Japan national football team results and fixtures

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

Japanese players before match with Iran at 2019 AFC Asian Cup

Head-to-head

Main article: Japan national football team records and statistics

• 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 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

Main article: Japan national football team results (1917–1939)

1940s

Main article: Japan national football team results (1940–49)

1950s

Main article: Japan national football team results (1950–59)

1960s

Main article: Japan national football team results (1960–69)

1970s

Main article: Japan national football team results (1970–79)

1980s

Main article: Japan national football team results (1980–89)

1990s

Main article: Japan national football team results (1990–99)

2000s

Main article: Japan national football team results (2000–09)

2010s

Main article: Japan national football team results (2010–19)

2020s

Main article: Japan national football team results (2020–present)

Japan teams

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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

• International footballers
• National football team (Results)
• National under-20 football team
• National under-17 football team
• National futsal team

See also

• Japan national football team head-to-head record
• Japan women's national football team results