FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

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

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Afghanistan
    FT
    0 - 4
    Kuwait
    • 18': Shabaib Al-Khaldi (P)
    • 69': Mohammad Daham
    • 80': Shabaib Al-Khaldi
    • 82': Athbi Saleh

    About

    Afghanistan are hosting Kuwait at Al Ettifaq Club Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 18': Goal! Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 1. Shabaib Al Khaldi (Kuwait) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 20': Balal Arezou (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Afghanistan. Amanullah Sardari replaces Maroof Mohammadi.
    • 45': Substitution, Afghanistan. Omid Rajabi replaces Jamshed Asekzai.
    • 61': Substitution, Kuwait. Bader Al-Fadhel replaces Ahmad Al Dhefiri.
    • 61': Substitution, Kuwait. Eid Al Rashedi replaces Bandar Al Salama.
    • 65': Substitution, Afghanistan. Jawad Rezai replaces Yar Zakarkhel.
    • 69': Goal! Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 2. Mohammad Daham (Kuwait) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 78': Substitution, Afghanistan. Ali Reza Rahimi replaces Mustafa Azadzoy.
    • 80': Goal! Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 3. Shabaib Al Khaldi (Kuwait) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
    • 81': Substitution, Kuwait. Abdulaziz Al Enezi replaces Redha Hani.
    • 81': Substitution, Kuwait. Ebrahim Kameel replaces Shabaib Al Khaldi.
    • 82': Goal! Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 4. Athbi Saleh (Kuwait) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eid Al Rashedi.
    • 84': Substitution, Kuwait. Hamad Al Qallaf replaces Mohsen Ghareeb.
    • 85': Substitution, Afghanistan. Reza Gholami replaces Samir Samandari.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 4.
    • 0': Match ends, Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 4.

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

    Venue: Al Ettifaq Club Stadium
    Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
    Attendance: 330

    WCQ - AFC Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Qatar 2 +1 4
    2 United Arab Emirates 2 0 3
    3 Oman 2 -1 1
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    AFG Afghanistan (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Ovays Azizi (GK)
    4 Haroon Fakhruddin
    3 Mahboob Hanifi
    11 Habibulla Askar
    17 Maroof Mohammadi
    15 Yar Zakarkhel
    6 Samir Samandari
    7 Mustafa Azadzoy
    19 Jamshed Asekzai
    9 Balal Arezou Yellow Card
    18 Amredin Sharifi
    Afghanistan Substitutes:
    Reza Gholami, Sayed Fatemi, Jawad Rezai, Farhad Ali Zada, Hussain Alizada, Omid Rajabi, Amanullah Sardari, Ali Reza Rahimi, Ali Baset Nazari, Faisal Ahmad Hamidi, Golali Rahimi, Ali Reza Panahi.

    KUW Kuwait (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Abd Al Rahman Kameel (GK)
    2 Hasan Hamdan Al Anezi
    5 Fahad Al-Hajeri
    20 Mohsen Ghareeb
    3 Abdullah Al-Buloushi
    18 Athbi Saleh
    14 Redha Abujabarah
    21 Mohammad Daham
    8 Ahmad Al Dhefiri
    17 Shabaib Al-Khaldi
    10 Bandar Al Salama
    Kuwait Substitutes:
    Mubarak Al Faneeni, Ibraheem Kameel, Abdulrahman Al Majdali, Eid Al-Rasheedi, Mahdi Dashti, Sultan Al-Enezi, Aqeel Al Hazeem, Hamad Al-Qallaf, Khaled Ebrahim, Sulaiman Abdulghafoor, Bader Al-Fadhel, Abdulaziz Wadi.

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