Oman vs Kuwait, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Oman

17': Abdul Rahman Al Mushaifri
30': Muhsen Al-Ghassani
58': Abdul Rahman Al Mushaifri
79': Abdullah Fawaz

FT
4 - 0

Kuwait

About

Oman are hosting Kuwait at Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Timeline

17': Abdul Rahman Al Mushaifri (Oman) Goal at 17'
30': Muhsen Al Ghassani (Oman) Goal at 30'
45': Moath Al-Enezi (Kuwait) Substitution at 45'
45': Ahmad Al Dhefiri (Kuwait) Substitution at 45'
58': Abdul Rahman Al Mushaifri (Oman) Goal at 58'
63': Yousef Majed (Kuwait) Substitution at 63'
67': Sami Al-Sanea (Kuwait) Yellow Card at 67'
70': Issam Al Sabhi (Oman) Substitution at 70'
70': Abdullah Fawaz (Oman) Substitution at 70'
70': Zahir Al Aghbari (Oman) Substitution at 70'
72': Khaled Sabah (Kuwait) Substitution at 72'
72': Salman Al Awadhi (Kuwait) Substitution at 72'
77': Ahmed Al Kaabi (Oman) Substitution at 77'
78': Moath Al-Enezi (Kuwait) Yellow Card at 78'
79': Abdullah Fawaz (Oman) Goal at 79'
90'+1': Hatem Sultan (Oman) Substitution at 91'

Statistics

KUW		OMA
8	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	1
34.7	Possession	65.3
8	SHOTS	17
1	ON GOAL	7
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	2
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
Location: Muscat, Oman
Attendance: 25,891

WCQ - AFC Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	South Korea	6	+7	14
2	Iraq	6	+2	11
3	Jordan	6	+4	9
4	Oman	6	-3	6

Full Table

Line-Ups

Oman (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ibrahim Al-Mukhaini (GK)
2	Mohammed Al-Musalami
6	Ahmed Al-Khamisi
17	Ali Al-Busaidi
13	Amjad Al Harthi
4	Arshad Al-Alawi
23	Harib Al-Saadi
21	Abdul Rahman Al Mushaifri
10	Jameel Al-Yahmadi
11	Muhsen Al-Ghassani
20	Salah Al-Yahyaei

Oman Substitutes:

Ahmed Al Kaabi, Khalid Al-Braiki, Omar Al-Malki, Abdullah Fawaz, Hatem Sultan, Ibrahim Al Rajhi, Abdul Aziz Khalfan, Issam Al Sabhi, Zahir Al-Aghbari, Ghanim Al-Habashi, Yazed Al-Maashani, Faiyz Al Rusheidi.

Kuwait (5-4-1)

No.	Name
22	Sulaiman Abdulghafoor (GK)
4	Khaled Ebrahim
6	Sultan Al-Enezi
5	Fahad Al-Hajeri
3	Meshari Ghanam
2	Sami Al-Sanea
14	Redha Abujabarah
7	Hussein Ashkanani
10	Faisal Zayed Al-Harbi
17	Mohammad Daham
20	Yousef Naser

Kuwait Substitutes:

Saud Al Hoshan, Salman Al Awadhi, Eid Al-Rasheedi, Moath Al-Enezi, Rashed Al Dousari, Hamad Al Harbi, Abdulrahman Al Fadhli, Azbi Shehab, Khaled Sabah, Yousef Majed, Ahmad Al Dhefiri, Salman Bormeya.

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