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This article provides details of international football games played by the Japan national football team from 2020 to present. [1] [2] [3]
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This article provides details of international football games played by the Japan national football team from 2020 to present. [1] [2] [3]
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| 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 |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands) |
| 13 November 2020 Friendly | Japan | 1–0 |  Panama | Graz, Austria |
| 15:15 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca (Austria) |
| 17 November 2020 Friendly | Japan | 0–2 |  Mexico | Graz, Austria |
| 21:00 UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria) |
| 25 March 2021 Friendly | Japan | 3–0 |  South Korea | Yokohama, Japan |
| 19:20 UTC+9 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Report |
| 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 |
| 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 | Report | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Report |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Stadium: Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea) |
| 27 January 2022 2022 World Cup qualification | Japan | 2–0 | China | Saitama, Japan |
| 19:00 UTC+9 | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Report | 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 | Report |
| 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 | 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 | Report |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway) |
| 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 | Report | 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 |
| 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 | Report |
| Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium Attendance: 44,851 Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa) |
| 24 March 2023 2023 Kirin Challenge Cup | Japan | 1–1 |  Uruguay | Tokyo, Japan |
| 19:30 UTC+9 |
| Report |
| 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 |
| Report | 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 | 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 | Report |
| 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 |
| Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,980 Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal) |
| 12 September 2023 Friendly | Japan | 4–2 |  Turkey | Genk, Belgium |
| 14:20 UTC+2 | Report | 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 | Report |
| 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 | 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 | Report | Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 34,484 Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore) |
| 1 January 2024 Friendly | Japan | 5–0 |  Thailand | Tokyo |
| Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 61,916 Referee: Kim Sung-woo (Korea) |
| 14 January 2024 2023 Asian Cup GS | Japan | 4–2 | Vietnam | Doha, Qatar |
| 14:30 | Report |
| 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 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 38,663 Referee: Khalid Al Turais (Saudi Arabia) |
| 24 January 2024 2023 Asian Cup GS | Japan | 3–1 |  Indonesia | Doha, Qatar |
| 14:30 | Report |
| 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 | Report | 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 |
| Report |
| 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 |
| Report | Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 59,354 Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 26 March 2026 World Cup qualification | North Korea | 0–3 Awarded [b] | Japan | |
| Report |
| 6 June 2026 World Cup qualification | Myanmar | 0–5 | Japan | Yangon, Myanmar |
| 18:40 UTC+6:30 | Report | Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani (Saudi Arabia) |
| 11 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification | Japan | 5–0 |  Syria | Hiroshima, Japan |
| 19:14 UTC+9 | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) | Stadium: Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima Attendance: 26,650 Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait) |
| 5 September 2026 World Cup qualification 3R | Japan | 7–0 | China | Saitama, Japan |
| 19:35 UTC+9 | Report | Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 52,398 Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar) |
| 10 September 2026 World Cup qualification 3R | Bahrain | 0–5 | Japan | Riffa, Bahrain |
| 19:00 UTC+3 | Report | Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium Attendance: 22,729 Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan) |
| 10 October 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 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 2026 World Cup qualification 3R | Indonesia | 0–4 | Japan | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| --:-- UTC+7 | Report | Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Stadium |
| 19 November 2026 World Cup qualification 3R | China | 1–3 | Japan | Xiamen, China |
| 19:00 UTC+8 | Report | Stadium: Xiamen Egret Stadium |
| 20 March 2026 World Cup qualification 3R | Japan | v | Bahrain | Japan |
| --:-- UTC+9 | Report |
| 25 March 2026 World Cup qualification 3R | Japan | v | Saudi Arabia | Japan |
| --:-- UTC+9 | Report |
| 5 June 2026 World Cup qualification 3R | Australia | v | Japan | Australia |
| --:-- UTC+11 | Report |
| 10 June 2026 World Cup qualification 3R | Japan | v | Indonesia | Japan |
| --:-- UTC+9 | Report |
China .| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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| Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 66.67 |
| Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 100.00 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 50.00 |
| China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 80.00 |
| Colombia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
 Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Iran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
 Jordan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 100.00 |
| Myanmar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 100.00 |
| North Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Oman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Peru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 66.67 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 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 | 50.00 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
| United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 66.67 |
| Total | 61 | 44 | 7 | 10 | 171 | 39 | +132 | 72.13 |
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