Japan national football team results (2020–present)

Japan national football team results

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This article provides details of international football games played by the Japan national football team from 2020 to present.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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Results

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

9 October 2020 Friendly	Japan	0–0	Cameroon	Utrecht, Netherlands
14:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)

13 October 2020 Friendly	Japan	1–0	Ivory Coast	Utrecht, Netherlands
16:45 UTC+2	Ueda 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)

13 November 2020 Friendly	Japan	1–0	Panama	Graz, Austria
15:15 UTC+1	Minamino 61' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria)

17 November 2020 Friendly	Japan	0–2	Mexico	Graz, Austria
21:00 UTC+1		Report	Jiménez 63' Lozano 68'	Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)

2021

25 March 2021 Friendly	Japan	3–0	South Korea	Yokohama, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Yamane 16' Kamada 27' Endo 83'	Report		Stadium: Nissan Stadium Referee: Rowan Arumughan (India)

30 March 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Mongolia	0–14	Japan	Chiba, Japan^[a]
19:20 UTC+9		Report	Minamino 13' Osako 23', 55', 90+2' Kamada 26' Morita 33' Tuya 39' (o.g.) Inagaki 68', 90+3' Ito 73', 79' Furuhashi 78', 87' Asano 90+1'	Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Omar Mohamed Al-Ali (United Arab Emirates)

28 May 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Japan	10–0	Myanmar	Chiba, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Minamino 8', 66' Osako 22', 30' (pen.), 36', 49', 88' Morita 56' Kamada 84' Itakura 90'	Report		Stadium: Fukuda Denshi Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran)

7 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Japan	4–1	Tajikistan	Suita, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Furuhashi 6' Minamino 40' Hashimoto 51' Kawabe 70'	Report	Panjshanbe 9'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulrehman Al Jassim (Qatar)

11 June 2021 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	1–0	Serbia	Kobe, Japan
19:25 UTC+9	Ito 48'	Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Referee: Payam Heidari (Iran)

15 June 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Japan	5–1	Kyrgyzstan	Suita, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Onaiwu 27' (pen.), 31', 33' Sasaki 72' Asano 77'	Report	Murzaev 45+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

2 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Japan	0–1	Oman	Suita, Japan
19:15 UTC+9		Report	Al-Sabhi 88'	Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

7 September 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	China	0–1	Japan	Doha, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3		Report	Osako 40'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

7 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Saudi Arabia	1–0	Japan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3	Al-Buraikan 71'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 51,218 Referee: Adham Makhadmeh (Jordan)

12 October 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Japan	2–1	Australia	Saitama, Japan
19:14 UTC+9	Tanaka 8' Behich 85' (o.g.)	Report	Hrustic 70'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 14,437 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

11 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Vietnam	0–1	Japan	Hanoi, Vietnam
19:00 UTC+7		Report	Ito 17'	Stadium: Mỹ Đình National Stadium Attendance: 11,022 Referee: Mohammed Abdulla Hassan Mohamed (United Arab Emirates)

16 November 2021 2022 World Cup qualification	Oman	0–1	Japan	Muscat, Oman
20:00 UTC+4		Report	Ito 81'	Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

2022

27 January 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Japan	2–0	China	Saitama, Japan
19:00 UTC+9	Osako 13' (pen.) Ito 61'	Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

1 February 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Japan	2–0	Saudi Arabia	Saitama, Japan
19:10 UTC+9	Minamino 32' Ito 50'	Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 19,118 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

24 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Australia	0–2	Japan	Sydney, Australia
20:10 UTC+11		Report	Mitoma 89', 90+4'	Stadium: Stadium Australia Attendance: 41,852 Referee: Nawaf Shukralla (Bahrain)

29 March 2022 2022 World Cup qualification	Japan	1–1	Vietnam	Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Yoshida 55'	Report	Nguyễn Thanh Bình 19'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 44,600 Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

2 June 2022 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	4–1	Paraguay	Sapporo, Japan
19:00 UTC+9	Asano 36' Kamada 42' Mitoma 60' Tanaka 85'	Report	González 59'	Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 24,511 Referee: Chris Beath (Australia)

6 June 2022 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	0–1	Brazil	Tokyo, Japan
19:20 UTC+9		Report	Neymar 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 63,638 Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)

10 June 2022 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer	Japan	4–1	Ghana	Kobe, Japan
18:55 UTC+9	Yamane 29' Mitoma 45+1' Kubo 73' Maeda 82'	Report	J. Ayew 43'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 25,100 Referee: Ams Kurt (Australia)

14 June 2022 2022 Kirin Cup Soccer	Japan	0–3	Tunisia	Osaka, Japan
18:55 UTC+9		Report	Ben Romdhane 55' (pen.) Sassi 76' Jebali 90+3'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 31,292 Referee: Ahmed Eisa Darwish (United Arab Emirates)

19 July 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Japan	6–0	Hong Kong	Ibaraki, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Soma 2', 55' Machino 20', 57' Nishimura 22', 40'	Report		Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,980 Referee: Hassan Akrami (Iran)

24 July 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Japan	0–0	China	Toyota, Japan
19:20 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 10,526 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka)

27 July 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Japan	3–0	South Korea	Toyota, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Soma 48' Sasaki 63' Machino 72'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,117 Referee: Akhrol Riskullaev (Uzbekistan)

23 September 2022 2022 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	2–0	United States	Düsseldorf, Germany
14:25 UTC+2	Kamada 24' Mitoma 88'	Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 5,149 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

27 September 2022 2022 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	0–0	Ecuador	Düsseldorf, Germany
13:55 UTC+2		Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

17 November 2022 Friendly	Canada	2–1	Japan	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17:40 UTC+4	Vitória 21' Cavallini 90+5' (pen.)	Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)	Soma 9'	Stadium: Al-Maktoum Stadium Referee: Omar Mohamed Al Ali (United Arab Emirates)

23 November 2022 2022 World Cup	Germany	1–2	Japan	Doha, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3	Gündoğan 33' (pen.)	Report	Dōan 75' Asano 83'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 42,608 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

27 November 2022 2022 World Cup	Japan	0–1	Costa Rica	Al Rayyan, Qatar
13:00 UTC+3		Report	Fuller 81'	Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium Attendance: 41,479 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

1 December 2022 2022 World Cup	Japan	2–1	Spain	Doha, Qatar
22:00 UTC+3	Dōan 48' Tanaka 51'	Report	Morata 11'	Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 44,851 Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

5 December 2022 2022 World Cup R16	Japan	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–3 p)	Croatia	Al Wakrah, Qatar
18:00 UTC+3	Maeda 43'	Report	Perišić 55'	Stadium: Al Janoub Stadium Attendance: 42,523 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
	Penalties
	Minamino Mitoma Asano Yoshida		Vlašić Brozović Livaja Pašalić

2023

24 March 2023 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	1–1	Uruguay	Tokyo, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Nishimura 75'	Report	Valverde 38'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 61,855 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

28 March 2023 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup^[5]	Japan	1–2	Colombia	Osaka, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Mitoma 3'	Report	Durán 33' Borré 61'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 20,005 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

15 June 2023 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	6–0	El Salvador	Toyota, Japan
19:10 UTC+9	Taniguchi 1' Ueda 4' (pen.) Kubo 25' Dōan 44' Nakamura 60' Furuhashi 73'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 37,403 Referee: Andrew Madley (England)

20 June 2023 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup^[5]	Japan	4–1	Peru	Suita, Japan
18:55 UTC+9	H. Ito 22' Mitoma 37' J. Itō 63' Maeda 75'	Report	Gonzáles 83'	Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 35,001 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

9 September 2023 Friendly	Germany	1–4	Japan	Wolfsburg, Germany
20:45 UTC+2	Sané 19'	Report	J. Itō 11' Ueda 22' Asano 90' Tanaka 90+2'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,980 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

12 September 2023 Friendly	Japan	4–2	Turkey	Genk, Belgium
14:20 UTC+2	A. Ito 15' Nakamura 28', 36' J. Ito 78'	Report	Kabak 44' Yıldırım 61'	Stadium: Cegeka Arena Attendance: 7,002 Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)

13 October 2023 Mizuho Blue Dream Match^[6]	Japan	4–1	Canada	Niigata, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Tanaka 2', 49' Davies 40' (o.g.) Nakamura 42'	Report	Hoilett 89'	Stadium: Denka Big Swan Stadium Referee: Alex King (Australia)

17 October 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup^[5]	Japan	2–0	Tunisia	Kobe, Japan
19:10 UTC+9	Furuhashi 43' J. Ito 69'	Report		Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 26,529 Referee: Wang Di (China)

16 November 2026 FIFA WCQ AFC 2R	Japan	5–0	Myanmar	Suita, Japan
19:00 UTC+9	Ueda 11', 45+4', 50' Kamada 28' Dôan 86'	Report		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 34,484 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

21 November 2026 FIFA WCQ AFC 2R	Syria	0–5	Japan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
17:45 UTC+3		Report	Kubo 32' Ueda 37', 40' Sugawara 47' Hosoya 82'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Attendance: 6,130 Referee: Ma Ning (China)

2024

1 January 2024 Friendly	Japan	5–0	Thailand	Tokyo
	Tanaka 50' Nakamura 72' Dolah 75' (o.g.) Kawamura 82' Minamino 90+1'			Stadium: Japan National Stadium Referee: Kim Sung-woo (Korea)

9 January 2024 Friendly	Japan	6–1	Jordan	Doha, Qatar
		Report		Stadium: Al Ersal

14 January 2024 (2024-01-14) 2023 Asian Cup GS	Japan	4–2	Vietnam	Doha, Qatar
14:30	Minamino 11', 45' Nakamura 45+4' Ueda 85'	Report	Nguyễn Đình Bắc 16' Phạm Tuấn Hải 33'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Referee: Kim Jong-Hyeok (South Korea)

19 January 2023 Asian Cup GS	Iraq	2–1	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Hussein 5', 45+4'	Report	Endo 90+3'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 38,663 Referee: Khalid Al Turais (Saudi Arabia)

24 January 2024 (2024-01-24) 2023 Asian Cup GS	Japan	3–1	Indonesia	Doha, Qatar
14:30	Ueda 6' (pen.), 52' Hubner 88' (o.g.)	Report	Walsh 90+1'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 26,453 Referee: Khamis Al Marri (Qatar)

31 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup R16	Bahrain	1–3	Japan	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Suzuki 64' (o.g.)	Report	Doan 31' Kubo 49' Ueda 72'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 31,832 Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

3 February 2023 AFC Asian Cup QF	Iran	2–1	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Mohebi 55' Jahanbakhsh 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Morita 28'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Referee: Ma Ning (China)

21 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Japan	1–0	North Korea	Tokyo, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Tanaka 2'	Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

26 March 2026 World Cup qualification

North Korea

Cancelled^[b]

Japan

Upcoming matches

6 June 2024 (2024-06-06) 2026 World Cup qualification	Myanmar	v	Japan
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11 June 2024 (2024-06-11) 2026 World Cup qualification	Japan	v	Syria
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Head to head records

As of 21 March 2024 after the match against North Korea.

Head to head records
Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	W%	D%	L%
Australia	2	2	0	0	4	1	100	0	0
Bahrain	1	1	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	100
Cameroon	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
Canada	2	1	0	1	5	3	50	0	50
China	3	2	1	0	3	0	66.67	0	0
Colombia	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	100
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	100
Croatia	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	100	0
Ecuador	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	100	0
El Salvador	1	1	0	0	6	0	100	0	0
Germany	2	2	0	0	6	2	100	0	0
Ghana	1	1	0	0	4	1	100	0	0
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	6	0	100	0	0
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	3	1	100	0	0
Iran	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	100
Iraq	1	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	100
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Jordan	1	1	0	0	6	1	100	0	0
Kyrgyzstan	1	1	0	0	5	1	100	0	0
Mexico	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	100
Mongolia	1	1	0	0	14	0	100	0	0
Myanmar	2	2	0	0	15	0	100	0	0
North Korea	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Oman	2	1	0	1	1	1	50	0	50
Panama	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
Paraguay	1	1	0	0	4	1	100	0	0
Peru	1	1	0	0	4	1	100	0	0
Saudi Arabia	2	1	0	1	2	1	50	0	50
Serbia	1	1	0	0	1	0	100	0	0
South Korea	2	2	0	0	6	0	100	0	0
Spain	1	1	0	0	2	1	100	0	0
Syria	1	1	0	0	5	0	100	0	0
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	4	1	100	0	0
Thailand	1	1	0	0	5	0	100	0	0
Tunisia	2	1	0	1	2	3	50	0	50
Turkey	1	1	0	0	4	2	100	0	0
United States	1	1	0	0	2	0	100	0	0
Uruguay	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	100	0
Vietnam	3	2	1	0	6	3	66.67	33.33	0
Totals	52	36	6	10	136	37	69.23	11.54	19.23

Notes

^ The Mongolia v Japan match was played in Chiba, Japan.^[4]
^ FIFA decided that the match shall neither be played nor rescheduled^[7]

References

^ "Japan – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
^ "Japan national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.
^ "World Football Elo Ratings: Japan". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.
^ "SAMURAI BLUE　FIFAワールドカップカタール2022アジア2次予選兼 AFCアジアカップ中国2023予選　3/30 SAMURAI BLUE 対モンゴル代表戦日本での開催決定". Japan Football Association. 10 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "List of International matches". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 4 January 2022.
^ "株式会社みずほフィナンシャルグループ特別協賛「MIZUHO BLUE DREAM MATCH 2023」を開催". jfa.jp. Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^ "Update on Korea DPR v Japan World Cup qualifying match". FIFA. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

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

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