FIFA World Cup qualification 2011

United Arab Emirates 2–3 Kuwait

Friday 2 Sep 2011 · Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates2–3Kuwait

Goals5

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Nasser Al-Mutawa Nasser Al-Hammadi Khalil

7′0–1Yousef Nasser Kuwait
51′0–2Bader Al-Mutawa Kuwait
65′0–3Yousef Nasser Kuwait
84′1–3Ismail Salem Al-Hammadi United Arab Emirates
89′2–3Ahmed Khalil United Arab Emirates

Line-ups

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

United Arab Emirates

Kuwait

Elo

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

United Arab Emirates: 1572 → 1551
Kuwait: 1657 → 1678

Expected score for United Arab Emirates: 52.2% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 36 of 46, 1972–2025.

United Arab Emirates wins: 17
Draws: 8
Kuwait wins: 21

Form either side

United Arab Emirates

Before

0–3 v Iran 19 Jan 2011 · AFC Asian Cup 2011
6–2 v Lebanon 17 Jul 2011 · Friendly
3–0 v India 23 Jul 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011
2–2 v India 28 Jul 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011
3–1 v Qatar 25 Aug 2011 · Friendly

After

1–3 v Lebanon 6 Sep 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011
1–2 v China PR 6 Oct 2011 · Friendly
1–2 v South Korea 11 Oct 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011
0–2 v South Korea 11 Nov 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011
1–2 v Kuwait 15 Nov 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011

Kuwait

Before

1–0 v Saudi Arabia 16 Jul 2011 · Friendly
3–0 v Philippines 23 Jul 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011
2–1 v Philippines 28 Jul 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011
0–0 v North Korea 10 Aug 2011 · Friendly
0–1 v Oman 27 Aug 2011 · Friendly

After

1–1 v South Korea 6 Sep 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011
2–2 v Lebanon 11 Oct 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011
0–1 v Bahrain 4 Nov 2011 · Friendly
0–1 v Lebanon 11 Nov 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011
2–1 v United Arab Emirates 15 Nov 2011 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2011

Road through the tournament

United Arab Emirates

3–0 v India 23 Jul 2011
2–2 v India 28 Jul 2011
2–3 v Kuwait 2 Sep 2011
1–3 v Lebanon 6 Sep 2011
1–2 v South Korea 11 Oct 2011
0–2 v South Korea 11 Nov 2011
1–2 v Kuwait 15 Nov 2011

Kuwait

Every United Arab Emirates v Kuwait match46

From United Arab Emirates's side.


9 Dec 2025	Kuwait	3–1	Neutral	Arab Cup 2025	—
24 Dec 2024	Kuwait	1–2	Away	Gulf Cup 2024	—
23 Oct 2023	Kuwait	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
10 Jan 2023	Kuwait	0–1	Neutral	Gulf Cup 2023	—
28 Dec 2018	Kuwait	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
28 Dec 2017	Kuwait	0–0	Away	Gulf Cup 2017	—
17 Nov 2014	Kuwait	2–2	Neutral	Gulf Cup 2014	—
15 Jan 2013	Kuwait	1–0	Neutral	Gulf Cup 2013	—
11 Sep 2012	Kuwait	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
15 Nov 2011	Kuwait	1–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2011	—
2 Sep 2011	Kuwait	2–3	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2011	—
7 Sep 2010	Kuwait	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
16 Dec 2009	Kuwait	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
30 Dec 2008	Kuwait	0–0	Home	Friendly	—
14 Jun 2008	Kuwait	3–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
6 Feb 2008	Kuwait	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
23 Jan 2007	Kuwait	3–2	Home	Gulf Cup 2007	—
28 Jul 2005	Kuwait	1–1 (won on pens)	Neutral	Friendly	—
3 Dec 2004	Kuwait	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
27 Nov 2004	Kuwait	0–1	Home	Friendly	—

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