SINGAPORE -- Kuwait kicked off their
World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-1 win over Gulf rivals
Bahrain on Saturday.
Striker Jassem Al Houwaidi opened the scoring for Kuwait in
the 66th minute and Naser Al Sauhi got the second six minutes
later.
Yusuf A'Amer Al Sadi grabbed a consolation goal for Bahrain
in the last minute.
Kuwait and Bahrain will also play Singapore and Kyrgyzstan
in Group Four of the Asian preliminary qualifying round for the
2002 finals in Japan and South Korea.
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