AFC Asian Cup 1972 · Group stage · Group [object Object]

South Korea 1–2 Kuwait

Friday 12 May 1972 · Bangkok, Thailand (neutral)

South Korea1–2Kuwait

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Lee-chun Sultan Duraihem

2′1–0Park Lee-chun South Korea · penalty
25′1–1Mohammad Sultan Kuwait
73′1–2Ibrahim Al Duraihem Kuwait

Elo

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

South Korea: 1632 → 1603
Kuwait: 1576 → 1605

Expected score for South Korea: 58% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 26, 1972–2025.

South Korea wins: 14
Draws: 3
Kuwait wins: 9

Form either side

South Korea

Before

0–0 v Indonesia 12 Nov 1971 · King's Cup 1971
1–1 v Vietnam Republic 14 Nov 1971 · King's Cup 1971
1–0 v Thailand 16 Nov 1971 · King's Cup 1971
0–0 v Iraq 7 May 1972 · AFC Asian Cup 1972
4–1 v Cambodia 10 May 1972 · AFC Asian Cup 1972

After

1–1 v Thailand 17 May 1972 · AFC Asian Cup 1972
1–2 v Iran 19 May 1972 · AFC Asian Cup 1972
0–0 v Hong Kong 15 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
2–0 v Thailand 17 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
4–1 v Singapore 19 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972

Kuwait

Before

2–2 v Saudi Arabia 16 Mar 1972 · Gulf Cup 1972
2–0 v Bahrain 18 Mar 1972 · Gulf Cup 1972
7–0 v United Arab Emirates 22 Mar 1972 · Gulf Cup 1972
5–0 v Qatar 26 Mar 1972 · Gulf Cup 1972
2–0 v Thailand 8 May 1972 · AFC Asian Cup 1972

After

0–4 v Cambodia 14 May 1972 · AFC Asian Cup 1972
9–0 v Qatar 12 Apr 1973 · Friendly
4–1 v Qatar 17 Apr 1973 · Friendly
1–2 v Syria 4 May 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
1–2 v Iran 6 May 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973

Group B

Team	P	W	L	GD	Pts
1South Korea	2	1	1	+2	2
2Cambodia	2	1	1	+1	2
3Kuwait	2	1	1	-3	2

Road through the tournament

South Korea

0–0 v Iraq Group allocation match
4–1 v Cambodia Group stage
1–2 v Kuwait Group stage
1–1 v Thailand Semi-final
1–2 v Iran Final

Kuwait

2–0 v Thailand Group allocation match
2–1 v South Korea Group stage
0–4 v Cambodia Group stage

Every South Korea v Kuwait match26

From South Korea's side.


10 Jun 2025	Kuwait	4–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2025	—
14 Nov 2024	Kuwait	3–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2024	—
8 Oct 2015	Kuwait	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2015	—
13 Jan 2015	Kuwait	1–0	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 2015	Group stage
29 Feb 2012	Kuwait	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2012	—
6 Sep 2011	Kuwait	1–1	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2011	—
8 Jun 2005	Kuwait	4–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
9 Feb 2005	Kuwait	2–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2005	—
27 Jul 2004	Kuwait	4–0	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 2004	Group stage
16 Oct 2000	Kuwait	0–1	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 2000	Group stage
11 Dec 1998	Kuwait	1–0	Neutral	Asian Games 1998	—
10 Dec 1996	Kuwait	0–2	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 1996	Group stage
15 Oct 1994	Kuwait	1–2	Neutral	Asian Games 1994	—
7 Oct 1994	Kuwait	0–1	Neutral	Asian Games 1994	—
1 Oct 1990	Kuwait	1–0	Neutral	Asian Games 1990	—
5 Dec 1984	Kuwait	0–0	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 1984	Group stage
29 Apr 1981	Kuwait	0–2	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1981	—
18 Oct 1980	Kuwait	3–0	Neutral	Merdeka Tournament 1980	—
30 Sep 1980	Kuwait	0–3	Away	AFC Asian Cup 1980	Final
21 Sep 1980	Kuwait	3–0	Away	AFC Asian Cup 1980	Group stage

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