FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Kuwait 2–2 Iran

Wednesday 26 Mar 2008 · Kuwait City, Kuwait

Kuwait2–2Iran

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Nikbakht Hosseini Ajab Rashidi

2′0–1Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht Iran
5′0–2Seyed Jalal Hosseini Iran
38′1–2Ahmad Ajab Kuwait
81′2–2Fahad Al - Rashidi Kuwait

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Kuwait

Came on

15Waleed JumahMF↑46′
17Bader Al-MutawaFW↑46′
7Fahad Al - RashidiMF●↑72′

Iran

Came on

17Milad MeidavoudiFW↑57′
7Mojtaba JabbariMF↑74′
18Mohsen KhaliliFW↑88′

Elo

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

Kuwait: 1526 → 1535
Iran: 1791 → 1782

Expected score for Kuwait: 27.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 23 of 28, 1973–2014.

Kuwait wins: 6
Draws: 9
Iran wins: 13

Form either side

Kuwait

Before

0–1 v Bahrain 16 Jan 2008 · Friendly
0–2 v Singapore 24 Jan 2008 · Friendly
1–1 v Oman 30 Jan 2008 · Friendly
0–2 v United Arab Emirates 6 Feb 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–0 v Iraq 21 Mar 2008 · Friendly

After

1–1 v Qatar 23 May 2008 · Friendly
1–2 v Saudi Arabia 27 May 2008 · Friendly
0–1 v Syria 2 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
4–2 v Syria 8 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–3 v United Arab Emirates 14 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Iran

Before

0–0 v South Korea 22 Jul 2007 · AFC Asian Cup 2007
0–0 v Qatar 10 Jan 2008 · Friendly
0–0 v Costa Rica 30 Jan 2008 · Friendly
0–0 v Syria 6 Feb 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
0–1 v Bahrain 21 Mar 2008 · Friendly

After

3–2 v Zambia 25 May 2008 · Friendly
0–0 v United Arab Emirates 2 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–0 v United Arab Emirates 7 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–0 v Syria 14 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–0 v Kuwait 22 Jun 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

Road through the tournament

Kuwait

0–2 v United Arab Emirates 6 Feb 2008
2–2 v Iran 26 Mar 2008
0–1 v Syria 2 Jun 2008
4–2 v Syria 8 Jun 2008
2–3 v United Arab Emirates 14 Jun 2008
0–2 v Iran 22 Jun 2008

Iran

Every Kuwait v Iran match28

From Kuwait's side.


3 Mar 2014	Iran	2–3	Away	AFC Asian Cup qualification 2014	—
26 Mar 2013	Iran	1–1	Home	AFC Asian Cup qualification 2013	—
3 Oct 2010	Iran	2–1	Neutral	WAFF Championship 2010	—
23 Mar 2009	Iran	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
22 Jun 2008	Iran	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
26 Mar 2008	Iran	2–2	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
30 May 2002	Iran	1–3	Home	Friendly	—
4 Feb 2000	Iran	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
15 Feb 1999	Iran	1–2	Home	Friendly	—
19 Dec 1998	Iran	0–2	Neutral	Asian Games 1998	—
13 Oct 1998	Iran	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
14 Apr 1998	Iran	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
31 Oct 1997	Iran	0–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
26 Sep 1997	Iran	1–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
11 Apr 1997	Iran	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
21 Dec 1996	Iran	1–1 (lost on pens)	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 1996	Third-place play-off
4 Oct 1996	Iran	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
18 Oct 1992	Iran	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
12 Nov 1989	Iran	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
26 Sep 1986	Iran	1–0	Neutral	Asian Games 1986	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN