Japan national under-23 football team results (2020–present)

Last updated August 02, 2022

This article provides details of international football games played by the Japan national under-23 football team from 2020 to present.^[1]^[2]

Results

2021

3 June Unofficial friendly	Japan A	3–0	Japan	Hokkaido, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Hashimoto 2' Kamada 41' Asano 52'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)		Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 0 Referee: Mohamed Darwish (UAE)

5 June Friendly	Japan	6–0	Ghana	Fukuoka, Japan
19:25 UTC+9	Doan 16' Kubo 32' Assinki 45' (o.g.) Soma 48' Ueda 56' Mitoma 89'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)		Stadium: Best Denki Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

12 June Friendly	Japan	4–0	Jamaica	Toyota, Aichi, Japan
13:35 UTC+9	Kubo 32' Endo 42' Ueda 57' Doan 64'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)		Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 4,029 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan)

12 July Kirin Challenge Cup (Under-24)	Japan	3–1	Honduras	Osaka, Japan
19:30 UTC+9	Yoshida 13' Doan 40', 85'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)	Tomiyasu 66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 4,063 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)

17 July Kirin Challenge Cup (Under-24)	Japan	1–1	Spain	Hyogo, Japan
19:20 UTC+9	Doan 42'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA)	C. Soler 78'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Attendance: 4,909 Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)

22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group A	Japan	1–0	South Africa	Tokyo, Japan
20:00 UTC+9	Kubo 71'	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) Report (JFA)		Stadium: Tokyo Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

25 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group A	Japan	2–1	Mexico	Saitama, Japan
20:00 UTC+9	Kubo 6' Doan 11' (pen.)	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) Report (JFA)	Alvarado 85'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 0 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

28 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group A	France	0–4	Japan	Yokohama, Japan
20:30 UTC+9		Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) Report (JFA)	Kubo 27' Sakai 34' Miyoshi 70' Maeda 90+1'	Stadium: International Stadium Yokohama Attendance: 0 Referee: Iván Barton (El Salvador)

31 July 2020 Summer Olympics Quarter-finals	Japan	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	New Zealand	Ibaraki, Japan
18:00 UTC+9		Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) Report (JFA)		Stadium: Kashima Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)
	Penalties
	Ueda Itakura Nakayama Yoshida		Wood Cacace Lewis McCowatt

3 August 2020 Summer Olympics Semi-finals	Japan	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Spain	Saitama, Japan
20:00 UTC+9		Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) Report (JFA)	Asensio 115'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

6 August 2020 Summer Olympics Bronze medal match	Mexico	3–1	Japan	Saitama, Japan
18:00 UTC+9	Córdova 13' (pen.) Vásquez 22' Vega 58'	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) Report (JFA)	Mitoma 78'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 0 Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

26 October 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group K	Japan	4–0	Cambodia	Hirono, Japan
13:00 UTC+9	Matsuki 10' Koda 44' Hosoya 52' Nakamura 73'	Report		Stadium: J-Village Stadium

28 October 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Group K	Hong Kong	0–4	Japan	Hirono, Japan
13:00 UTC+9		Report	Fujio 14', 49' Goke 63' Hosoya 85'	Stadium: J-Village Stadium

Games of the XXXII Olympiad – JFA.jp
2021 Schedules – JFA.jp (as of 16 December 2020)

2022

U-21

23 MarchDubai Cup U-23	Japan	1–0	Croatia	Dubai, UAE
16:00 UTC+4	Oda 81'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA) (in Japanese and English) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Al Awir Stadium

26 MarchDubai Cup U-23	Qatar	0–2	Japan	Dubai, UAE
16:00 UTC+4		Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)	Saito 53' Yamamoto 86'	Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

29 MarchDubai Cup U-23 Placement match	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Japan	Dubai, UAE
21:00 UTC+4		Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)	Hosoya 20'	Stadium: Al Maktoum Stadium

3 June AFC U-23 Asian Cup	UAE	1–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5	Hassan 63'	Report (AFC) Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)	Y. Suzuki 61' Hosoya 76'	Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka)

6 June AFC U-23 Asian Cup	Japan	0–0	Saudi Arabia	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5		Report (AFC) Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Ali Sabah (Iraq)

Forthcoming fixtures

The following matches are scheduled:

2022

U-21

9 June AFC U-23 Asian Cup	Japan	v	Tajikistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+5		Report (AFC) Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Milliy Stadium

Fixtures – JFA.jp (in English)
2022 Schedule – JFA.jp (as of 17 December 2021)
Fixtures and Results – Soccerway.com

2023

U-22

TBD 2022 Asian Games

TBD

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Japan

China

TBD 2022 Asian Games

TBD

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Japan

China

TBD 2022 Asian Games

TBD

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Japan

China

Notes

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References

↑ "Fixtures & Results (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
↑ "Japan under 23 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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[1] "Fixtures & Results (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)". jfa.jp (in Japanese). Japan Football Association (JFA). Retrieved 22 May 2022.

[2] "Japan under 23 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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v t e Japan national football team
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Defunct	Aden North Yemen South Yemen
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Japan national under-23 football team results (2020–present)

Contents

Results

2021

2022

U-21

Forthcoming fixtures

2022

U-21

2023

U-22

Notes

Related Research Articles

References