World Cup
- participations
- 1
- best result
- First round
- wins, draws, losses
- 0-1-2
1982First round1 draw, 2 losses
AFC Asian Cup
- participations
- 10
- title
- 1
- times runner-up
- 1
- wins, draws, losses
- 14-10-17
Titles: 1980
Lost finals: 1976
2015First round3 losses
2011First round3 losses
2004First round1 win, 2 losses
2000Quarter-finals1 win, 2 draws, 1 loss
First round
drawKuwait 0-0 Indonesia
winKuwait 1-0 South Korea
drawChina 0-0 Kuwait
Quarter-finals
lossSaudi Arabia 3-2 Kuwait (a.e.t.)
1996Fourth place2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses
First round
drawKuwait 2-2 Indonesia
lossUnited Arab Emirates 3-2 Kuwait
winKuwait 2-0 South Korea
Quarter-finals
winKuwait 2-0 Japan
Semi-finals
lossUnited Arab Emirates 1-0 Kuwait
Third place match
drawIran 1-1 Kuwait (a.e.t., 3-2 p)
1988First round3 draws, 1 loss
First round
drawKuwait 0-0 Bahrain
drawSaudi Arabia 0-0 Kuwait
lossSyria 1-0 Kuwait
drawChina 2-2 Kuwait
1984Third place2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses
First round
winKuwait 1-0 Qatar
drawSouth Korea 0-0 Kuwait
winKuwait 3-1 Syria
lossKuwait 0-1 Saudi Arabia
Semi-finals
lossChina 1-0 Kuwait
Third place match
drawKuwait 1-1 Iran (a.e.t., 5-3 p)
1980Winners4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss
First round
drawUnited Arab Emirates 1-1 Kuwait
winKuwait 3-1 Malaysia
lossKuwait 0-3 South Korea
winKuwait 4-0 Qatar
Semi-finals
winIran 1-2 Kuwait
Final
winKuwait 3-0 South Korea