| team KUWAIT | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 14 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 1 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 6: + 1; = 1; - 4: 4 - 8 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 12: + 8; = 1; - 3: 23 - 10 17 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 9: + 7; = 1; - 1: 20 - 6 15 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 2 - 6 1 | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 8 - 2 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 4: + 3; = 0; - 1: 6 - 3 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 6: + 3; = 2; - 1: 21 - 4 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 12: + 6; = 2; - 4: 17 - 9 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 6: + 4; = 1; - 1: 9 - 3 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 12: + 6; = 1; - 5: 19 - 15 19 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 6: + 1; = 1; - 4: 8 - 12 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 8: + 4; = 2; - 2: 13 - 10 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 5: + 3; = 1; - 1: 12 - 1 10 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 8: + 4; = 2; - 2: 19 - 7 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 16: + 2; = 6; - 8: 13 - 26 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | 1 gathered point on the group stage 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain™ | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 114: +54: =22; -38; 192 ‒ 116 184 | |
| Percentage indicators | +47,37%; =19,30%; -33,33%; 1,68 ‒ 1,02 53,80% | |
| FIFA world cup | 3: +0: =1; -2; 2 ‒ 6 1 | |
| Percentage indicators | +0,00%; =33,33%; -66,67%; 0,67 ‒ 2,00 11,11% | |
| Total: | 117: +54: =23; -40; 194 ‒ 122 185 | |
| Percentage indicators | +46,15%; =19,66%; -34,19%; 1,66 ‒ 1,04 52,71% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 117 (18) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 194 | |
| - home: | 106 (54,64%) | |
| - away: | 47 (24,23%) | |
| - neutral field: | 41 (21,13%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 122 | |
| - home: | 48 (39,34%) | |
| - away: | 59 (48,36%) | |
| - neutral field: | 15 (12,30%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,66 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,04 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 92/159 (57,86%) | |
| - away: | 59/138 (42,75%) | |
| - neutral field: | 34/54 (62,96%) | |
| Biggest win: | 10:1 - Macau | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:4 - Korea Republic, Oman, Korea Republic | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 46 (39,32%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 40 (34,19%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 16 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 9 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 4 / 0 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 175 (1,5) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 11 (0,09) | |
| - second yellow cards | 8 | |
| - straight red cards | 3 | |
| Players acted | 255 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 2 274 788 (21 873) | |
| Top scorer: | Faisal AL DAKHIL (78 82 86) and Jassem AL HUWAIDI (94 98 02) - 13 goals scored each | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Bader AL MUTAWA (06 10 14 18 22) - 31 games | |