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IranvsKuwait
Iran vs Kuwait: head-to-head stats
Since 1973
Iran
13
wins
draws
9
28 meetings
Kuwait
6
wins
Iran and Kuwait have met 28 times since 1973: Iran won 13, Kuwait 6, and 9 matches were drawn. Iran lead the head-to-head by 7 wins. Goals: Iran 35, Kuwait 25. Last meeting: Iran 3–2 Kuwait (AFC Asian Cup qualification, Mar 3, 2014).
- First meeting
- Iran 2–1 Kuwait
- May 6, 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Last meeting
- Iran 3–2 Kuwait
- Mar 3, 2014 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
- Biggest Iran win
- Iran 3–1 Kuwait
- May 30, 2002 · Friendly
- Biggest Kuwait win
- Iran 0–3 Kuwait
- Oct 13, 1998 · Friendly
Match preview and current form
The rivalry, match by match
28 meetings since 1973. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Iran win
- Draw
- Kuwait win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
IRN=KUW
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
IRN +71973 · IRN ahead3–1 · 2002
↑ IRNKUW ↓
- 1970s: Iran 8 goals, Kuwait 2 goals
- 1980s: Iran 2 goals, Kuwait 6 goals
- 1990s: Iran 11 goals, Kuwait 8 goals
- 2000s: Iran 9 goals, Kuwait 4 goals
- 2010s: Iran 5 goals, Kuwait 5 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | IRN W | D | KUW W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Asian Games | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| WAFF Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All meetings
28 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W3–2HAFC Asian Cup qualificationAFC Asian Cup qualification
- D1–1AAFC Asian Cup qualificationAFC Asian Cup qualification
- L1–2NWAFF ChampionshipWAFF Championship
- W1–0AFriendlyFriendly
- W2–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Javad Nekounam 17', Gholamreza Rezaei 90'
Kuwait: —
- D2–2AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht 2', Jalal Hosseini 5'
Kuwait: Ahmad Ajab 38', Fahad Al-Rashidi 81'
- W3–1AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1AFriendlyFriendly
- W2–1AFriendlyFriendly
- W2–0NAsian GamesAsian Games
Show all 28 meetings
- L0–3AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1HFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- D1–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Karim Bagheri 90'
Kuwait: Jasem Al-Huwaidi 20'
- W2–0AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Ali Daei 40'
Kuwait: Jasem Al-Huwaidi 15'
- W1–0AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1NAsian GamesAsian Games
- D1–1NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Nasser Mohammadkhani 80'
Kuwait: Muayad Al-Haddad 26'
- L0–1NAsian GamesAsian Games
- L1–2AAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Hossein Faraki 90'
Kuwait: Jasem Yaqoub 63', Faisal Al-Dakhil 85'
- W2–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Behtash Fariba 48', Habib Khabiri 59'
Kuwait: Faisal Al-Dakhil 14'
- W1–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Ghafour Jahani 48'
Kuwait: —
- W1–0HAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Iran: Ali Parvin 71'
Kuwait: —
- W2–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Parviz Ghelichkhani 60' (pen.), Ali Djabari 74'
Kuwait: —
- W2–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Iran: Gholam Vafakhah 23', Ali Parvin 56'
Kuwait: Fathi Kameel 83'
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
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