Qatar beat Kuwait 1-2. The winner had to work for it: 2 from 14 shots. A. Ali scored 2 goals. Best on the pitch was A. Ali, rated 8.3.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — AFC
   KUW 4-1-4-1·4-3-1-2 QAT
   Coach: Juan Antonio Pizzi Torroija · Julen Lopetegui ArgoteReferee: Sadullo Gulmurodi, Tajikistan📍 Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium
2. 1. First half
   2. 11'
      

      QAT
      Yellow card
      A. Fathi
   3. 21'
      

      KUW
      Yellow card
      Rashed Al Dousari
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      QAT
      Substitution
      ▲A. Ali▼A. Al Ahrak
   3. 53'
      

      KUW
      Yellow card
      Salman Bormeya
   4. 68'
      

      KUW
      Substitution
      ▲E. Al Rasheedi▼Faisal Al Harbi
   5. 68'
      

      QAT
      Substitution
      ▲Y. Abdurisag▼A. Al Rawi
   6. 71'
      

      QAT
      Substitution
      ▲M. Waad▼H. Al Amin
   7. 71'
      

      QAT
      Substitution
      ▲M. Meshaal▼A. Fathi
   8. 77'
      

      QAT
      GOOOAL!A. AliAssist: A. Afif
   9. 79'
      

      KUW
      GOOOAL!M. DahamAssist: E. Al Rasheedi
   10. 80'
       

       QAT
       GOOOAL!A. AliAssist: J. Gaber
   11. 84'
       

       KUW
       Substitution
       ▲A. Al Dhefiri▼A. Shehab
   12. 84'
       

       KUW
       Substitution
       ▲M. Falah▼S. Bormeya
   13. 84'
       

       KUW
       Substitution
       ▲A. Al Fahad▼Reda Hani
   14. 88'
       

       KUW
       Substitution
       ▲E. Marzouq▼Khaled Ibrahim
   15. 88'
       

       QAT
       Substitution
       ▲A. Al Ganehi▼Akram Afif
   16. 90+6'
       

       QAT
       Yellow card
       Yusuf Abdurisag