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Kuwait's 1990s Stars trivia questions
40 questions from Hajma’s “Kuwait's 1990s Stars” bank, easiest first. Tap a question to reveal the answer.
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What is the nickname of the Kuwait national team that the 1990s generation made famous?Reveal answerHide
“Al-Azraq” (The Blue)
The Kuwaiti league was not played in 1990-91 — why?Reveal answerHide
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
After the 1990 invasion, which national team was banned from the Gulf Cup throughout the 1990s?Reveal answerHide
Iraq
Which Brazilian coach led Kuwait to the 10th Gulf Cup title on home soil in 1990?Reveal answerHide
Luiz Felipe Scolari — he left Kuwait soon after because of the invasion
Who is Kuwait's all-time top scorer (as of the end of 2025-26)?Reveal answerHide
Bashar Abdullah
Bashar Abdullah spent most of his career with which Kuwaiti club?Reveal answerHide
Al-Salmiya
How many Gulf Cup titles did Kuwait win in the 1990s?Reveal answerHide
3 — 1990, 1996 and 1998
Who was Kuwait's top scorer at the 1996 Asian Cup with six goals, second in the scoring chart behind Ali Daei?Reveal answerHide
Jasem Al-Huwaidi
Which Kuwaiti player was named Arab Player of the Year for 1998?Reveal answerHide
Jasem Al-Huwaidi
Which legendary Dynamo Kyiv coach managed Kuwait from 1993 to 1996?Reveal answerHide
Valeriy Lobanovskyi
Where was the 1996 Gulf Cup, won by Kuwait, held?Reveal answerHide
Oman
Where was the 1998 Gulf Cup, won by Kuwait, held?Reveal answerHide
Bahrain
Which Kuwaiti player was named the IFFHS world's top international goalscorer of 1998?Reveal answerHide
Jasem Al-Huwaidi
Which Kuwaiti club did Jasem Al-Huwaidi play for most of his career?Reveal answerHide
Al-Salmiya
Up to the Paris 2024 Olympics, which was the last Olympic football tournament Kuwait qualified for?Reveal answerHide
Sydney 2000
Who scored both of Kuwait's goals against Japan in the 1996 Asian Cup quarter-final?Reveal answerHide
Jasem Al-Huwaidi — 2–0 in Al Ain
Who was Kuwait's second-highest all-time international goalscorer as of summer 2026?Reveal answerHide
Jasem Al-Huwaidi
In the 2000 Asian Cup quarter-final in Beirut, Bashar and Al-Huwaidi scored for Kuwait, but they lost 3-2 to a golden goal — against which team?Reveal answerHide
Saudi Arabia — Nawaf Al-Temyat's golden goal in extra time
At which Olympics did Jasem Al-Huwaidi play for Kuwait?Reveal answerHide
Barcelona 1992
Which Czech coach led Kuwait to the 13th and 14th Gulf Cup titles?Reveal answerHide
Milan Máčala
In the last match of the 1996 Gulf Cup Bashar Abdullah scored the 2–1 winner that sealed the title — against whom?Reveal answerHide
Qatar
In the 1996 Asian Cup quarter-final Kuwait knocked out the holders 2–0 — who were they?Reveal answerHide
Japan
Who knocked Kuwait out of the 1996 Asian Cup semi-final 1–0?Reveal answerHide
United Arab Emirates — the hosts
What place did Kuwait finish at the 1996 Asian Cup after losing the third-place match to Iran on penalties?Reveal answerHide
Fourth
Which Saudi club did Bashar Abdullah join in 1998?Reveal answerHide
Al-Hilal
A season after Bashar Abdullah, which other Kuwaiti striker joined Saudi side Al-Hilal (1999–2000)?Reveal answerHide
Jasem Al-Huwaidi
In their first match at Sydney 2000 Kuwait lost 3–2 to the side that went on to win gold — who?Reveal answerHide
Cameroon
Who knocked Kuwait out of the 1998 Arab Cup semi-final in Doha, 2–1?Reveal answerHide
Saudi Arabia — Kuwait finished third
Every match of the 10th Gulf Cup in 1990 was played at a single ground — which one?Reveal answerHide
Peace and Friendship Stadium (Al-Sadaqua Walsalam)
Why did Saudi Arabia withdraw from the 1990 Gulf Cup in Kuwait before it started?Reveal answerHide
Because of the horses in the tournament logo — seen as a reference to the 1920 Battle of Jahra
In one match against Qatar at the 1998 Gulf Cup, how many goals did Jasem Al-Huwaidi score?Reveal answerHide
5 — Kuwait won 6–2
Al-Huwaidi was top scorer of the 1998 Gulf Cup — with how many goals?Reveal answerHide
9
Kuwait opened the 1998 Gulf Cup with a 2–1 defeat and still won the title — who beat them?Reveal answerHide
Saudi Arabia
In the 1996 Asian Cup group stage Kuwait won 2–0 with goals from Al-Huwaidi and Bashar — against which team?Reveal answerHide
South Korea
Who beat Kuwait 2–0 in the football final of the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok?Reveal answerHide
Iran
What is Kuwait's highest-ever FIFA ranking — reached in December 1998?Reveal answerHide
24th
In which position did Al-Huwaidi first play for Al-Salmiya's youth side because of his height (1.91 m)?Reveal answerHide
Goalkeeper
Which Emirati club was Jasem Al-Huwaidi's first professional move abroad in 1998?Reveal answerHide
Al-Shabab (Dubai)
Kuwait beat Bhutan 20–0 in 2000 — how many goals did Bashar Abdullah score?Reveal answerHide
8
At the Sydney 2000 Olympics Kuwait beat a European side 3–2 — which one?Reveal answerHide
Czech Republic
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