The Kuwait national football team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one World Cup Finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France.

They have better success contending for the Asian Cup, reaching the finals in 1976 and taking home the winner's trophy in 1980.

The side are regarded as a comer in the continental football scene, having knocked powerhouse China out of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1970 - Did not enter
• 1974 - Did not qualify
• 1978 - Did not qualify
• 1982 - Round 1
• 1986 to 2006 - Did not qualify

Asian Cup record

• 1956 to 1968 - Did not enter
• 1972 - Round 1
• 1976 - Second place
• 1980 - Champions
• 1984 - Third place
• 1988 - Round 1
• 1992 - Did not qualify
• 1996 - Fourth place
• 2000 - Quarterfinals
• 2004 - Round 1

Famous players

• Jasem Yacob
• Fathi Kamel
• Ahmed Al Tarabilsi
• Abdulaziz Al Anberi
• Bader Haji
• Abdulah Wabran
• Fasil Al Dikel
• Bashar Abdallah
• Khalid Al Fadhli
• Jassem Al Houwaidi

Asian national football teams | Football in Kuwait

Kuwaitische Fußballnationalmannschaft | Selección nacional de fútbol de Kuwait | Équipe du Koweït de football | サッカークウェート代表 | Koeweits voetbalelftal | Reprezentacja Kuwejtu w piłce nożnej | Seleção Kuwaitiana de Futebol | Kuwaits fotbollslandslag | נבחרת כווית בכדורגל