Claim: Iraq and Kuwait have matched up eleven times at the Gulf Cup.
Evidence: The Arabian Gulf Cup (Arabic: كأس الخليج العربي‎, Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi), often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nations. Iraq Kuwait Kuwait Iraq Iraq 3 (1979*, 1984, 1988) 2 (1976, 2013) – – 3 (2010, 2017–18, 2019) 8 Kuwait 10 (1970, 1972, 1974*, 1976, 1982, 1986, 1990*, 1996, 1998, 2010) 1 (1979) 2 (2002, 2013) 1 (2004) 1 (2009) 15