Born: 11- 8-1970 Country: Kuwait Caps: 91 (W40-D19-L32 - GF159-GA96 - %54.40) Goals: 2 Age First Cap: 19 yr 163 d 21- 1-1990 vs. France 0-1 Age Last Cap: 30 yr 200 d 27- 2-2001 vs. Bahrain 0-1 National Team Career: 11 yr 37 d
Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 21- 1-90 Kuwait City France 0-1 International Tourn.
2 26- 1-90 Kuwait City East Germany 1-2 International Tourn.
3 15- 2-90 Kuwait City Finland 0-1
4 21- 2-90 Kuwait City Bahrain 1-0 Gulf Cup
5 28- 2-90 Kuwait City Iraq 1-1 [1] Gulf Cup
6 7- 3-90 Kuwait City Qatar 2-0 Gulf Cup
7 9- 3-90 Kuwait City UA Emirates 6-1 Gulf Cup
8 23- 9-90 Beijing Hongkong 2-1 Asian Games
9 25- 9-90 Beijing Yemen 0-0 Asian Games
10 27- 9-90 Beijing Thailand 1-2 Asian Games
11 1-10-90 Beijing South Korea 0-1 Asian Games
12 9-12-91 Kuwait City Poland 0-2
13 14- 5-92 Kuwait City Syria 0-0
14 27- 5-92 Al-Ain UA Emirates 2-3 Asian Cup Qualifier
15 18-10-92 Kuwait City Iran 1-1
16 22-10-92 Kuwait City Oman 4-0
17 20-11-92 Cairo Egypt 1-1
18 28-11-92 Doha UA Emirates 2-0 Gulf Cup
19 30-11-92 Doha Oman 2-1 Gulf Cup
20 3-12-92 Doha Qatar 0-4 Gulf Cup
21 6-12-92 Doha Saudi Arabia 1-2 Gulf Cup
22 10-12-92 Doha Bahrain 0-1 Gulf Cup
23 2- 1-93 Kuwait City Lebanon 2-0
24 16- 3-93 Kuwait City Syria 2-1
25 4- 4-93 Kuwait City Egypt 1-3
26 16- 4-93 Singapore Australia 0-1
27 25- 4-93 Singapore Hongkong 1-0
28 13-12-95 Kuwait City Czech Republic 1-2
29 27-12-95 Kuwait City Kazakhstan 0-0
30 23- 2-96 Kuwait City Ecuador 0-3
31 27- 5-96 Kuwait City Iran 2-2
32 9- 6-96 Beirut Lebanon 5-3 Asian Cup Qualifier
33 20- 6-96 Kuwait City Lebanon 0-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
34 4-10-96 Kuwait City Iran 0-1
35 8-10-96 Al-Ain Cyprus 1-1
36 16-10-96 Muscat Bahrain 1-0 Gulf Cup
37 18-10-96 Muscat Oman 2-1 Gulf Cup
38 22-10-96 Muscat UA Emirates 1-2 Gulf Cup
39 26-10-96 Muscat Saudi Arabia 1-0 Gulf Cup
40 28-10-96 Muscat Qatar 2-1 Gulf Cup
41 19-11-96 Kuwait City Syria 2-2
42 22-11-96 Kuwait City Mali 4-2
43 4-12-96 Abu Dhabi Indonesia 2-2 Asian Nations Cup
44 7-12-96 Abu Dhabi UA Emirates 2-3 Asian Nations Cup
45 10-12-96 Abu Dhabi South Korea 2-0 Asian Nations Cup
46 15-12-96 Al-Ain Japan 2-0 Asian Nations Cup
47 19-12-96 Abu Dhabi UA Emirates 0-1 Asian Nations Cup
48 21-12-96 Abu Dhabi Iran 1-1 [2] Asian Nations Cup
49 18- 2-97 Kuwait City Egypt 2-0
50 18- 3-97 Kuwait City Bahrain 3-1
51 11- 4-97 Kuwait City Iran 0-2
52 17- 4-97 Bangkok Thailand 1-3
53 26- 4-97 Singapore Singapore 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
54 8- 5-97 Kuwait City Lebanon 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
55 27- 5-97 Kuwait City Zambia 2-1
56 5- 6-97 Kuwait City Singapore 4-0 World Cup Qualifier
57 5- 9-97 Kuwait City Mali 8-1
58 14- 9-97 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
59 19- 9-97 Doha Qatar 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
60 26- 9-97 Kuwait City Iran 1-1 World Cup Qualifier
61 10-10-97 Kuwait City China 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
62 17-10-97 Kuwait City Saudi Arabia 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
63 24-10-97 Kuwait City Qatar 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
64 31-10-97 Tehran Iran 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
65 12-11-97 Dalian China 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
66 24- 5-98 Portland United States 0-2
67 9- 9-98 Kuwait City Lebanon 0-0
68 13- 9-98 Kuwait City North Korea 4-0
69 29- 9-98 Doha Saudi Arabia 1-2 Arab Cup
70 1-10-98 Doha UA Emirates 4-1 Arab Cup
71 13-10-98 Kuwait City Iran 3-0
72 15- 2-99 Kuwait City Iran 1-2
73 31- 1-00 Kuwait City Syria 4-0
74 4- 2-00 Kuwait City Iran 1-1
75 10- 2-00 Kuwait City Turkmenistan 6-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
76 14- 2-00 Kuwait City Bhutan 20-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
77 16- 2-00 Kuwait City Yemen 2-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
78 18- 2-00 Kuwait City Nepal 5-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
79 25- 6-00 Tripoli Lebanon 1-3
80 24- 9-00 Kuwait City Qatar 0-0
81 30- 9-00 Kuwait City Thailand 3-2
82 4-10-00 Dubai Australia 0-1 LG Cup
83 13-10-00 Tripoli Indonesia 0-0 Asian Nations Cup
84 16-10-00 Tripoli South Korea 1-0 Asian Nations Cup
85 19-10-00 Tripoli China 0-0 Asian Nations Cup
86 24-10-00 Beirut Saudi Arabia 2-3 Asian Nations Cup
87 12- 1-01 Doha Qatar 0-1
88 15- 2-01 Kuwait City Finland 4-3
89 21- 2-01 Kuwait City Singapore 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
90 24- 2-01 Kuwait City Kyrgyzstan 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
91 27- 2-01 Kuwait City Bahrain 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
[1] Later annulled as full A for FIFA, but official for Kuwaiti FA.
[2] Kuwait lost 2-3 on penalty kicks.
NB: The matches against Syria XI (1-1, 6- 4-97, in which Abdullah scored one
goal), Ghana XI (2-2, 8- 9-97), Egypt Olympic (4-1, 24- 9-98 in Doha, Arab
Cup), Cyprus XI (3-5, 27-10-98 in Paralimni; Kuwait played with league XI)
and Egypt B (1-1, 27-12-98 in Kuwait City) were not full A and therefore
not included here.
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
91 40 19 32 159- 96 99 54.40
Types of Matches
Friendlies 37
Gulf Cup 14
World Cup Qualifier 14
Asian Nations Cup 10
Asian Cup Qualifier 7
Asian Games 4
Other Tournaments 3
Arab Cup 2
Total 91
Goals:
Cap 16 1 goal
Cap 42 1 goal
Total 2 goals
Thanks to Roberto Mamrud (roberto.mamrud@gmail.com)
Prepared and maintained by Husain Mohammed for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Husain Mohammed
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Last updated: 9 Feb 2023
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