Introduction
[Stub]- Asian Cup Appearances: 1
- Best Asian Cup Result: Third Place (Asian Cup I)
- World Cup Appearances: 4
- Best World Cup Result: Third Place (World Cup I)
Early World Cups
[Stub]World Series
[Stub]World Cup III
[Stub]Roster
[Stub]Competitions
Honors
Competitive Matches
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Australia: 4 W 5 D 3 L 10 GF 9 GA
Japan 1 - 0 Australia (World Cup I Qualifying)
Japan 1 - 0 Australia (World Cup III Qualifying)
Australia 0 - 0 Japan (World Cup III Qualifying)
Japan 1 - 1 Australia (World Cup IV Qualifying)
Australia 1 - 1 Japan (World Cup IV Qualifying)
Australia 0 - 4 Japan (World Cup V Qualifying)
Japan 0 - 1 Australia (World Cup V Qualifying)
Japan 1 - 0 Australia (World Cup VI Qualifying)
Australia 0 - 0 Japan (World Cup VI Qualifying)
Australia 0 - 0 Japan (Asian Cup I Group Stage)
Australia 3 - 1 Japan (World Cup IX Qualifying)
Japan 0 - 3 Australia (World Cup IX Qualifying)
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Austria: 1 W 1 D 0 L 3 GF 1 GA
Japan 2 - 0 Austria (World Cup I Group Stage)
Japan 1 - 1 Austria (World Cup VII Group Stage)
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Bahrain: 0 W 0 D 1 L 0 GF 1 GA
Japan 0 - 1 Bahrain (Asian Cup I Semifinals)
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Cameroon: 1 W 0 D 0 L 1 GF 0 GA
Japan 1 - 0 Cameroon (World Cup II Qualifying Play-offs)
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China: 8 W 4 D 5 L 13 GF 13 GA
Japan 2 - 1 China (World Cup I Qualifying)
Japan 0 - 0 China (World Cup II Qualifying)
China 1 - 0 Japan (World Cup III Qualifying)
Japan 1 - 0 China (World Cup III Qualifying)
Japan 0 - 0 China (World Cup IV Qualifying)
China 1 - 0 Japan (World Cup IV Qualifying)
China 0 - 1 Japan (World Cup V Qualifying)
Japan 0 - 0 China (World Cup V Qualifying)
China 3 - 1 Japan (World Cup VI Qualifying)
Japan 0 - 3 China (World Cup VI Qualifying)
Japan 1 - 0 China (World Cup VII Qualifying)
China 1 - 2 Japan (World Cup VII Qualifying)
Japan 1 - 1 China (World Cup VIII Qualifying)
China 0 - 1 Japan (World Cup VIII Qualifying)
Japan 2 - 1 China (Asian Cup I Third Place)
China 0 - 1 Japan (World Cup IX Qualifying)
Japan 0 - 1 China (World Cup IX Qualifying)
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Cote d'Ivoire: 0 W 0 D 1 L 2 GF 4 GA
Japan 2 - 4 Cote d'Ivoire (World Cup VIII Group Stage)
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Finland: 1 W 0 D 1 L 1 GF 1 GA
Japan 0 - 1 Finland (World Cup II Group Stage)
Japan 1 - 0 Finland (World Cup VII Group Stage)
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France: 0 W 1 D 0 L 0 GF 0 GA
Japan 0 - 0 France (World Cup II Group Stage)
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Iran: 3 W 8 D 1 L 13 GF 9 GA
Japan 0 - 0 Iran (World Cup III Qualifying)
Iran 2 - 2 Japan (World Cup III Qualifying)
Iran 1 - 0 Japan (World Cup IV Qualifying)
Japan 2 - 0 Iran (World Cup IV Qualifying)
Japan 0 - 0 Iran (World Cup V Qualifying)
Iran 0 - 0 Japan (World Cup V Qualifying)
Japan 2 - 2 Iran (World Cup VI Qualifying)
Iran 0 - 0 Japan (World Cup VI Qualifying)
Japan 2 - 1 Iran (World Cup VII Qualifying)
Iran 1 - 1 Japan (World Cup VII Qualifying)
Iran 1 - 3 Japan (World Cup IX Qualifying)
Japan 1 - 1 Iran (World Cup IX Qualifying)
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Iraq: 2 W 0 D 0 L 5 GF 2 GA
Japan 2 - 1 Iraq (World Cup VIII Qualifying)
Iraq 1 - 3 Japan (World Cup VIII Qualifying)
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Israel: 0 W 0 D 1 L 1 GF 3 GA
Japan 1 - 3 Israel (Asian Cup I Group Stage)
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Italy: 0 W 0 D 1 L 0 GF 1 GA
Japan 0 - 1 Italy (World Cup I Group Stage)
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Mexico: 0 W 0 D 1 L 1 GF 2 GA
Japan 1 - 2 Mexico (World Cup VII Group Stage)
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Netherlands: 0 W 0 D 1 L 1 GF 2 GA
Japan 1 - 2 Netherlands (World Cup I Quarterfinals)
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Nigeria: 1 W 0 D 0 L 1 GF 0 GA
Japan 1 - 0 Nigeria (World Cup I Round of Sixteen)
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Norway: 0 W 0 D 1 L 2 GF 5 GA
Japan 2 - 5 Norway (World Cup VIII Group Stage)
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Peru: 1 W 0 D 0 L 2 GF 1 GA
Japan 2 - 1 Peru (World Cup I Quarterfinals)
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Qatar: 1 W 0 D 0 L 5 GF 0 GA
Japan 5 - 0 Qatar (Asian Cup I Group Stage)
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Saudi Arabia: 3 W 4 D 3 L 6 GF 75 GA
Japan 3 - 1 Saudi Arabia (World Cup III Qualifying)
Saudi Arabia 0 - 0 Japan (World Cup III Qualifying)
Japan 0 - 1 Saudi Arabia (World Cup IV Qualifying)
Saudi Arabia 0 - 1 Japan (World Cup IV Qualifying)
Japan 0 - 2 Saudi Arabia (World Cup V Qualifying)
Saudi Arabia 0 - 0 Japan (World Cup V Qualifying)
Japan 0 - 0 Saudi Arabia (World Cup VI Qualifying)
Saudi Arabia 1 - 2 Japan (World Cup VI Qualifying)
Japan 0 - 2 Saudi Arabia (World Cup IX Qualifying)
Saudi Arabia 0 - 0 Japan (World Cup IX Qualifying)
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Senegal: 1 W 0 D 0 L 2 GF 0 GA
Japan 2 - 0 Senegal (World Cup I Third Place)
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Slovakia: 1 W 0 D 0 L 2 GF 1 GA
Japan 2 - 1 Slovakia (World Cup I Qualifying Play-offs)
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South Korea: 3 W 5 D 5 L 10 GF 12 GA
Japan 0 - 1 South Korea (World Cup I Qualifying)
Japan 0 - 1 South Korea (World Cup II Qualifying)
South Korea 0 - 2 Japan (World Cup III Qualifying)
Japan 0 - 0 South Korea (World Cup III Qualifying)
South Korea 1 - 2 Japan (World Cup IV Qualifying)
Japan 1 - 1 South Korea (World Cup IV Qualifying)
South Korea 2 - 0 Japan (World Cup V Qualifying)
Japan 2 - 1 South Korea (World Cup V Qualifying)
South Korea 2 - 1 Japan (World Cup VI Qualifying)
Japan 1 - 1 South Korea (World Cup VI Qualifying)
Japan 1 - 1 South Korea (Asian Cup I Group Stage)
Japan 0 - 1 South Korea (World Cup IX Qualifying)
South Korea 0 - 0 Japan (World Cup IX Qualifying)
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Suriname: 0 W 1 D 1 L 0 GF 1 GA
Japan 0 - 0 Suriname (World Cup III Qualifying Play-offs)
Suriname 1 - 0 Japan (World Cup III Qualifying Play-offs)
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Thailand: 4 W 1 D 1 L 15 GF 7 GA
Thailand 0 - 3 Japan (World Cup VII Qualifying)
Japan 2 - 1 Thailand (World Cup VII Qualifying)
Thailand 0 - 2 Japan (World Cup VIII Qualifying)
Japan 4 - 1 Thailand (World Cup VIII Qualifying)
Japan 3 - 3 Thailand (Asian Cup I Qualifying)
Thailand 2 - 1 Japan (Asian Cup I Qualifying)
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United Arab Emirates: 2 W 0 D 0 L 6 GF 2 GA
United Arab Emirates 1 - 2 Japan (Asian Cup I Qualifying)
Japan 4 - 1 United Arab Emirates (Asian Cup I Qualifying)
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United States: 1 W 0 D 0 L 3 GF 2 GA
Japan 3 - 2 United States (World Cup I Group Stage)
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Uruguay: 0 W 0 D 1 L 0 GF 3 GA
Japan 0 - 3 Uruguay (World Cup VIII Group Stage)
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Uzbekistan: 0 W 2 D 0 L 2 GF 2 GA
Japan 1 - 1 Uzbekistan (Asian Cup I Qualifying)
Uzbekistan 1 - 1 Japan (Asian Cup I Qualifying)
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Wales: 0 W 1 D 0 L 0 GF 0 GA
Japan 0 - 0 Wales (World Cup II Group Stage)