Kuwait national football team
The Kuwait national football team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. Kuwait made one World Cup finals appearance, in 1982, managing one point in the group stages. In the Asian Cup, Kuwait reached the final in 1976 and won the tournament in 1980.
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
Bader Al-Mutawa is Kuwait's most capped player with 196 appearances.
The 1982 FIFA World Cup was the 12th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams, and was played in Spain from 13 June to 11 July 1982. The tournament was won by Italy, who defeated West Germany 3–1 in the final held in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in the capital, Madrid. It was Italy's third World Cup title, but their first since 1938. The defending champions, Argentina, were eliminated in the second round. Algeria, Cameroon, Honduras, Kuwait and New Zealand made their first appearances in the finals.
Honduras team in Alginet, during a June 1982 preparatory match.
A statue commemorating the 1982 FIFA World Cup at the Estadio Riazor in A Coruña.
Adidas Tango España, official match ball of Spain '82
Naranjito, the official mascot of the 1982 tournament, is featured in this vintage collection of Spanish keychains.
