in a 2–2 draw. Kuwait's biggest loss was against Republic the United Arab Republic when they were destroyed 8–0 by the Pharaohs in the same tournament. Kuwait national football team has joined the world cup in 1982 which was held in Spain Kuwait has joined the fourth group and which came in the fourth place. Kuwait has won the AFC Cup in 1980 which was held in Kuwait. Kuwait won the Final 3–0 on South Korea. Kuwait historical FIFA ranking which was 24th. Bashar Abdullah is the most capped player in Kuwait and the top goal scorer in the history of the Kuwait National Football Team. Kuwait has won the gulf cup of nation 10 times and is the most team to win the competition. Kuwait's most historical manager is Luiz Felipe Scolari, who won the world cup with Brazil national team, was forced to leave the country after the 1990 invasion in Iraq. He led Kuwait to win the 1990 Gulf cup beating Qatar in The Final. Kuwait's biggest win was against Bhutan National Football Team which ended in a thrilling 20–0 win which was the biggest win until Australia National Football Team won 31–0 against the American Samoan national football team in 2001. Kuwait's most successful years were between 1970–1990 which had players like Jassem Yacoub, Faisal Dakhil, Sa'ad Al-Hoty et al.
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