Kuwait has yet to record a single win in the third preliminary round. However, it is important not to let down one’s guard.
The national soccer team, led by head coach Hong Myung-bo, will play the fifth Group B match against Kuwait in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup at Jabeur Al Ahmed International Stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait’s capital, on the 14th (Korea time).
In past matches, Korea is leading the team with 12 wins, four draws and eight losses. Notably, the team lost 0-1 in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup finals in October 2000, and the team never lost a single game. It has had seven wins and one draw in eight matches since then.
Kuwait is also considered an underdog in Group B as it ranks 135th in the FIFA rankings. It has yet to secure even one win in the third qualifying round. It ranks fifth in Group B with three draws and one loss (three points). It scored three goals in four matches but allowed seven goals. However, it has not lost easily enough to secure two draws against Jordan (one draw) and Iraq (0-0 draw), which are competing with the national team in Group B.
Kuwait’s head coach Hui Bento stepped down in July and Juan Antonio Fitch was newly appointed. Coach Fitch has led the Chilean national soccer team to the top of the Copa America in the past. He is a coach with extensive experience in Asian soccer in charge of the Asian national team, including Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. At the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup, he led Bahrain and met with South Korea, but lost 1-3.
Veteran striker Yusuf Nasser, born in 1990, should be on the lookout for the most. Nasser has scored 52 goals in 113 A-match games. Even in his mid-30s, he still shows strong determination. 토토사이트
In particular, all three goals Kuwait recorded in the third qualifying round came from Nasser’s toes. Two of the three goals are penalties, but he has the ability to “take a shot” at the gate. Although it is not big, if Hong Myung-bo’s defenders give up a dangerous scene to Nasser, it is highly likely to lead to a loss.
Also, Sultan Al Eneji (Dopar Club), a defender who plays for Oman, is a representative of Kuwait. Hong Myung-bo’s task is how to break through Kuwait’s three-back centered on Eneji and Khaled Hajia (Al-Kadisha).
Fortunately, Kuwait’s main goalkeeper Suleiman Abdulgapur (Al-Arabi) was excluded from the list due to injury.