Merdeka Tournament 1980

Kuwait 1–5 New Zealand

Sunday 19 Oct 1980 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (neutral)

Kuwait1–5New Zealand

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Kuwait: 1746 → 1719
New Zealand: 1573 → 1600

Expected score for Kuwait: 73% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 3, 1980–1981.

Kuwait wins: 1
Draws: 1
New Zealand wins: 1

Form either side

Kuwait

Before

0–3 v South Korea 21 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
4–0 v Qatar 25 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
2–1 v Iran 28 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
3–0 v South Korea 30 Sep 1980 · AFC Asian Cup 1980
0–3 v South Korea 18 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980

After

3–1 v Myanmar 22 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
0–1 v Thailand 24 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
1–2 v Indonesia 25 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
0–3 v Morocco 27 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
1–2 v Malaysia 29 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980

New Zealand

Before

6–1 v Solomon Islands 29 Feb 1980 · Oceania Nations Cup 1980
4–0 v Mexico 20 Aug 1980 · Friendly
0–4 v Canada 15 Sep 1980 · Friendly
0–3 v Canada 17 Sep 1980 · Friendly
2–1 v South Korea 15 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980

After

0–0 v Indonesia 21 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
1–1 v Myanmar 24 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
0–3 v Morocco 26 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
1–1 v Thailand 28 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980
0–2 v Malaysia 30 Oct 1980 · Merdeka Tournament 1980

Road through the tournament

Kuwait

0–3 v South Korea 18 Oct 1980
1–5 v New Zealand 19 Oct 1980
3–1 v Myanmar 22 Oct 1980
0–1 v Thailand 24 Oct 1980
1–2 v Indonesia 25 Oct 1980
0–3 v Morocco 27 Oct 1980
1–2 v Malaysia 29 Oct 1980

New Zealand

2–1 v South Korea 15 Oct 1980
5–1 v Kuwait 19 Oct 1980
0–0 v Indonesia 21 Oct 1980
1–1 v Myanmar 24 Oct 1980
0–3 v Morocco 26 Oct 1980
1–1 v Thailand 28 Oct 1980
0–2 v Malaysia 30 Oct 1980

Every Kuwait v New Zealand match3

From Kuwait's side.


14 Dec 1981	New Zealand	2–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1981	—
10 Oct 1981	New Zealand	2–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1981	—
19 Oct 1980	New Zealand	1–5	Neutral	Merdeka Tournament 1980	—

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