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Head to head

Kuwait vs South Korea

If they played today

Kuwait at home
19% / 23% / 58%
Kuwait win / draw / South Korea win
Kuwait–South Korea
  • 0–1 11.4%
  • 1–1 10.8%
  • 0–2 10.5%
  • 1–2 9.9%
  • 0–3 6.4%
Neutral venue
14% / 20% / 66%
Kuwait win / draw / South Korea win
Kuwait–South Korea
  • 0–2 12.0%
  • 0–1 11.8%
  • 1–2 9.8%
  • 1–1 9.6%
  • 0–3 8.2%
South Korea at home
10% / 17% / 73%
Kuwait win / draw / South Korea win
Kuwait–South Korea
  • 0–2 13.6%
  • 0–1 12.2%
  • 0–3 10.1%
  • 1–2 9.2%
  • 1–1 8.2%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

 KuwaitSouth Korea
Current Elo14751842
Elo rank120th33rd
Peak Elo1800 (1977)1940 (1980)
Matches played6841010
All-time record285W 179D 220L539W 252D 219L
Goals for10671794
Goals against770917
Biggest win20–0 vs Bhutan · 2000-02-14 · AFC Asian Cup qualification16–0 vs Nepal · 2003-09-29 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest loss0–8 vs Portugal · 2003-11-19 · Friendly0–9 vs Hungary · 1954-06-17 · FIFA World Cup
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.020.19
AFC Asian Cups won12
Expected AFC Asian Cups1.112.93

When they've met

Meetings
26
Kuwait 9W 3D 14L
Goals
22–37
Kuwait first
First meeting
2–1
Kuwait won · 1972-05-12 · AFC Asian Cup
Most recent
0–4
South Korea won · 2025-06-10 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Kuwait's biggest win
4–0
1974-09-06 · Asian Games
South Korea's biggest win
4–0
2025-06-10 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Most common result
0–1
Kuwait first · 5 times, last 2015-10-08
Current run
Unbeaten in 9
South Korea · since 2004-07-27
26 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-06-100–4South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2024-11-141–3Kuwait homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2015-10-080–1Kuwait homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2015-01-130–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2012-02-290–2South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2011-09-061–1Kuwait homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2005-06-080–4Kuwait homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2005-02-090–2South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2004-07-270–4NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2000-10-161–0NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1998-12-110–1NeutralAsian Games
1996-12-102–0NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1994-10-152–1NeutralAsian Games
1994-10-071–0NeutralAsian Games
1990-10-010–1NeutralAsian Games
1984-12-050–0NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1981-04-292–0Kuwait homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1980-10-180–3NeutralMerdeka Tournament
1980-09-303–0Kuwait homeAFC Asian Cup
1980-09-210–3Kuwait homeAFC Asian Cup
1978-12-130–2NeutralAsian Games
1977-11-052–2Kuwait homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1977-10-090–1South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1974-09-064–0NeutralAsian Games
1973-08-111–0NeutralMerdeka Tournament
1972-05-122–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup