Kuwait Overview

How have debutant teams performed at the FIFA World Cup?

Four nations will make debuts at the 2026 World Cup, with Cape Verde, Curacao, Jordan and Uzbekistan set to grace the grandest stage in international football for the first time. It will be the tournament with the most newcomers since 2006 and all will have ambitions of ending a 16-year wait for a debutant to reach the knockout stages.

Leckie double leads Socceroos past Kuwait

Kuwait vs Australia team news: Taggart starts up top

The green and gold begin their campaign for Qatar with a tough trip to the Middle East

Schwarzer: Australia need more like Arzani

The wonderkid is coming back from injury and his compatriot is excited to see him develop into a player to help the Socceroos

Arnold: We'll be the greatest Socceroos team ever

The green-and-gold boss made the surprising call after the selection of players for the upcoming matches

Kuwait v Australia: Chance for fringe players to shine

The green and gold will have their first match under a new manager as they ramp up their preparations for an Asian Cup defence

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
4	Sanat Naft Abadan	28	12	10	6	27	18	9	46	L L W D D
5	Pars Jonoubi Jam	28	12	10	6	32	20	12	43	W D W L D
6	Havadar SC	28	8	15	5	22	16	6	39	D W D D D
7	Mes Kerman	28	9	11	8	17	14	3	38	D W L D L
8	Naft Bandar Abbas	28	8	15	5	21	17	4	36	W D W L D

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