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The Socceroos and Kuwait meet as Group B rivals in a 2022 World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST).

HOW AUSTRALIA AND KUWAIT MATCH UP AHEAD OF THEIR 2022 WORLD CUP QUALIFIER ON TUESDAY (WEDNESDAY 1:30AM AEST):

AUSTRALIA: 3

DRAW: 1

KUWAIT: 2

AUSTRALIA

FIFA ranking: 46

Form: L-L-W-W-W

Last outing: 1-0 South Korea (loss) on July 5.

Man to watch:

Aaron Mooy. The central midfielder has had a quiet English Premier League campaign after making the switch to Brighton & Hove Albion from relegated Huddersfield. However, coach Graham Arnold singled out the 28-year-old for praise after their Dubai camp and he's in line for a start.

KUWAIT

FIFA ranking: 156

Form: W-L-D-D-L

Last outing: 7-0 Nepal (win) on September 5.

Man to watch:

Youssef Nasser. Kuwait's fourth most prolific goal-scorer of all time bagged a brace in their last outing and has scored 8-9 in his most recent club matches in the Kuwait Premier League. The hosts will look to Nasser to find a result against Australia.