Osama Hussain Sultan Abdullah - International Appearances


The outstanding Kuwaiti player obtained 91 international caps with his National Team. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born: 11- 8-1970
Country: Kuwait  
Caps:	91	(W40-D19-L32 - GF159-GA96 - %54.40)
Goals:	2
Age First Cap: 19 yr 163 d   21- 1-1990 vs. France 0-1
Age Last Cap:  30 yr 200 d   27- 2-2001 vs. Bahrain 0-1
National Team Career: 11 yr  37 d

Caps   Date 	Venue	 	Opponent       Score 	Competition

 1   21- 1-90	Kuwait City 	France        	0-1	International Tourn.
 2   26- 1-90	Kuwait City 	East Germany	1-2	International Tourn.
 3   15- 2-90	Kuwait City 	Finland 	0-1	
 4   21- 2-90	Kuwait City 	Bahrain 	1-0	Gulf Cup
 5   28- 2-90	Kuwait City 	Iraq     	1-1 [1]	Gulf Cup
 6    7- 3-90	Kuwait City 	Qatar   	2-0	Gulf Cup
 7    9- 3-90	Kuwait City 	UA Emirates	6-1	Gulf Cup
 8   23- 9-90	Beijing  	Hongkong	2-1	Asian Games
 9   25- 9-90	Beijing  	Yemen   	0-0	Asian Games
10   27- 9-90	Beijing  	Thailand	1-2	Asian Games
11    1-10-90	Beijing  	South Korea	0-1	Asian Games
12    9-12-91	Kuwait City 	Poland  	0-2	
13   14- 5-92	Kuwait City 	Syria   	0-0	
14   27- 5-92	Al-Ain   	UA Emirates	2-3	Asian Cup Qualifier
15   18-10-92	Kuwait City 	Iran    	1-1	
16   22-10-92	Kuwait City 	Oman    	4-0	
17   20-11-92	Cairo   	Egypt   	1-1	
18   28-11-92	Doha     	UA Emirates	2-0	Gulf Cup
19   30-11-92	Doha     	Oman    	2-1	Gulf Cup
20    3-12-92	Doha     	Qatar   	0-4	Gulf Cup
21    6-12-92	Doha     	Saudi Arabia	1-2	Gulf Cup
22   10-12-92	Doha     	Bahrain 	0-1	Gulf Cup
23    2- 1-93	Kuwait City 	Lebanon 	2-0	
24   16- 3-93	Kuwait City 	Syria   	2-1	
25    4- 4-93	Kuwait City 	Egypt   	1-3	
26   16- 4-93	Singapore 	Australia	0-1	
27   25- 4-93	Singapore 	Hongkong	1-0	
28   13-12-95	Kuwait City 	Czech Republic	1-2	
29   27-12-95	Kuwait City 	Kazakhstan	0-0	
30   23- 2-96	Kuwait City 	Ecuador 	0-3	
31   27- 5-96	Kuwait City 	Iran    	2-2	
32    9- 6-96	Beirut  	Lebanon 	5-3	Asian Cup Qualifier
33   20- 6-96	Kuwait City 	Lebanon 	0-0	Asian Cup Qualifier
34    4-10-96	Kuwait City 	Iran    	0-1	
35    8-10-96	Al-Ain   	Cyprus  	1-1	
36   16-10-96	Muscat   	Bahrain 	1-0	Gulf Cup
37   18-10-96	Muscat   	Oman    	2-1	Gulf Cup
38   22-10-96	Muscat   	UA Emirates	1-2	Gulf Cup
39   26-10-96	Muscat   	Saudi Arabia	1-0	Gulf Cup
40   28-10-96	Muscat   	Qatar   	2-1	Gulf Cup
41   19-11-96	Kuwait City 	Syria   	2-2	
42   22-11-96	Kuwait City 	Mali    	4-2	
43    4-12-96	Abu Dhabi 	Indonesia	2-2	Asian Nations Cup
44    7-12-96	Abu Dhabi 	UA Emirates	2-3	Asian Nations Cup
45   10-12-96	Abu Dhabi 	South Korea	2-0	Asian Nations Cup
46   15-12-96	Al-Ain   	Japan           2-0	Asian Nations Cup
47   19-12-96	Abu Dhabi 	UA Emirates	0-1	Asian Nations Cup
48   21-12-96	Abu Dhabi 	Iran     	1-1 [2]	Asian Nations Cup
49   18- 2-97	Kuwait City 	Egypt   	2-0	
50   18- 3-97	Kuwait City 	Bahrain 	3-1	
51   11- 4-97	Kuwait City 	Iran    	0-2	
52   17- 4-97	Bangkok 	Thailand	1-3	
53   26- 4-97	Singapore 	Singapore	1-0	World Cup Qualifier
54    8- 5-97	Kuwait City 	Lebanon 	2-0	World Cup Qualifier
55   27- 5-97	Kuwait City 	Zambia    	2-1	
56    5- 6-97	Kuwait City 	Singapore	4-0	World Cup Qualifier
57    5- 9-97	Kuwait City 	Mali    	8-1	
58   14- 9-97	Riyadh   	Saudi Arabia	1-2	World Cup Qualifier
59   19- 9-97	Doha     	Qatar   	2-0	World Cup Qualifier
60   26- 9-97	Kuwait City 	Iran    	1-1	World Cup Qualifier
61   10-10-97	Kuwait City 	China   	1-2	World Cup Qualifier
62   17-10-97	Kuwait City 	Saudi Arabia	2-1	World Cup Qualifier
63   24-10-97	Kuwait City 	Qatar   	0-1	World Cup Qualifier
64   31-10-97	Tehran  	Iran    	0-0	World Cup Qualifier
65   12-11-97	Dalian   	China   	0-1	World Cup Qualifier
66   24- 5-98	Portland	United States	0-2	
67    9- 9-98	Kuwait City 	Lebanon 	0-0	
68   13- 9-98	Kuwait City 	North Korea	4-0	
69   29- 9-98	Doha     	Saudi Arabia	1-2	Arab Cup
70    1-10-98	Doha     	UA Emirates	4-1	Arab Cup
71   13-10-98	Kuwait City 	Iran    	3-0	
72   15- 2-99	Kuwait City 	Iran    	1-2	
73   31- 1-00	Kuwait City 	Syria   	4-0	
74    4- 2-00	Kuwait City 	Iran    	1-1	
75   10- 2-00	Kuwait City 	Turkmenistan	6-1	Asian Cup Qualifier
76   14- 2-00	Kuwait City 	Bhutan         20-0	Asian Cup Qualifier
77   16- 2-00	Kuwait City 	Yemen   	2-0	Asian Cup Qualifier
78   18- 2-00	Kuwait City 	Nepal   	5-0	Asian Cup Qualifier
79   25- 6-00	Tripoli 	Lebanon 	1-3	
80   24- 9-00	Kuwait City 	Qatar   	0-0	
81   30- 9-00	Kuwait City 	Thailand	3-2	
82    4-10-00	Dubai    	Australia	0-1	LG Cup
83   13-10-00	Tripoli  	Indonesia	0-0	Asian Nations Cup
84   16-10-00	Tripoli  	South Korea	1-0	Asian Nations Cup
85   19-10-00	Tripoli  	China   	0-0	Asian Nations Cup
86   24-10-00	Beirut   	Saudi Arabia	2-3	Asian Nations Cup
87   12- 1-01	Doha     	Qatar   	0-1	
88   15- 2-01	Kuwait City 	Finland 	4-3	
89   21- 2-01	Kuwait City 	Singapore	1-0	World Cup Qualifier
90   24- 2-01	Kuwait City 	Kyrgyzstan	2-0	World Cup Qualifier
91   27- 2-01	Kuwait City 	Bahrain 	0-1	World Cup Qualifier

[1] Later annulled as full A for FIFA, but official for Kuwaiti FA.
[2] Kuwait lost 2-3 on penalty kicks.

NB: The matches against Syria XI (1-1, 6- 4-97, in which Abdullah scored one
    goal), Ghana XI (2-2, 8- 9-97), Egypt Olympic (4-1, 24- 9-98 in Doha, Arab
    Cup), Cyprus XI (3-5, 27-10-98 in Paralimni; Kuwait played with league XI)
    and Egypt B (1-1, 27-12-98 in Kuwait City) were not full A and therefore
    not included here.


Total Record

Matches  Won Draw Lost  For Against  Points  Percentage
    91    40   19   32   159-  96      99       54.40

Types of Matches
Friendlies		37
Gulf Cup		14
World Cup Qualifier	14
Asian Nations Cup	10
Asian Cup Qualifier	 7
Asian Games		 4
Other Tournaments	 3
Arab Cup		 2

Total 			91


Goals:	
Cap 16	1 goal
Cap 42	1 goal

Total   2 goals


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