Kuwait beat South Korea 26:23 in their Asian Games match on 21 September 2026. The visitors took all three points from the contest at home soil, closing out a result that kept them clear of the hosts in the standings.
Kuwait came into the fixture on the back of a 26:24 victory over Iran on 19 September, their first tournament outing. South Korea's recent form has been patchy — a 23:23 draw with Japan, a 32:31 win over Qatar, and losses to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait earlier in January.
South Korea sit third in the table with zero games, zero wins and zero points — a blank slate that says nothing yet. Kuwait occupy second place after one win, two points and no defeats. The gap between them is still small, but the result puts the visitors ahead on paper.
The scoreline tells a close story. Twenty-six goals to twenty-three leaves little room for error, and neither side dominated from start to finish. Kuwait held their nerve in the closing stages to see out the match.
The result ends South Korea's unbeaten run — they had avoided defeat in four of their last five meetings. Kuwait extend their streak of positive results, moving further from the bottom of the group with each game.
