Japan national football team results and fixtures

Japan national football team results

Senior team Summary 1917–1939 1940–1949 1950–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–2029 Other matches Unofficial matches B team matches

Senior team
Summary
1917–1939
1940–1949
1950–1959
1960–1969
1970–1979
1980–1989
1990–1999
2000–2009
2010–2019
2020–2029

Other matches
Unofficial matches
B team matches

This article details the results and fixtures of the Japan national football team.^[1]

Head-to-head

The following table shows Japan's all-time international record, correct as of 13 October 2020.

Confederation	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
AFC	498	261	104	133	960	539	+421
CAF	36	21	7	8	56	35	+21
CONCACAF	27	16	5	6	62	30	+32
CONMEBOL	63	16	18	29	63	105	–42
OFC	6	3	0	3	10	8	+2
UEFA	112	34	23	55	137	186	–49
Total	740	350	156	234	1,288	903	+385

On June 15, 2007 Japan Football Association announced, it had checked Japan matches, and changed the count and recognition. According to this decision, Japan has played in these times, till the game, on 2007/06/05, against Colombia:

Japan National Team's Matches - 1017 games
Its International A-Matches - 517 games

Best / Worst Results

Best

As of 15 June 2023

No	Year	Opponent	Result
1	1967	Philippines	15 – 0
2	2021	Mongolia	14 – 0
3	1942	Mengjiang	12 – 0
4	1997	Macau	10 – 0
	1997	Macau	10 – 0
	1980	Philippines	10 – 0
	2021	Myanmar	10 – 0
8	1983	Philippines	10 – 1
	1987	Nepal	9 – 0
	2000	Brunei	9 – 0
11	1993	Bangladesh	8 – 0
11	2011	Tajikistan	8 – 0
13	2000	Uzbekistan	8 – 1
	1971	Philippines	8 – 1
	1940	Manchukuo	7 – 0
	1983	Philippines	7 – 0
	2004	India	7 – 0
18	1984	Brunei	7 – 1
	1939	Manchukuo	6 – 0
	1940	China	6 – 0
	1976	Indonesia	6 – 0
	1993	Sri Lanka	6 – 0
	1997	Nepal	6 – 0
	2006	India	6 – 0
	2009	Hong Kong	6 – 0
	2012	Jordan	6 – 0
	2014	Honduras	6 – 0
	2015	Afghanistan	6 – 0
	2019	Mongolia	6 – 0
	2023	El Salvador	6 – 0

Worst

As of 1 July 2021

No	Year	Opponent	Result
1	1917	Philippines	2 – 15
2	1936	Italy	0 – 8
3	1934	Dutch East Indies	1 – 7
4	1956	Yugoslavia	2 – 7
	1964	Yugoslavia	1 – 6
	1966	Yugoslavia	1 – 6
	1917	China	0 – 5
	1942	Korea	0 – 5
	1968	Hungary	0 – 5
	2001	France	0 – 5
11	1958	Malaya	2 – 6
	1923	China	1 – 5
	1927	China	1 – 5
	1954	South Korea	1 – 5
	1995	Argentina	1 – 5
	1995	Brazil	1 – 5
	1921	China	0 – 4
	1925	Philippines	0 – 4
	1964	Czechoslovakia	0 – 4
	1965	Republic of China	0 – 4
	1968	Mexico	0 – 4
	1978	South Korea	0 – 4
	1982	Romania	0 – 4
	1999	Uruguay	0 – 4
	2012	Brazil	0 – 4
	2014	Brazil	0 – 4
	2019	Chile	0 – 4

Results by years

1917–1939

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

Japan teams

Japan
Men's

International footballers
National football team (Results (2020–present))
National under-23 football team
National under-20 football team
National under-17 football team
National futsal team
National under-20 futsal team
National beach soccer team

Women's

References

^ "Japan International Matches".

External links

List of International matches of Japan, JFA.jp (in English)
Worldfootball.net

Japan national football team results

v t e Men's national football team results (AFC)
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain 2008 2009 2012 2013 2020–present Iraq 1957–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Jordan Kuwait 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Lebanon 1940–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Oman 1965–2019 2020–present Palestine 1998–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Qatar 2020–present Saudi Arabia 1957–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Syria 1940–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present United Arab Emirates 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran 1941–1959 1960–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Kyrgyzstan 2020–present Tajikistan 2020–present Turkmenistan Uzbekistan 1992–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh 1973–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Bhutan India 1938–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Maldives Nepal 1972–1989 1990–2009 2010–present Pakistan 1950–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Sri Lanka 1950–1979 1980–2009 2010–present
East Asia (EAFF)	China 1913–1949 1950–1969 1970–1989 1990–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Japan 1917–1939 1940–1949 1950–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present North Korea 1956–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present South Korea 1948–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands^†
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia 1922–1949 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Brunei Cambodia 2010–2019 2020–present Indonesia 1934–1949 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Laos 1961–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Malaysia 2010–2019 2020–present Myanmar 1950–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Philippines 1913–1948 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2000–2019 2020–present Singapore 1948–1969 1970–1989 1990–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Thailand 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Timor-Leste Vietnam 1947–2019 2020–present
Defunct	Aden Lahej North Yemen South Yemen
^† Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA