Japan in FIFA World Cup qualification
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Tournament Record
Japan in FIFA World Cup qualification
153 Matches · 62% Win Rate · 1954–2025
Japan have played 153 matches in the FIFA World Cup qualification tournament series, with 95 wins, 29 draws, and 29 losses (win rate 62%).
Summary
Matches
153
Wins
95
Draws
29
Losses
29
Win %
62%
Every Fixture
| Date | Home | Away | Score | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-10 | Japan | Indonesia | 6–0 | Suita, Japan |
| 2025-06-05 | Australia | Japan | 1–0 | Perth, Australia |
| 2025-03-25 | Japan | Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2025-03-20 | Japan | Bahrain | 2–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2024-11-19 | China PR | Japan | 1–3 | Xiamen, China PR |
| 2024-11-15 | Indonesia | Japan | 0–4 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 2024-10-15 | Japan | Australia | 1–1 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2024-10-10 | Saudi Arabia | Japan | 0–2 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2024-09-10 | Bahrain | Japan | 0–5 | Riffa, Bahrain |
| 2024-09-05 | Japan | China PR | 7–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2024-06-11 | Japan | Syria | 5–0 | Hiroshima, Japan |
| 2024-06-06 | Myanmar | Japan | 0–5 | Yangon, Myanmar |
| 2024-03-21 | Japan | North Korea | 1–0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2023-11-21 | Syria | Japan | 0–5 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2023-11-16 | Japan | Myanmar | 5–0 | Suita, Japan |
| 2022-03-29 | Japan | Vietnam | 1–1 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2022-03-24 | Australia | Japan | 0–2 | Sydney, Australia |
| 2022-02-01 | Japan | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2022-01-27 | Japan | China PR | 2–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2021-11-16 | Oman | Japan | 0–1 | Muscat, Oman |
| 2021-11-11 | Vietnam | Japan | 0–1 | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| 2021-10-12 | Japan | Australia | 2–1 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2021-10-07 | Saudi Arabia | Japan | 1–0 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2021-09-07 | China PR | Japan | 0–1 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2021-09-02 | Japan | Oman | 0–1 | Suita, Japan |
| 2021-06-15 | Japan | Kyrgyzstan | 5–1 | Suita, Japan |
| 2021-06-07 | Japan | Tajikistan | 4–1 | Suita, Japan |
| 2021-05-28 | Japan | Myanmar | 10–0 | Chiba, Japan |
| 2021-03-30 | Japan | Mongolia | 14–0 | Chiba, Japan |
| 2019-11-14 | Kyrgyzstan | Japan | 0–2 | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| 2019-10-15 | Tajikistan | Japan | 0–3 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| 2019-10-10 | Japan | Mongolia | 6–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2019-09-10 | Myanmar | Japan | 0–2 | Yangon, Myanmar |
| 2017-09-05 | Saudi Arabia | Japan | 1–0 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 2017-08-31 | Japan | Australia | 2–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2017-06-13 | Iraq | Japan | 1–1 | Tehran, Iran |
| 2017-03-28 | Japan | Thailand | 4–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2017-03-23 | United Arab Emirates | Japan | 0–2 | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
| 2016-11-15 | Japan | Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2016-10-11 | Australia | Japan | 1–1 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 2016-10-06 | Japan | Iraq | 2–1 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2016-09-06 | Thailand | Japan | 0–2 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2016-09-01 | Japan | United Arab Emirates | 1–2 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2016-03-29 | Japan | Syria | 5–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2016-03-24 | Japan | Afghanistan | 5–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2015-11-17 | Cambodia | Japan | 0–2 | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 2015-11-12 | Singapore | Japan | 0–3 | Kallang, Singapore |
| 2015-10-08 | Syria | Japan | 0–3 | Seeb, Oman |
| 2015-09-08 | Afghanistan | Japan | 0–6 | Tehran, Iran |
| 2015-09-03 | Japan | Cambodia | 3–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2015-06-16 | Japan | Singapore | 0–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2013-06-11 | Iraq | Japan | 0–1 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2013-06-04 | Japan | Australia | 1–1 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2013-03-26 | Jordan | Japan | 2–1 | Amman, Jordan |
| 2012-11-14 | Oman | Japan | 1–2 | Muscat, Oman |
| 2012-09-11 | Japan | Iraq | 1–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2012-06-12 | Australia | Japan | 1–1 | Brisbane, Australia |
| 2012-06-08 | Japan | Jordan | 6–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2012-06-03 | Japan | Oman | 3–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2012-02-29 | Japan | Uzbekistan | 0–1 | Toyota, Japan |
| 2011-11-15 | North Korea | Japan | 1–0 | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 2011-11-11 | Tajikistan | Japan | 0–4 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| 2011-10-11 | Japan | Tajikistan | 8–0 | Osaka, Japan |
| 2011-09-06 | Uzbekistan | Japan | 1–1 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 2011-09-02 | Japan | North Korea | 1–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2009-06-17 | Australia | Japan | 2–1 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 2009-06-10 | Japan | Qatar | 1–1 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 2009-06-06 | Uzbekistan | Japan | 0–1 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 2009-03-28 | Japan | Bahrain | 1–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2009-02-11 | Japan | Australia | 0–0 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 2008-11-19 | Qatar | Japan | 0–3 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2008-10-15 | Japan | Uzbekistan | 1–1 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2008-09-06 | Bahrain | Japan | 2–3 | Riffa, Bahrain |
| 2008-06-22 | Japan | Bahrain | 1–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2008-06-14 | Thailand | Japan | 0–3 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2008-06-07 | Oman | Japan | 1–1 | Muscat, Oman |
| 2008-06-02 | Japan | Oman | 3–0 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 2008-03-26 | Bahrain | Japan | 1–0 | Riffa, Bahrain |
| 2008-02-06 | Japan | Thailand | 4–1 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2005-08-17 | Japan | Iran | 2–1 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 2005-06-08 | North Korea | Japan | 0–2 | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2005-06-03 | Bahrain | Japan | 0–1 | Riffa, Bahrain |
| 2005-03-30 | Japan | Bahrain | 1–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2005-03-25 | Iran | Japan | 2–1 | Tehran, Iran |
| 2005-02-09 | Japan | North Korea | 2–1 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2004-11-17 | Japan | Singapore | 1–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2004-10-13 | Oman | Japan | 0–1 | Muscat, Oman |
| 2004-09-08 | India | Japan | 0–4 | Calcutta, India |
| 2004-06-09 | Japan | India | 7–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 2004-03-31 | Singapore | Japan | 1–2 | Singapore, Singapore |
| 2004-02-18 | Japan | Oman | 1–0 | Saitama, Japan |
| 1997-11-16 | Japan | Iran | 3–2 | Johor Bahru, Malaysia |
| 1997-11-08 | Japan | Kazakhstan | 5–1 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1997-11-01 | South Korea | Japan | 0–2 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 1997-10-26 | Japan | United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1997-10-11 | Uzbekistan | Japan | 1–1 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 1997-10-04 | Kazakhstan | Japan | 1–1 | Almaty, Kazakhstan |
| 1997-09-28 | Japan | South Korea | 1–2 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1997-09-19 | United Arab Emirates | Japan | 0–0 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 1997-09-07 | Japan | Uzbekistan | 6–3 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1997-06-28 | Japan | Oman | 1–1 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1997-06-25 | Japan | Nepal | 3–0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1997-06-22 | Japan | Macau | 10–0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1997-03-27 | Nepal | Japan | 0–6 | Muscat, Oman |
| 1997-03-25 | Macau | Japan | 0–10 | Muscat, Oman |
| 1997-03-23 | Oman | Japan | 0–1 | Muscat, Oman |
| 1993-10-28 | Iraq | Japan | 2–2 | Doha, Qatar |
| 1993-10-25 | Japan | South Korea | 1–0 | Doha, Qatar |
| 1993-10-21 | North Korea | Japan | 0–3 | Doha, Qatar |
| 1993-10-18 | Japan | Iran | 1–2 | Doha, Qatar |
| 1993-10-15 | Saudi Arabia | Japan | 0–0 | Doha, Qatar |
| 1993-05-07 | United Arab Emirates | Japan | 1–1 | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
| 1993-05-05 | Sri Lanka | Japan | 0–6 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 1993-04-30 | Bangladesh | Japan | 1–4 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 1993-04-28 | Thailand | Japan | 0–1 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| 1993-04-18 | Japan | United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1993-04-15 | Japan | Sri Lanka | 5–0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1993-04-11 | Japan | Bangladesh | 8–0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1993-04-08 | Japan | Thailand | 1–0 | Kobe, Japan |
| 1989-06-25 | North Korea | Japan | 2–0 | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 1989-06-18 | Japan | Hong Kong | 0–0 | Kobe, Japan |
| 1989-06-11 | Japan | Indonesia | 5–0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1989-06-04 | Japan | North Korea | 2–1 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1989-05-28 | Indonesia | Japan | 0–0 | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 1989-05-22 | Hong Kong | Japan | 0–0 | Victoria, Hong Kong |
| 1985-11-03 | South Korea | Japan | 1–0 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 1985-10-26 | Japan | South Korea | 1–2 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1985-09-22 | Hong Kong | Japan | 1–2 | Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong |
| 1985-08-11 | Japan | Hong Kong | 3–0 | Kobe, Japan |
| 1985-05-18 | Japan | Singapore | 5–0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1985-04-30 | North Korea | Japan | 0–0 | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| 1985-03-21 | Japan | North Korea | 1–0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1985-02-23 | Singapore | Japan | 1–3 | Kallang, Singapore |
| 1980-12-30 | North Korea | Japan | 1–0 | So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
| 1980-12-28 | Japan | Macau | 3–0 | So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
| 1980-12-26 | China PR | Japan | 1–0 | So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
| 1980-12-22 | Singapore | Japan | 0–1 | So Kon Po, Hong Kong |
| 1977-04-03 | South Korea | Japan | 1–0 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 1977-03-26 | Japan | South Korea | 0–0 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1977-03-10 | Israel | Japan | 2–0 | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| 1977-03-06 | Israel | Japan | 2–0 | Ramat Gan, Israel |
| 1973-05-26 | Israel | Japan | 1–0 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 1973-05-22 | Japan | Hong Kong | 0–1 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 1973-05-20 | Vietnam Republic | Japan | 0–4 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 1973-05-16 | Israel | Japan | 2–1 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 1969-10-18 | South Korea | Japan | 2–0 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 1969-10-16 | Australia | Japan | 1–1 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 1969-10-12 | South Korea | Japan | 2–2 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 1969-10-10 | Japan | Australia | 1–3 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 1961-06-11 | Japan | South Korea | 0–2 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1960-11-06 | South Korea | Japan | 2–1 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 1954-03-14 | Japan | South Korea | 2–2 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 1954-03-07 | Japan | South Korea | 1–5 | Tokyo, Japan |