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Highlights and goals of Kuwait 1-2 Qatar in World Cup Qualifiers 2026
Qatar continues its run of 2026 World Cup qualifiers with a double from Almoez Ali.
Thank you all!
Thank you all for joining us in this intense duel with an exciting ending, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you, see you again!
END OF THE GAME
Victory for Qatar, which has 12 points out of a possible 12 in the group stage and continues to lead group A.
🟨 90+4'
Yellow card for Yusuf Abdurisag for time wasting.
⏱️90'
We are entering injury time. There will be six minutes of injury time
⏱️88'
Two chances for Kuwait, first Eid Al-Rasheedi's shot was blocked and from the rebound Ahmad Al Dhefiri shot wide.
🔃 84'
Triple change for Kuwait team as they look to rebuild the team in search of at least a draw
81' ⚽GOOOOOOOAALL
QATAR GOAL. GOAL BY ALMOEZ ALI.
Second goal by Almoez Ali to put Qatar back in front on the scoreboard. A crazy final with three goals within four minutes of each other.
79' ⚽GOOOOOOAAALLL
KUWAIT GOAL. DAHAM GOAL.
Kuwait gets the equalizer on the scoreboard with a headed goal by Daham.
77' ⚽GOOOOOOAAALLL
QATAR GOAL. GOAL BY ALMOEZ ALI.
Akram Afif assists Almoez Ali, who only has to push the ball in to put Qatar ahead.
🔃 73'
Double substitution by the Qatar team, which seems to be looking for a goal with more incision.
⏱️70'
Shot by Tarek Salman, who is in an offside position, therefore the play is ruled offside.
🔃 68'
First changes of the match. Abdurisang enters for Qatar, while Al Rashidi enters for Kuwait.
⏱️63'
Free kick by center back Khaled Ebrahim, saved by Qatar's goalkeeper.
⏱️60'
We are entering the last half hour of the game and the score remains unchanged.
⏱️56'
Qatar tries again, but goalkeeper Ahmed Alrawi saves.
🟨 53'
Salman Bormeya committed a foul and received a yellow card. The second for a Kuwaiti player
⏱️50'
Qatar's first clear chance after the break came when Almoez Ali's shot went wide.
⏱️46'
Second half starts with a change in the Qatari ranks
HALF TIME
The first 45 minutes are over and there are no goals. Qatar and Kuwait draw goalless
⏱️45'
Qatar's free kick is saved by the goalkeeper. And it will be the last of the first half because not even a minute has been added.
40' 🧤 STOPPED.
Lucas Mendes' header, but goalkeeper Abdulghafoor came up with a saving hand. Qatar came close to scoring there.
⏱️36'
Jassem Abdulsallam's shot is saved by Kuwait's goalkeeper.
⏱️33'
Now try to build from the back in Qatar on long possessions.
⏱️30'
First half hour of play and the score is still scoreless
⏱️ 25'
Lucas Mendes tried to head in a corner kick for Qatar, but the ball did not find the target and the Kuwaiti goalkeeper took the ball.
🟨 21'
Yellow for Kuwait's fullback. Rashed Al Dousari. Second yellow card of the match, one for each team.
⏱️ 18'
Mohammad Daham's shot goes wide. Kuwait is having several dangerous chances at this early stage of the match.
🟨 13'
Midfielder Ahmed Fathi is cautioned and receives the first yellow card of the match.
⏱️ 10'
Kuwait again creating danger after a shot from Yousef Naser Al-Sulaiman, but the Qatari goalkeeper makes a good save to keep the game goalless.
⏱️ 7'
The Qatari team responded with a dangerous finish that ended with Ismail Mohamad's shot. The Kuwait goalkeeper turned it behind for a corner.
⏱️ 3'
First clear chance for Kuwait with a shot by Rashed Al Dousari, which the goalkeeper deflects to a corner.
⏱️ 1'
THE MATCH BEGINS. The first possession of the match goes to the Qatar national team.
ALL READY
The 22 players are already on the pitch. The national anthems are played, first the one of Qatar, which is today's visitor, and then the one of Kuwait.
Qatar substitutes
9 Ahmed Al Ganehi
20 Mahdi Salem
23 Moustafa Tarek
1 Salah Zakaria
7 Ahmed Alaaeldin
18 Sultan Al-Brake
11 Yusuf Abdurisag
4 Mohammed Waad
21 Saoud Al-Khater
3 Almahdi Ali Mukhtar
2 Mohamed Ayash
15 Bassam Al-Rawi
Kuwait Substitutes
11 Eid Al-Rasheedi
15 Abd Al Mohsen Al Ajami
16 Moath Al-Enezi
13 Abdullah Ghanem
17 Ibraheem Kameel
6 Muhammad Al-Huwaidi
8 Ahmad Al Dhefiri
1 Saud Al Hoshan
19 Mohsen Ghareeb
21 Youssef Al Haqan
7 Bader Al-Fadhel
23 Abdulrahman Al Majdali
What happened in the other group match?
Afghanistan beat India after coming from behind in the final stretch. With this victory, both teams are tied with four points. A match that we have been able to follow here on VAVEL.
Group A
Qatar National Team leads Group A with nine points, while Kuwait is bottom of the group with three points. India and Afghanistan have a game in hand at the moment.
Already in the stadium
Images of the Qatar national team players already at the Sabah Al Salem Stadium
📍استاد علي صباح السالم 🏟️ pic.twitter.com/G19XtPdZH9
— الاتحاد القطري لكرة القدم (@QFA) March 26, 2024
XI Kuwait
This is the starting eleven that the Portuguese coach has confirmed in search of three points against the Asian champions.
XI Qatar
This is the team of choice for the fourth matchday of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers
European duel on the bench
Márquez López, the Spanish coach, who is in charge of the Qatar national team, will face the Portuguese Rui Pinto, who is the coach of Kuwait.
Statement by Rui Pinto (Kuwait coach)
"We did our preparation as usual, within the same system and with the same enthusiasm and directives based on analyzing the opposing team and diagnosing the mistakes that accompanied the previous match. We look at the competing team according to the capabilities of the players and look for the solutions that we have at our disposal. In the current period, time has allowed us to analyze the performance and work to overcome the negative aspects that occurred. It happened, even though we played a match against the Qatar national team last Thursday, so we are working focused on what we can do tomorrow and we cannot predict what the Qatar national team will do".
Statements by Márquez López (Qatar coach)
"We worked to prepare well for the match and today will be our last training session before the match in which we will be looking to win with three points. In general we respect the Kuwaiti team, although we achieved victory over them a few days ago. There is no doubt that we will approach tomorrow's game as if it were a new match, regardless of the result and scenario of the clash. Especially since we are facing a major challenge, which is the qualification for the World Cup and also the Asian Cup, so the team's squad may witness the addition of new players to achieve the highest levels of interest and harmony."
WE RETURN
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What time is the match between Kuwait vs Qatar?
This is the start time of the game in several countries:
Argentina: 16 hours
Australia: 6 hours
Bolivia: 15 hours
Brazil: 16 hours
Chile: 16 hours
Colombia: 14 hours
Ecuador: 14 hours
Spain: 20 hours
United States (New York): 15 hours
United States (Los Angeles): 11 hours
India: 1 hour
Japan: 4 hours
Mexico: 13 hours
Nigeria: 20 hours
Paraguay: 16 hours
Peru: 14 hours
United Kingdom: 7 p.m.
Be careful with this player from Qatar
Ali Almoez plays in the Qatar league in Al-Duhail where this season he has six goals and eight assists in 22 games. He is the top scorer in the qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup in Asia with five goals along with the Japanese Ueda. He has 109 caps with his national team and his figures are 50 goals and ten assists.
Watch out for this Kuwait player
Ahmad Al Dhefiri, 32-year-old midfielder who plays for Kuwait SC in the local league. With the national team he has 38 caps where he has scored three goals and one assist
News - Qatar
They are having a good start to 2024. Last February they were proclaimed champions of the Asian Cup after winning all the matches. They come from beating Kuwait. They are the leaders of group A with nine points and in three days they have already taken second place, which is currently India, five points ahead.
News - Kuwait
They have lost four of the last five games they have played. In 2024 they have three defeats in three games. They lost friendlies against Liba and Uganda, as well as Qatar last Thursday. They are third in group A with three points, one less than India, which is second. We remember that the first two in each group will go to the third phase of the World Cup Qualifiers
Background
Numerous confrontations between these two teams with a favorable balance for Kuwait, which has won 24 times. Qatar has won 21 duels, while six matches have ended in a draw. Although in the last five duels the victory has been for Qatar
The stadium
The match will be played at the Sabah Al Salem Stadium, a stadium that was inaugurated in January 1979 and has a capacity for 15,000 spectators.
Match preview
Kuwait and Qatar will meet on the fourth day of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers this Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Both teams are in group A along with India and Afghanistan
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