Japan national football team results (2020–present)

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

Results[edit]

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ "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.

[5] The Mongolia v Japan match was played in Chiba, Japan.^[4]

[9] FIFA decided that the match shall neither be played nor rescheduled^[7]

[1] "Japan – Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.

[2] "Japan national team". worldfootball.net. World Football.

[3] "World Football Elo Ratings: Japan". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings.

[MNGJPN-4] "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.

[List_of_International_matches-6] "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-7] "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.

[8] "Update on Korea DPR v Japan World Cup qualifying match". FIFA. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.

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