Afghanistan vs Kuwait, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - AFC, Second Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Afghanistan

FT
0 - 4

Kuwait

18': Shabaib Al-Khaldi (P)
69': Mohammad Daham
80': Shabaib Al-Khaldi
82': Athbi Saleh

About

Afghanistan are hosting Kuwait at Al Ettifaq Club Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
18': Goal! Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 1. Shabaib Al Khaldi (Kuwait) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
20': Balal Arezou (Afghanistan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+4': First Half ends, Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 1.
45': Second Half begins Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 1.
45': Substitution, Afghanistan. Amanullah Sardari replaces Maroof Mohammadi.
45': Substitution, Afghanistan. Omid Rajabi replaces Jamshed Asekzai.
61': Substitution, Kuwait. Bader Al-Fadhel replaces Ahmad Al Dhefiri.
61': Substitution, Kuwait. Eid Al Rashedi replaces Bandar Al Salama.
65': Substitution, Afghanistan. Jawad Rezai replaces Yar Zakarkhel.
69': Goal! Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 2. Mohammad Daham (Kuwait) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
78': Substitution, Afghanistan. Ali Reza Rahimi replaces Mustafa Azadzoy.
80': Goal! Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 3. Shabaib Al Khaldi (Kuwait) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
81': Substitution, Kuwait. Abdulaziz Al Enezi replaces Redha Hani.
81': Substitution, Kuwait. Ebrahim Kameel replaces Shabaib Al Khaldi.
82': Goal! Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 4. Athbi Saleh (Kuwait) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eid Al Rashedi.
84': Substitution, Kuwait. Hamad Al Qallaf replaces Mohsen Ghareeb.
85': Substitution, Afghanistan. Reza Gholami replaces Samir Samandari.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 4.
0': Match ends, Afghanistan 0, Kuwait 4.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - AFC

Venue: Al Ettifaq Club Stadium
Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Attendance: 330

WCQ - AFC Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Qatar	2	+1	4
2	United Arab Emirates	2	0	3
3	Oman	2	-1	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Afghanistan (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ovays Azizi (GK)
4	Haroon Fakhruddin
3	Mahboob Hanifi
11	Habibulla Askar
17	Maroof Mohammadi
15	Yar Zakarkhel
6	Samir Samandari
7	Mustafa Azadzoy
19	Jamshed Asekzai
9	Balal Arezou
18	Amredin Sharifi

Afghanistan Substitutes:

Reza Gholami, Sayed Fatemi, Jawad Rezai, Farhad Ali Zada, Hussain Alizada, Omid Rajabi, Amanullah Sardari, Ali Reza Rahimi, Ali Baset Nazari, Faisal Ahmad Hamidi, Golali Rahimi, Ali Reza Panahi.

Kuwait (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Abd Al Rahman Kameel (GK)
2	Hasan Hamdan Al Anezi
5	Fahad Al-Hajeri
20	Mohsen Ghareeb
3	Abdullah Al-Buloushi
18	Athbi Saleh
14	Redha Abujabarah
21	Mohammad Daham
8	Ahmad Al Dhefiri
17	Shabaib Al-Khaldi
10	Bandar Al Salama

Kuwait Substitutes:

Mubarak Al Faneeni, Ibraheem Kameel, Abdulrahman Al Majdali, Eid Al-Rasheedi, Mahdi Dashti, Sultan Al-Enezi, Aqeel Al Hazeem, Hamad Al-Qallaf, Khaled Ebrahim, Sulaiman Abdulghafoor, Bader Al-Fadhel, Abdulaziz Wadi.

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