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Palestine Stuns Kuwait on Home Soil with Hard-Fought Victory
Kuwait City – In a match held at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Palestine secured an important away victory against Kuwait in a World Cup 2026 qualifying game. Despite Kuwait’s clear dominance in possession (66%), Palestine proved more effective in front of goal, capitalizing on their chances to take all three points.
The first goal of the match arrived in the 32nd minute, courtesy of T. Seyam, who finished precisely after an assist from O. Dabbagh. Despite Kuwait’s attempts to equalize, the Palestinian defense remained solid, repelling the home side’s attacks.
In the final stretch of the game, in the 88th minute, W. Abou Ali sealed the victory by converting a penalty. The match was officiated by Sadullo Gulmurodi of Tajikistan.
While Kuwait dominated possession and generated 10 corner kicks, their lack of precision in front of goal (only 2 shots on target out of 7 attempts) prevented them from scoring. Palestine, with less possession (34%) but greater effectiveness (6 shots on target out of 15 attempts), capitalized on their opportunities to secure the win. The game concluded with 2 yellow cards to Kuwait and 1 to Palestine.
Final Score: Kuwait 0 – Palestine 2
Substitutions palestine: at minute 8 A. Manzur came in and A. Jaber went out., at minute 60 M. Hebous came in and A. Kaied went out., at minute 60 Z. Al Qunbar came in and T. Seyam went out., at minute 75 A. Al Hamlawi came in and O. Dabbagh went out., at minute 75 W. Nabhan came in and A. Taha went out.
Substitutions kuwait: at minute 45 A. Al Rashidi came in and Y. Naser went out., at minute 46 M. Al Faneeni came in and R. Hani went out., at minute 46 A. Zanki came in and R. Al Dosary went out., at minute 66 H. Al Harbi came in and A. Al Dhefiri went out., at minute 77 M. Al Enezi came in and J. Al Mutar went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kuwait
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Palestine
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