Afghanistan vs Kuwait — World Cup - Qualification Asia: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 18′Kuwait, penalty goal:0–1S. Al KhaldiPenalty
- 20′Afghanistan, yellow card:Balal Arezou
- Half-time0 – 1
- 46′Afghanistan, substitution:M. Mohammadi
- 46′Afghanistan, substitution:J. Asekzai
- 61′Kuwait, substitution:A. Al Dhefiri
- 61′Kuwait, substitution:B. Al Salamah
- 65′Afghanistan, substitution:Y. M. Zakarkhel
- 69′Kuwait, goal:0–2M. Daham
- 78′Afghanistan, substitution:M. Azadzoy
- 80′Kuwait, goal:0–3S. Al Khaldi
- 81′Kuwait, substitution:S. Al Khaldi
- 81′Kuwait, substitution:R. Hani
- 82′Kuwait, goal:0–4A. Shehab
- 84′Kuwait, substitution:M. Ghareeb
- 85′Afghanistan, substitution:S. Samandari
- Full-time0 – 4
Lineups
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Afghanistan vs Kuwait — the facts
Kuwait won 4–0 away against Afghanistan (half-time 0–1).
Afghanistan met Kuwait in the World Cup - Qualification Asia (2nd Round - Group A - 2). Kick-off was Tuesday, 21 November 2023, 17:00 UTC at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium. Referee: Ahmed Faisal Mohammad Al Ali.
Team pages: Afghanistan · Kuwait · World Cup - Qualification Asia
Key moments
- 18' Goal (penalty): S. Al Khaldi — 0–1
- 69' Goal: M. Daham — 0–2
- 80' Goal: S. Al Khaldi — 0–3
- 82' Goal: A. Shehab — 0–4
Starting line-ups
Afghanistan (4-4-2)
- 1 O. Azizi
- 11 H. Askar
- 4 Z. Amiri
- 3 M. Hanifi
- 17 M. Mohammadi
- 7 M. Azadzoy
- 15 Y. M. Zakarkhel
- 6 S. Samandari
- 19 J. Asekzai
- 9 B. Arezou
- 18 A. Sharifi
Kuwait (4-4-2)
- 1 A. Kameel
- 20 M. Ghareeb
- 2 H. Al Enezi
- 5 F. Al Hajeri
- 3 Ammar Abdullah
- 21 M. Daham
- 18 A. Shehab
- 14 R. Hani
- 8 A. Al Dhefiri
- 17 S. Al Khaldi
- 10 B. Al Salamah
About this match
On this page: the Afghanistan vs Kuwait final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this World Cup - Qualification Asia fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Afghanistan and Kuwait team pages or the World Cup - Qualification Asia page.

