Head to head · Men's national teams
Japan v Kuwait
Japan and Kuwait have met 5 times since 1978: Kuwait lead 4–1.
1Japan win
0draws
4Kuwait wins
Goals: Japan 2, Kuwait 8 · 5 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Monday, 11 December 1978: Japan 0–2 Kuwait in Bangkok.
- The most recent was on Wednesday, 9 December 1998: Japan 2–1 Kuwait (Asian Games).
- Japan's biggest win: Japan 2–1 Kuwait, 1998.
- Kuwait's biggest win: Japan 0–2 Kuwait, 1978.
- 5 of the 5 meetings were competitive matches and 0 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 1998 | ||
| 9 Dec | Japan 2–1 Kuwait Asian Games · Bangkok, Thailand (neutral) |
Japan |
| 1996 | ||
| 15 Dec | Kuwait 2–0 Japan AFC Asian Cup · Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (neutral) |
Kuwait |
| 1988 | ||
| 8 Apr | Kuwait 1–0 Japan AFC Asian Cup qualification · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (neutral) |
Kuwait |
| 1986 | ||
| 24 Sept | Japan 0–2 Kuwait Asian Games · Daejeon, South Korea (neutral) |
Kuwait |
| 1978 | ||
| 11 Dec | Japan 0–2 Kuwait Asian Games · Bangkok, Thailand (neutral) |
Kuwait |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.