Japan national football team results (1940–1949)

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This article lists the results for the Japan national football team between 1940 and 1949.

1940
1942
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Because the opponents were considered to be puppet states and not internationally recognized, the matches except for the Philippines match, were not recorded by FIFA.

After World War II, the Japan national football team were banned from attending any international football games from 1945 to 1951.

1940

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition	Refs
7 June 1940	Manchukuo	W	7–0	Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	International Friendly
9 June 1940	Reorganized National Government of China	W	6–0	Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	International Friendly
16 June 1940	Philippines	W	1–0	South Koshien Stadium, Nishinomiya, Japan	International Friendly	^[1]

1942

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
8 August 1942	Reorganized National Government of China	W	6–1	Xinjing, Manchukuo	International Friendly
9 August 1942	Manchukuo	W	3–1	Xinjing, Manchukuo	International Friendly
10 August 1942	Mengjiang	W	12–0	Xinjing, Manchukuo	International Friendly
16 August 1942	Chosen	L	0–5	Seoul, Chosen	International Friendly

References

↑ "Japan vs. Philippines" . Retrieved 28 October 2019.

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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 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 Taiwan Guam Hong Kong 1954–1969 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 Macau Mongolia North Korea 1956–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Northern Mariana Islands ^† South Korea 1948–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia 2000–2019 2020–present Brunei Cambodia 1950–1974 1993–2009 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 1950–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 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 1948–1959 1960–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Timor-Leste Vietnam 1991–2009 2010–2019 2020–present
Defunct	Aden Lahej North Yemen South Vietnam South Yemen
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Japan national football team results (1940–1949)

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