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

Key
	Win
	Draw
	Defeat

2020

27 March 2020 Friendly

Japan

Cancelled

South Africa

Kyoto

31 March 2020 Friendly

Japan

Cancelled

Ivory Coast

Niigata

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 ^[4]
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 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 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 2023 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 2023 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, Japan
	Tanaka 50' Nakamura 72' Dolah 75' (o.g.) Kawamura 82' Minamino 90+1'			Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 61,916 Referee: Kim Sung-woo (Korea)

9 January 2024 Friendly	Japan	6–1^[a]	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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 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 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	Japan	1–0	North Korea	Tokyo, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Tanaka 2'	Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 59,354 Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

26 March 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	North Korea	0–3 Awarded^[b]	Japan
		Report

6 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification	Myanmar	0–5	Japan	Yangon, Myanmar
18:40 UTC+6:30		Report	Nakamura 17', 90+3' Dōan 34' Ogawa 75', 83'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia)

11 June 2024 (2024-06-11) 2026 World Cup qualification	Japan	5–0	Syria	Hiroshima, Japan
19:14 UTC+9	Ueda 13' Dōan 19' Krouma 21' (o.g.) Soma 73' (pen.) Minamino 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (AFC)		Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima Attendance: 26,650 Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

5 September 2024 2026 World Cup qualification 3R	Japan	7–0	China	Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Endō 12' Mitoma 45+2' Minamino 52', 58' Itō 77' Maeda 87' Kubo 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 52,398 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

10 September 2024 2026 World Cup qualification 3R	Bahrain	0–5	Japan	Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 UTC+3		Report	Ueda 37' (pen.), 47' Morita 61', 64' Ogawa 81'	Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 22,729 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

10 October 2024 2026 World Cup qualification 3R	Saudi Arabia	0–2	Japan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3		Report	Kamada 14' Ogawa 81'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Stadium Attendance: 56,283 Referee: Kim Jyeok-Min (South Korea)

15 October 2024 2026 World Cup qualification 3R	Japan	1–1	Australia	Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Burgess 76' (o.g.)	Report	Taniguchi 58' (o.g.)	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 58,730 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

15 November 2024 2026 World Cup qualification 3R	Indonesia	0–4	Japan	Jakarta, Indonesia
19:00 UTC+7		Report	Hubner 36' (o.g.) Minamino 40' Morita 49' Sugawara 69'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Attendance: 60,304 Referee: Mooud Bonyadifard (Iran)

19 November 2024 2026 World Cup qualification 3R	China	1–3	Japan	Xiamen, China
20:00 UTC+8	Lin Liangming 48'	Report	Ogawa 39', 54' Itakura 45+6'	Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium Attendance: 45,336 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)

2025

20 March 2025 FIFA World Cup qualification 3R	Japan	2–0	Bahrain	Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Kamada 66' Kubo 87'	Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 58,137 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

25 March 2025 FIFA World Cup qualification 3R	Japan	0–0	Saudi Arabia	Saitama, Japan
19:35 UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 58,003 Referee: Ahmed Al-Ali (Kuwait)

5 June 2025 FIFA World Cup qualification 3R	Australia	1–0	Japan	Perth, Australia
19:10 UTC+8	Behich 90'	Report		Stadium: Perth Stadium Attendance: 57,226 Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)

10 June 2025 FIFA World Cup qualification 3R	Japan	6–0	Indonesia	Suita, Japan
19:35 UTC+9	Kamada 15', 45+6' Kubo 19' Morishita 55' Machino 58' Hosoya 80'	Report		Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium Attendance: 33,661 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

8 July 2025 EAFF E-1 Championship	Japan	6–1	Hong Kong	Yongin, South Korea
19:24 UTC+9	Germain 4', 10', 22', 26' Inagaki 20' Nakamura 90+4'	Report	Orr 59'	Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium Attendance: 687 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

12 July 2025 EAFF E-1 Championship	Japan	2–0	China	Yongin, South Korea
19:24 UTC+9	Hosoya 11' Mochizuki 63'	Report		Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium Attendance: 1,661 Referee: Sivakorn Pu-udom (Thailand)

15 July 2025 EAFF E-1 Championship	South Korea	0–1	Japan	Yongin, South Korea
19:24 UTC+9		Report	Germain 8'	Stadium: Yongin Mireu Stadium Attendance: 18,418 Referee: Tuan Yaasin (Malaysia)

6 September 2025 Friendly	Mexico	0–0	Japan	Oakland, United States
19:00 UTC−7	Montes 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Oakland Coliseum Attendance: 45,278 Referee: Rubiel Vazquéz (United States)

9 September 2025 Friendly	United States	2–0	Japan	Columbus, United States
19:30 UTC−4	Zendejas 30' Balogun 64'	Report		Stadium: Lower.com Field Attendance: 20,192 Referee: Bryan Lopez (Guatemala)

10 October 2025 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	2–2	Paraguay	Suita, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Ogawa 26' Ueda 90+4'	Report	Almirón 20' D. Gómez 64'	Stadium: Suita City Football Stadium Attendance: 34,169 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

14 October 2025 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	3–2	Brazil	Chōfu, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Minamino 52' Nakamura 62' Ueda 71'	Report	Paulo Henrique 26' Martinelli 32'	Stadium: Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 44,920 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

14 November 2025 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	2–0	Ghana	Toyota, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Minamino 16' Dōan 60'	Report		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 40,030 Referee: Ben Abraham (Australia)

18 November 2025 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	3–0	Bolivia	Tokyo, Japan
19:15 UTC+9	Kamada 4' Machino 72' Nakamura 78'	Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 53,508 Referee: Fu Ming (China)

2026

28 March 2026 Kirin World Challenge 2026	Scotland	0–1	Japan	Glasgow, Scotland
17:00 UTC+0		Report	J. Itō 84'	Stadium: Hampden Park Attendance: 44,644 Referee: Shaun Evans (Australia)

31 March 2026 Kirin World Challenge 2026	England	0–1	Japan	London, England
19:45 UTC+1		Report	Mitoma 23'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 79,233 Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)

31 May 2026 Kirin Challenge Cup 2026	Japan	1–0	Iceland	Tokyo, Japan
	Ogawa 87'			Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 62,212 Referee: Damian Kos (Poland)

14 June 2026 2026 FIFA World Cup Group F	Netherlands	2–2	Japan	Arlington, United States
15:00 UTC−5	van Dijk 51' Summerville 64'	Report	Nakamura 57' Kamada 88'	Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 69,285 Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)

20 June 2026 2026 FIFA World Cup Group F	Tunisia	0–4	Japan	Guadalupe, Mexico
22:00 UTC−6		Report	Kamada 4' Ueda 31', 83' J. Itō 69'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 51,243 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

25 June 2026 2026 FIFA World Cup Group F	Japan	1–1	Sweden	Arlington, United States
18:00 UTC−5	Maeda 56'	Report	Elanga 62'	Stadium: AT&T Stadium Attendance: 70,137 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

29 June 2026 2026 World Cup R32	Brazil	2–1	Japan	Houston, United States
12:00 UTC−5	Casemiro 56' Martinelli 90+6'	Report	Sano 29'	Stadium: Houston Stadium Attendance: 68,777 Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)

24 September 2026 Kirin Challenge Cup 2026	Japan	v	TBA	Miyagi, Japan
				Stadium: Q&A Stadium

28 September 2026 Kirin Challenge Cup 2026	Japan	v	TBA	Hiroshima, Japan
				Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima

1 October 2026 Kirin Cup Soccer 2026	Japan	v	TBA	Yokohama, Japan
				Stadium: Nissan Stadium

5 October 2026 Kirin Cup Soccer 2026	Japan	v	TBA	Tokyo, Japan
				Stadium: National Stadium

Head-to-head record

As of 14 June 2026 after the match against Netherlands.

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Australia	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	050.00
Bahrain	3	3	0	0	10	1	+9	100.00
Bolivia	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Brazil	2	1	0	1	3	3	+0	050.00
Cameroon	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Canada	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	050.00
China	6	5	1	0	15	1	+14	083.33
Colombia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Costa Rica	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Croatia	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Ecuador	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
El Salvador	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
England	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Germany	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	100.00
Ghana	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Hong Kong	2	2	0	0	12	1	+11	100.00
Iceland	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Indonesia	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	100.00
Iran	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Iraq	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Kyrgyzstan	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Mexico	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Mongolia	1	1	0	0	14	0	+14	100.00
Myanmar	3	3	0	0	20	0	+20	100.00
Netherlands	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
North Korea	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Oman	2	1	0	1	1	1	+0	050.00
Panama	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Paraguay	2	1	1	0	6	3	+3	050.00
Peru	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Saudi Arabia	4	2	1	1	4	1	+3	050.00
Scotland	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Serbia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
South Korea	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	100.00
Spain	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Syria	2	2	0	0	10	0	+10	100.00
Tajikistan	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Thailand	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Tunisia	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
Turkey	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
United States	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Uruguay	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Vietnam	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	066.67
Total	77	54	11	12	197	48	+149	070.13

Notes

↑ Not recognised as international "A" match.
↑ North Korea were originally scheduled to play host to Japan in Kim Il-sung Stadium. However, North Korea then decided against hosting it due to "a malignant infectious disease" spreading in Japan.^[7] Due to the time gap and North Korea's inability to provide an alternative venue, FIFA subsequently decided that the match shall neither be played nor rescheduled, and the matter will be decided by FIFA Disciplinary Committee.^[8] It was later announced that Japan would be awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit.^[9]

References

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↑ "Japan national team". worldfootball.net. World Football. 30 March 2024.
↑ "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.
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↑ "Football: North Korea not to host World Cup qualifier vs Japan - The Mainichi". Archived from the original on April 1, 2024.
↑ "Update on Korea DPR v Japan World Cup qualifying match". FIFA. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
↑ "FIFA規律委員会の決定について 3.26 SAMURAI BLUE 対朝鮮民主主義人民共和国代表（平壌）～FIFAワールドカップ26アジア2次予選兼 AFCアジアカップサウジアラビア2027予選～". Japan Football Association. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[7] Not recognised as international "A" match.

[11] North Korea were originally scheduled to play host to Japan in Kim Il-sung Stadium. However, North Korea then decided against hosting it due to "a malignant infectious disease" spreading in Japan.^[7] Due to the time gap and North Korea's inability to provide an alternative venue, FIFA subsequently decided that the match shall neither be played nor rescheduled, and the matter will be decided by FIFA Disciplinary Committee.^[8] It was later announced that Japan would be awarded a 3–0 victory by forfeit.^[9]

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

[2] "Japan national team". worldfootball.net. World Football. 30 March 2024.

[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-5] 1 2 3 "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-6] "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] "Football: North Korea not to host World Cup qualifier vs Japan - The Mainichi". Archived from the original on April 1, 2024.

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

[10] "FIFA規律委員会の決定について 3.26 SAMURAI BLUE 対朝鮮民主主義人民共和国代表（平壌）～FIFAワールドカップ26アジア2次予選兼 AFCアジアカップサウジアラビア2027予選～". Japan Football Association. 31 March 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

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