World - World Cup
Prediction :
South Korea to win to nil
It has been another frustrating World Cup qualification campaign for Kuwait as they wrap up with an away trip to South Korea. This final, third-round match finds the two nations at extreme ends in Group B: Korea leading and Kuwait at the bottom. Let’s look at the prediction.
South Korea’s away win in Iraq saw them snap up one of the available slots for Asia at the 2026 World Cup. They don’t have more to play for other than entertaining home fans and looking to finish unbeaten.
Three straight draws had threatened Korea’s campaign, but a 2-0 win in Basra last week gave them an unassailable lead.
As Korea secured their ticket, on that same day Kuwait’s campaign was brought to an end in a 2-0 home defeat by Palestine. A home win would have at least seen them go into this final round hoping to make it to the next stage of the qualifiers.
That’s all gone for now, and being four points behind Palestine, they are set to finish at the bottom of this pool. The loss to Palestine marked a sixth straight winless outing for Kuwait.
Heading into this one, they have managed just one win in 17 matches. Chances they could close with a win are quite low, having lost in each of the last five meetings with Korea.
Korea Republic vs Kuwait Form
Korea Republic and Kuwait's standings in the World Cup
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
|
19 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
|
6
|
5 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -9 |
Korea Republic and Kuwait Last Matches
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
5 Jun 2025 - World Cup
25 Mar 2025 - World Cup
20 Mar 2025 - World Cup
19 Nov 2024 - World Cup
14 Nov 2024 - World Cup
15 Oct 2024 - World Cup
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
25 Mar 2025 - World Cup
20 Mar 2025 - World Cup
15 Oct 2024 - World Cup
5 Sep 2024 - World Cup
11 Jun 2024 - World Cup
21 Mar 2024 - World Cup
5/6 (83%)
1/6 (17%)
0/6 (0%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
5 Jun 2025 - World Cup
19 Nov 2024 - World Cup
14 Nov 2024 - World Cup
10 Oct 2024 - World Cup
10 Sep 2024 - World Cup
6 Jun 2024 - World Cup
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
5 Jun 2025 - World Cup
25 Mar 2025 - World Cup
20 Mar 2025 - World Cup
31 Dec 2024 - Gulf Cup
27 Dec 2024 - Gulf Cup
24 Dec 2024 - Gulf Cup
0/6 (0%)
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
5 Jun 2025 - World Cup
25 Mar 2025 - World Cup
27 Dec 2024 - Gulf Cup
21 Dec 2024 - Gulf Cup
19 Nov 2024 - World Cup
14 Nov 2024 - World Cup
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
3/6 (50%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
20 Mar 2025 - World Cup
31 Dec 2024 - Gulf Cup
24 Dec 2024 - Gulf Cup
12 Dec 2024 - International Friendlies
15 Oct 2024 - World Cup
10 Oct 2024 - World Cup
Korea Republic vs Kuwait Stats: Head to Head (H2H)
14 Nov 2024 - World Cup
Missing players
K. Joon-hong
DefenderK. Min-jae
Most goals and assists
Korea Republic
Kuwait
S. Heung-min
(10 Goals)
M. Daham
(4 Goals)
L. Kang-in
(6 Assists)
S. Bormeya
(1 Assists)
,
S. Mohammed Al Sanea
(1 Assists)
,
Y. Majed
(1 Assists)
,
A. Aldhefiri
(1 Assists)
,
M. Daham
(1 Assists)
Korea Republic - Kuwait Key Points
- Kuwait are winless in their last six outings.
- In three of their last five matches, Kuwait failed to score.
- Kuwait failed to score in five of their last 10 away matches.
- South Korea are unbeaten in 13 games, winning eight times.
- Korea kept clean sheets in four of their last five wins against Kuwait.
Our Korea Republic vs Kuwait Prediction
Korea needed just a point away to Iraq to secure their place at the 2026 World Cup, but they went all the way to win. They close their campaign with a home match, facing a team they’ve been superb against over the years.
Korea are also unbeaten in this round of the qualifiers and face a team that’s struggling. Kuwait failed to score three times in the last five matches and in four of their latest five meetings with Korea. The same could happen here. Our prediction for South Korea v Kuwait is for South Korea to win to nil.