Kuwait vs Syria
World • Friendlies - Group Stage • 2026 • Group Stage
Kuwait13 November 2026
Syria
Match information
- Country
- World
- Competition
- Friendlies - Group Stage
- Season
- 2026
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Date
- 13 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City
Clubs
Kuwait
- Founded
- 1952
- Country
- Kuwait
- Stadium
- Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
- City
- Kuwait City
- Capacity
- 60 000
- Surface
- grass
Syria
- Founded
- 1936
- Country
- Syria
- Stadium
- Aleppo International Stadium
- City
- Aleppo
- Capacity
- 61 000
- Surface
- grass
Recent form
KuwaitDLLLL
SyriaLWLDL
Head-to-head
- 8 September 2025 • Friendlies • Syria 2 : 2 Kuwait
- 17 October 2023 • Friendlies • Syria 1 : 2 Kuwait (Half-time 1 : 2)
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Kuwait
- Helio Sousa
- Syria
- Jose Lana
Squad - Kuwait
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Goals | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | |||||||
| 1 | Khaled Al Rashidi | 39 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Abdulrahman Al Fadhli | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | Saud Al Hoshan | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | |||||||
| 2 | Abdulwahab Al Awadi | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 |  Moaath Al Dhafiri | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.40 |
| 4 | Rashed Al Dosary | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 |  Fahad Al Hajeri | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| 6 | Khaled Al Fadhli | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Mohammad Khaled | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | Aziz Mahran Abdul | 25 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Midfielders | |||||||
| 6 | Montaser Al Abdulsalam | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Ahmad Al Dhefiri | 34 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Nasser Faleh | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Eid Al Rashedi | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Mohsen Ghareeb | 21 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Khaled Al Mershed | 27 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Redha Hani | 29 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Mahdi Dashti | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21 |  Jasem Al Mutar | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.00 |
| 25 | Yousef Al Haqan | 24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abdullah Al Qarzaei | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Yousef Al Haqan | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Forwards | |||||||
| 7 |  Mohammad Daham | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.12 |
| 9 | Fawaz Al Mubailish | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
| 10 |  Shabaib Al Khaldi | 28 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 |  Abdullah Al Awadhi | 23 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 |  Youssef Majed | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.97 |
| 16 | Mubarak Al Fnaini | 26 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Athbi Shehab | 32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20 |  Yousef Nasser | 35 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7.17 |
| Ali Hasan | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Squad - Syria
| # | Player | Age | Apps | Assists | YC | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||||
| 1 | Ahmad Madanieh | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| 1 |  Elias Hadaya | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 22 | Shaher Al Shakhir | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | Maksim Sarraf | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| Defenders | ||||||
| 2 |  Ahmad Faqa | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Ibrahim Al Khalil | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Rahman Oues Abdul | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 |  Ziad Ghanoum | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Abdullah Al Shami | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Omar Al Midani | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Khaled Kourdoghli | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Haitham Al Looz | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Razak Al Mohamad Abdal | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 15 | Mahmoud Nayef | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Mohammad Khoja | 27 | - | - | - | - |
 Johannes Danho | 22 | - | - | - | - | |
| Midfielders | ||||||
| 5 | Khaled Al Hajjah | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Zaid Ghareer | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 8 |  Mohammed Osman | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Simon Amin | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Mahmoud Al Mawas | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Mahmoud Al Aswad | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 14 | Ahmad Ashkar | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 16 | Elmar Abraham | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.30 |
| 16 | Yahya Karak | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Zakaria Hanan | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 20 | Hasan Dahhan | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Mohamed Al Sarakbi | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| Forwards | ||||||
| 3 | Fares Arnaout Mohamed | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Homam Mahmoud | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Mohammed Al Mustafa | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 10 |  Mohamad Al Hallaq | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Ammar Ramadan | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Anas Dahhan | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | David Sabbag Daccarett Pablo | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 17 |  Mohammad Al Salkhadi | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 21 | Alaa Al Dali | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| Mohamad Al Sheikh | 20 | - | - | - | - | |
Head-to-head
Last 2 meetings
Kuwait wins1
Draws1
Syria wins0
- Goals: Kuwait
- 4 (2.0)
- Goals: Syria
- 3 (1.5)
- Goals per match
- 3.5
- Both teams scored
- 2 / 2
- Over 2.5 goals
- 2 / 2
Results
- 8 September 2025 • Friendlies • Syria 2 : 2 Kuwait
- 17 October 2023 • Friendlies • Syria 1 : 2 Kuwait (Half-time 1 : 2)
Form: last 10 matches
| Kuwait | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 1-3-6 | 4-3-3 |
| Scored (per match) | 13 (1.3) | 17 (1.7) |
| Conceded (per match) | 20 (2.0) | 12 (1.2) |
| Clean sheets | 1 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 8 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 7 / 10 | 4 / 10 |
Recent form - Kuwait
- L29 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Oman 3 : 1 Kuwait (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L26 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Kuwait 2 : 3 Iraq (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L23 September 2026 • Gulf Cup of Nations • Saudi Arabia 1 : 0 Kuwait (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L18 September 2026 • Friendlies • Kuwait 1 : 2 Yemen (Half-time 0 : 1)
- D5 June 2026 • Friendlies • Thailand 2 : 2 Kuwait (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L9 December 2025 • Arab Cup • United Arab Emirates 3 : 1 Kuwait (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L6 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Kuwait 1 : 3 Jordan (Half-time 0 : 1)
- D2 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Egypt 1 : 1 Kuwait (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W25 November 2025 • Arab Cup • Mauritania 0 : 2 Kuwait (Half-time 0 : 2)
- D18 November 2025 • Friendlies • Kuwait 2 : 2 Gambia (Half-time 0 : 1)
Recent form - Syria
- L1 October 2026 • Friendlies • Uzbekistan 4 : 1 Syria (Half-time 2 : 0)
- D27 September 2026 • Friendlies • Jordan 1 : 1 Syria (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L5 June 2026 • Friendlies • Belarus 4 : 1 Syria (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W31 March 2026 • Asian Cup Qualification • Syria 5 : 1 Afghanistan (Half-time 1 : 1)
- L11 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Morocco 1 : 0 Syria (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D7 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Syria 0 : 0 Palestine (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D4 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Syria 1 : 1 Qatar (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W1 December 2025 • Arab Cup • Tunisia 0 : 1 Syria (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W25 November 2025 • Arab Cup • Syria 2 : 0 South Sudan (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W18 November 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Pakistan 0 : 5 Syria (Half-time 0 : 1)