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Kuwait and the Gulf National Teams trivia questions
40 questions from Hajma’s “Kuwait and the Gulf National Teams” bank, easiest first. Tap a question to reveal the answer.
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Which Gulf side stunned Argentina 2-1 in their opening match of the 2022 World Cup?Reveal answerHide
Saudi Arabia
Which Gulf country will host the 2034 World Cup?Reveal answerHide
Saudi Arabia
In which Gulf country was the winter World Cup of 2022 played?Reveal answerHide
Qatar
What is the famous nickname of the Saudi national team?Reveal answerHide
“Al-Akhdar” (The Greens)
Which Saudi goalkeeper starred with his saves against Messi and co. in the historic 2022 win?Reveal answerHide
Mohammed Al-Owais
Saeed Al-Owairan scored his legendary solo goal from his own half at the 1994 World Cup against which team?Reveal answerHide
Belgium — Saudi Arabia won 1-0
By what score did Saudi Arabia lose the opening match of the 2018 World Cup to hosts Russia?Reveal answerHide
5-0
Which Gulf side won the Asian Cup in back-to-back editions in 2019 and 2023?Reveal answerHide
Qatar
Who was Saudi Arabia's all-time top scorer as of summer 2026?Reveal answerHide
Majed Abdullah
In which country did Kuwait play their only World Cup?Reveal answerHide
Spain — the 1982 World Cup
How many times had Kuwait won the Gulf Cup up to the 26th edition?Reveal answerHide
10 times — the tournament record
Which Gulf side became the region's first Asian Cup champions, on home soil in 1980?Reveal answerHide
Kuwait
How many Asian Cup titles did Saudi Arabia have as of summer 2026?Reveal answerHide
3 — 1984, 1988 and 1996
Which goalkeeper is Saudi Arabia's most-capped player of all time?Reveal answerHide
Mohamed Al-Deayea
Which Saudi defender broke his jaw colliding with his own goalkeeper in the final moments of the 2022 win over Argentina?Reveal answerHide
Yasser Al-Shahrani
Which Dutch coach qualified Saudi Arabia for the 2018 World Cup and later took charge of the UAE?Reveal answerHide
Bert van Marwijk
Which Gulf side represented Asia at Italia 90?Reveal answerHide
The UAE — alongside South Korea
Iraq returned to the World Cup in 2026 after how many years away?Reveal answerHide
40 years — since Mexico 1986
Kuwait scored twice at the 1982 World Cup — who got the 1-1 equalizer against Czechoslovakia?Reveal answerHide
Faisal Al-Dakheel
Which Brazilian coach led three Gulf nations at the World Cup: Kuwait 1982, the UAE 1990 and Saudi Arabia 1998?Reveal answerHide
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Who scored Saudi Arabia's first ever World Cup goal — a header against the Netherlands in 1994?Reveal answerHide
Fuad Anwar
Kuwait secured a return to the 2027 Asian Cup after an absence — which edition was their last appearance?Reveal answerHide
2015 — in Australia
Who coached Kuwait at the home Gulf Cup 26, having previously led Saudi Arabia at the 2018 World Cup?Reveal answerHide
Juan Antonio Pizzi
Which Greek coach took over Saudi Arabia two months before the 2026 World Cup after Renard was sacked?Reveal answerHide
Georgios Donis
Saudi Arabia's first Asian Cup title in 1984 came under a Saudi coach — who was he?Reveal answerHide
Khalil Al-Zayani
Qatar sacked Queiroz a month before the 2023 Asian Cup, and a Spanish coach took over and defended the title at home — who?Reveal answerHide
Tintín Márquez — appointed in December 2023
After beating Morocco and Belgium at the 1994 World Cup, who knocked Saudi Arabia out in the round of 16?Reveal answerHide
Sweden — 3-1
Qatar lost every game at their home 2022 World Cup, but scored their first ever World Cup goal with a header against Senegal — whose was it?Reveal answerHide
Mohammed Muntari
Iraq's only goal on their return to the 2026 World Cup came in a 4-1 loss to Norway — who scored it?Reveal answerHide
Aymen Hussein
At the 1982 World Cup, Sheikh Fahad Al-Ahmad walked onto the pitch and protested until a French goal against Kuwait was disallowed — whose goal was it?Reveal answerHide
Alain Giresse — France still won 4-1
Iraq lifted the 2007 Asian Cup by beating Saudi Arabia in the final — under which Brazilian coach?Reveal answerHide
Jorvan Vieira
Of the Gulf Cup nations, how many have played at a World Cup at least once, up to 2026?Reveal answerHide
Five — Kuwait, the UAE, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Qatar
In which edition did unified Yemen play their first ever Asian Cup?Reveal answerHide
2019 — in the UAE
Which Portuguese coach took Kuwait to the third round of 2026 World Cup qualifying, their first time since the 2006 campaign?Reveal answerHide
Rui Bento
Which Gulf side won football gold on home soil at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha?Reveal answerHide
Qatar — 1-0 over Iraq in the final
Between Almoez Ali's bicycle kick and Akram Afif's penalty, who scored Qatar's second goal with a long-range shot in the 2019 Asian Cup final against Japan?Reveal answerHide
Abdulaziz Hatem
Saudi Arabia's run to the 1994 World Cup round of 16 was led by an Argentine coach — who?Reveal answerHide
Jorge Solari
Who scored the UAE's first ever World Cup goal — against West Germany at Italia 90?Reveal answerHide
Khalid Ismail
Against Egypt at the 2018 World Cup, Essam El-Hadary saved a Saudi penalty before Salman Al-Faraj equalized from a second — who took the first?Reveal answerHide
Fahad Al-Muwallad
Saudi Arabia became the first Asian side to win a FIFA tournament — the 1989 U-16 World Championship — beating whom in the final?Reveal answerHide
Scotland — on penalties at Hampden, Glasgow
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