With Australia beating Indonesia, the Kuwaitis needed a point to be sure of joining the Socceroos in Qatar and the Al Azraq achieved this by holding Oman to a goalless draw at the Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex.
The goalless stalemate in Muscat was Kuwait’s third successive draw of their qualifying campaign, the same number as bottom of the table Indonesia, after holding the Indonesians 1-1 in Jakarta and Australia 2-2 at home as Goran Tufegdzic’s side failed to build on consecutive victories.
Following a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Oman on home soil in their Group B curtain raiser, Kuwait got their campaign back on track as a 37th minute strike from defender Mesaed Al Enzi ensured an impressive 1-0 victory in Australia before returning to their winning ways in Kuwait with a 2-1 win over Indonesia. However, Kuwait couldn’t claim another victory that would have secured qualification, setting up a final round showdown with Oman.
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