Kuwait vs Afghanistan 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

81': Eid Al-Rasheedi

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1 - 0

Introduction

Kuwait are hosting Afghanistan at Ali Sabah Al Salem Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

32': Substitution, Afghanistan. Jamshed Asekzai replaces Zelfagar Nazary.
44': Faisal Al Harbi (Kuwait) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Kuwait. Sultan Al Enezi replaces Redha Hani.
45': Substitution, Kuwait. Eid Al Rashedi replaces Faisal Al Harbi.
45': Substitution, Kuwait. Bader Al-Fadhel replaces Ahmad Al Dhefiri.
54': Substitution, Kuwait. Khaled Hajiah replaces Hasan Al Anezi.
56': Mahboob Hanifi (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66': Substitution, Kuwait. Bandar Bouresli replaces Azbi Shehab.
67': Substitution, Afghanistan. Siar Sadat replaces Mahboob Hanifi.
72': Substitution, Afghanistan. Omid Musawi replaces Fareed Sadat.
81': Goal! Kuwait 1, Afghanistan 0. Eid Al Rashedi (Kuwait) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohammad Daham.
89': Substitution, Afghanistan. Hossein Zamani replaces Jabar Sharza.
90'+2': Sami Al Sanea (Kuwait) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Mosawer Ahadi (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+7': Taufee Skandari (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Ali Sabah Al Salem Stadium
Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Attendance: 11,680

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
0	South Korea	0	0	0
0	Iraq	0	0	0
0	Jordan	0	0	0
0	Oman	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Kuwait (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
22	Sulaiman Abdulghafoor (GK)
3	Meshari Ghanam
5	Fahad Al-Hajeri
2	Sami Al-Sanea
21	Hasan Hamdan Al Anezi
10	Faisal Zayed Al-Harbi
14	Redha Hani Abu Jabarah
18	Azbi Shehab
20	Yousef Naser Al-Sulaiman
9	Mohammad Daham
8	Ahmad Al Dhefiri

Substitutes:

Eid Al-Rasheedi, Saud Al Hoshan, Hamad Al Harbi, Abdulaziz Wadi, Salman Bormeya, Bandar Bouresli, Khaled Ebrahim, Rashed Al Dousari, Mubarak Al Faneeni, Sultan Al-Enezi, Abdulrahman Al Fadhli, Bader Al-Fadhel.

Afghanistan (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ovays Azizi (GK)
3	Mahboob Hanifi
12	Najim Haidary
15	Mohammad Rahimi
21	Sharif Mukhammad
14	Zelfy Nazary
8	Rahmat Akbari
11	Taufee Skandari
7	Mosawer Ahadi
10	Jabar Sharza
20	Matías Rojas

Substitutes:

Golali Rahimi, Siar Sadat, Omid Musawi, Keyvan Mottaghian, Jamshed Asekzai, Hossein Zamani, Balal Arezou, Sayeed Reza Hussaini, Amid Arezou, Yama Sherzad, Sayed Fatemi, Habibulla Askar.