Japan women's national football team results

This article lists the results and fixtures for the Japan women's national football team.

Opponents of Japan women's national football team, as of December 2021

*Japan score always listed first

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixtures

2009

Main article: 2009 Japan women's national football team

Date	Opponent	Result	Score1	Venue	Competition
29 July 2009	Germany	D	0–0	Mannheim, Germany	Friendly Match
1 August 2009	France	W	4–0	Maurice Beraud Stadium, France	Friendly Match
2 August 2009	France	W	5–1	France	Friendly Match

2010

Main article: 2010 Japan women's national football team

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition
2010-02-06	China	W	2–0	Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo	2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship
2010-02-11	Chinese Taipei	W	3–0	National Stadium, Tokyo	2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship
2010-02-13	South Korea	W	2–1	Tokyo Stadium, Tokyo	2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship
2010-05-08	Mexico	W	4–0	Matsumoto Stadium, Matsumoto	International Friendly
2010-05-11	Mexico	W	3–0	Niigata Stadium, Niigata	International Friendly
2010-05-20	Myanmar	W	8–0	Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu	2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2010-05-22	Thailand	W	4–0	Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu	2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2010-05-24	North Korea	W	2–1	Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu	2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2010-05-27	Australia	L	0–1	Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu	2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2010-05-30	China	W	2–0	Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu	2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup
2010-11-14	Thailand	W	4–0	Huangpu Sports Center, Guangzhou	Football at the 2010 Asian Games
2010-11-18	North Korea	D	0–0	University City Stadium, Guangzhou	Football at the 2010 Asian Games
2010-11-20	China	W	1–0	Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou	Football at the 2010 Asian Games
2010-11-22	North Korea	W	1–0	Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou	Football at the 2010 Asian Games

2011

Main article: 2011 Japan women's national football team

Date	Opponent	Result	Score*	Venue	Competition
2011-05-14	United States	L	0–2	Columbus, Ohio	International Friendly
2011-05-18	United States	L	0–2	Cary, North Carolina	International Friendly
2011-06-18	South Korea	D	1–1	Matsuyama, Ehime	International Friendly
2011-06-23	Sweden	D	1–1	Bochum	International Friendly
2011-06-27	New Zealand	W	2–1	Bochum	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group Stage
2011-07-01	Mexico	W	4–0	Leverkusen	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group Stage
2011-07-05	England	L	0–2	Augsburg	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Group Stage
2011-07-09	Germany	W	1–0	Wolfsburg	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Quarterfinals
2011-07-13	Sweden	W	3–1	Frankfurt	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Semifinals
2011-07-17	United States	D	2–2 (3–1 p.s.o)	Frankfurt	2011 FIFA Women's World Cup Final
2011-09-01	Thailand	W	3–0	Jinan	2012 Summer Olympics Women's Asian Qualifiers Final Round
2011-09-03	South Korea	W	2–1	Jinan	2012 Summer Olympics Women's Asian Qualifiers Final Round
2011-09-05	Australia	W	1–0	Jinan	2012 Summer Olympics Women's Asian Qualifiers Final Round
2011-09-08	North Korea	D	1–1	Jinan	2012 Summer Olympics Women's Asian Qualifiers Final Round
2011-09-11	China	W	1–0	Jinan	2012 Summer Olympics Women's Asian Qualifiers Final Round

2012

Main article: 2012 Japan women's national football team

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result*	Competition	Japanese Scorers
29 February 2012	Estádio Municipal, Parchal   Portugal	Norway	2–1 W	2012 Algarve Cup Group Stage	Nagasato 45+1' Kawasumi 66'
2 March 2012	Estádio Municipal, Parchal   Portugal	Denmark	2–0 W	2012 Algarve Cup Group Stage	Sugasawa 52' Ohno 90+1'
5 March 2012	Estádio Algarve, Faro   Portugal	United States	1–0 W	2012 Algarve Cup Group Stage	Takase 84'
7 March 2012	Estádio Algarve, Faro   Portugal	Germany	3–4 L	2012 Algarve Cup Final	Kawasumi 35' Tanaka 55' Nagasato 90'
1 April 2012	Yurtec Stadium, Sendai   Japan	United States	1–1 D	2012 Kirin Challenge Cup	Kinga 31'
5 April 2012	Home's Stadium, Kobe   Japan	Brazil	4–1 W	2012 Kirin Challenge Cup	Nagasato 58' Miyama 61' Sugasawa 81'
18 June 2012	Örjans Vall, Halmstad   Sweden	United States	1–4 L	2012 Sweden Invitational	Nagasato 28'
20 June 2012	Stadium Rambergsvallen, Gothenburg   Sweden	Sweden	1–0 W	2012 Sweden Invitational	Nagasato 28'
11 July 2012	National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo   Japan	Australia	3–0 W	Friendly Match	Miyama 26' Ōgimi 45+1' Sawa 58'
19 July 2012	Stade Sébastien Charléty, Paris   France	France	0–2 L	Friendly Match
25 July 2012	City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry   United Kingdom	Canada	2–1 W	2012 Summer Olympics women's tournament Group Stage	Kawasumi 33' Miyama 44'
28 July 2012	City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry   United Kingdom	Sweden	0–0 D	2012 Summer Olympics women's tournament Group Stage
31 July 2012	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff   United Kingdom	South Africa	0–0 D	2012 Summer Olympics women's tournament Group Stage
3 August 2012	Millennium Stadium, Cardiff   United Kingdom	Brazil	2–0 W	2012 Summer Olympics women's tournament Quarterfinals	Ōgimi 27' Ohno 73'
6 August 2012	Wembley Stadium, London   United Kingdom	France	2–1 W	2012 Summer Olympics women's tournament Semifinals	Ōgimi 32' Sakaguchi 49'
9 August 2012	Wembley Stadium, London   United Kingdom	United States	1–2 L	2012 Summer Olympics women's tournament Final	Ōgimi 63'

2013

Main article: 2013 Japan women's national football team

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result*	Competition	Japanese Scorers
6 March 2013	Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal   Portugal	Norway	0–2 L	2013 Algarve Cup [1]
8 March 2013	Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal   Portugal	Germany	1–2 L	2013 Algarve Cup	Tanaka 18'
11 March 2013	Estádio Algarve, Algarve   Portugal	Denmark	2–0 W	2013 Algarve Cup	Kawasumi 17' Ōgimi 41'
13 March 2013	Estádio Algarve, Algarve   Portugal	China	1–0 W	2013 Algarve Cup	Ōgimi 67'
20 June 2013	Tosu Stadium, Tosu   Japan	New Zealand [2]	1–1 D	Friendly Match	Ōgimi 21'
26 June 2013	Pirelli Stadium, Burton Upon Trent [3]   England	England	1–1 D	Friendly Match	Kawasumi 76'
29 June 2013	Allianz Arena, Munich [4]   Germany	Germany	2–4 L	Friendly Match	Ohno 40' Ōgimi 60'
20 July 2013	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul   South Korea	China [5]	2–0 W	2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup	Ando 36' Nakajima 58'
25 July 2013	Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong   South Korea	North Korea	0–0 D	2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
27 July 2013	Jamsil Olympic Stadium, Seoul   South Korea	South Korea	1–2 L	2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup	Ōgimi 73'
22 September 2013	Nagasaki Athletic Stadium, Isahaya   Japan	Nigeria	2–0 W	Friendly Match	Ōgimi 36' Kawasumi 53'
26 September 2013	Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba   Japan	Nigeria	2–0 W	Friendly Match	Miyama 21' (pen.) Sakaguchi 28'

2014

Main article: 2014 Japan women's national football team

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result*	Competition	Japanese scorers
5 March 2014	Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal   Portugal	United States	1–1 D	2014 Algarve Cup	Miyama 82'
7 March 2014	Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal   Portugal	Denmark	1–0 W	2014 Algarve Cup	Iwabuchi 43'
10 March 2014	Estádio Algarve, Faro   Portugal	Sweden	2–1 W	2014 Algarve Cup	Ōgimi 49' Miyama 89' (pen.)
12 March 2014	Estádio Algarve, Faro   Portugal	Germany	0–3 L	2014 Algarve Cup
8 May 2014	Kincho Stadium, Osaka   Japan	New Zealand	2–1 W	Friendly match	Takase 40' Sugasawa 86'
14 May 2014	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City   Vietnam	Australia	2–2 D	2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup	71' (o.g.) Ōgimi 84'
16 May 2014	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City   Vietnam	Vietnam	4–0 W	2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Kawasumi 44', 87' Kiryu 65' Ōgimi 69'
18 May 2014	Gò Đậu Stadium, Thủ Dầu Một   Vietnam	Jordan	7–0 W	2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Kira 25', 90+3' Nakajima 45+1', 75' Sakaguchi 49', 81' Alhyasat 69' (o.g.)
22 May 2014	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City   Vietnam	China	2–1 W aet	2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Sawa 51' Iwashimizu 120+2'
25 May 2014	Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City   Vietnam	Australia	1–0 W	2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Iwashimizu 28'
13 September 2014	ND Soft Stadium Yamagata, Tendō   Japan	Ghana	5–0 W	Friendly match	Takase 1', 18' Sakaguchi 11' Osafume 30' Nakajima 38'
15 September 2014. [6]	Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon   South Korea	China	0–0 D	2014 Asian Games
18 September 2014	Namdong Asiad Rugby Field, Incheon   South Korea	Jordan	12–0 W	2014 Asian Games	Kawasumi 5', 81' Sugasawa 12', 39', 41' Sakaguchi 20', 32', 71' 36' (o.g.) Kira 44', 49' Miyama 60'
22 September 2014	Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon   South Korea	Chinese Taipei	3–0 W	2014 Asian Games	Sakaguchi 3' Kira 32' Kawasumi 85'
26 September 2014	Hwaseong Stadium, Hwaseong   South Korea	Hong Kong	9–0 W	2014 Asian Games	Masuya 3', 26' 10' (o.g.) Nakajima 14' Iwashimizu 49' Kiryu 60', 81' Takase 66' Sugasawa 76'
29 September 2014	Incheon Football Stadium, Incheon   South Korea	Vietnam	3–0 W	2014 Asian Games	Sakaguchi 24' Osafune 53' Sugasawa 74'
1 October 2014	Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon   South Korea	North Korea	1–3 L	2014 Asian Games	Miyama 56'
25 October 2014 [7]	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton   Canada	Canada	3–0 W	Friendly match	Ōgimi 9' Kawamura 70' Kawasumi 80'
28 October 2014	BC Place, Vancouver   Canada	Canada	3–2 W	Friendly match	Nagasato 33' Ōgimi 76' Sameshima 90+2'

2015

Main article: 2015 Japan women's national football team

Date	Opponent	Result*	Goal scorer(s)	Venue	Competition
24 May 2015	New Zealand	1–0 W	Sawa 23'	Kagawa Marugame Stadium, Marugame, Japan	Friendly match
28 May 2015	Italy	1–0 W	Ōgimi 52'	Nagano Olympic Stadium, Nagano, Japan	Friendly match
8 June 2015	Switzerland	1–0 W	Miyama 29' (pen.)	BC Place, Vancouver, Canada	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
12 June 2015	Cameroon	2–1 W	Sameshima 6' Sugasawa 17'	BC Place, Vancouver, Canada	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
16 June 2015	Ecuador	1–0 W	Ōgimi 5'	Winnipeg Stadium, Winnipeg, Canada	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
23 June 2015	Netherlands	2–1 W	Ariyoshi 10' Sakaguchi 78'	BC Place, Vancouver, Canada	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
27 June 2015	Australia	1–0 W	Iwabuchi 87'	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 July 2015	England	2–1 W	Miyama 33' (pen.) Bassett 90+2' (o.g.)	Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
5 July 2015	United States	2–5 L	Ogimi 27' Johnston 52' (o.g.)	BC Place, Vancouver, Canada	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
1 August 2015	North Korea	2–4 L	Masuya 49' Sugita 70'	Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China	2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
4 August 2015	South Korea	1–2 L	Nakajima 30'	Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China	2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
8 August 2015	China	2–0 W	Yokoyama 88' Sugita 90+1'	Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan, China	2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup
29 November 2015	Netherlands	1–3 L	Sakaguchi 49'	Kras Stadion, Volendam, Netherlands	Friendly match

2016

Main article: 2016 Japan women's national football team

Date	Opponent	Result*	Goal scorer(s)	Venue	Competition
29 February 2016	Australia	1–3 L	Ōgimi 45+2'	Kincho Stadium, Osaka, Japan	2016 Summer Olympic qualifying
2 March 2016	South Korea	1–1 D	Iwabuchi 84'	Kincho Stadium, Osaka, Japan	2016 Summer Olympic qualifying
4 March 2016	China	1–2 L	Yokoyama 65'	Kincho Stadium, Osaka, Japan	2016 Summer Olympic qualifying
7 March 2016	Vietnam	6–1 W	Iwabuchi 39' Ohno 45' Kawasumi 80' Nakajima 83' Yokoyama 90' Ogimi 90+3'	Kincho Stadium, Osaka, Japan	2016 Summer Olympic qualifying
9 March 2016	North Korea	1–0 W	Iwabuchi 80'	Kincho Stadium, Osaka, Japan	2016 Summer Olympic qualifying
2 June 2016	United States	3–3 D	Iwabuchi 14' Ogimi 22' Yokoyama 90+3'	Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, United States	Friendly match
5 June 2016	United States	0–2 L (Match abandoned in 76')		FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, United States	Friendly match
21 July 2016	Sweden	0–3 L		Guldfågeln Arena, Kalmar, Sweden	Friendly match

2017

Main article: 2017 Japan women's national football team

Japan   v   Spain

1 March 2017 Algarve Cup – GS	Japan	1–2	Spain	Parchal, Portugal
14:45 WET	Yokoyama 81'	Box Report	Meseguer 56' García 70'	Stadium: Bela Vista Municipal Stadium

Japan   v   Iceland

3 March 2017Algarve Cup – GS	Japan	2–0	Iceland	Parchal, Portugal
14:45 WET	Hasegawa 11', 15'	Box Report		Stadium: Bela Vista Municipal Stadium

Japan   v   Norway

6 March 2017Algarve Cup – GS	Japan	2–0	Norway	Algarve, Portugal
14:45 WET	Yokoyama 59', 89'	Box Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Japan   v   Netherlands

8 March 2017 Algarve Cup – 5th Place	Japan	2–3	Netherlands	Algarve, Portugal
14:45 WET	Yokoyama 20' van den Bulk 77' (o.g.)	Box Report	Dekker 13' Martens 19' Miedema 90+3'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Japan   v   Costa Rica

9 April 2017 Kirin Challenge Cup	Japan	3–0	Costa Rica	Kumamoto
19:00 JST	Yokoyama 23' Tanaka 74' Momiki 82'	Box Report		Stadium: Umakana Yokana Stadium

Netherlands   v   Japan

9 June 2017 Friendly	Netherlands	0–1	Japan	Breda, Netherlands
18:30 CEST		Report	Yokoyama 62' Sameshima  81'	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion

Belgium   v   Japan

13 June 2017Friendly	Belgium	1–1	Japan	Leuven, Belgium
20:00 CEST	Van Gorp 72'	Report	Sugasawa 69'	Stadium: Stadion Den Dreef

Japan   v   Brazil

27 July 2017 Tournament of Nations	Japan	1–1	Brazil	Seattle, United States
16:15 PT	Momiki 63'	Report	Camila 87'	Stadium: CenturyLink Field

Japan   v   Australia

30 July 2017Tournament of Nations	Japan	2–4	Australia	San Diego, United States
14:15 PT	Tanaka 6' Momiki 90+2'	Report	Kerr 11', 16', 43' van Egmond 62'	Stadium: Qualcomm Stadium

United States   v   Japan

3 August 2017Tournament of Nations	United States	3–0	Japan	Carson, United States
19:00 PT	Rapinoe 12' Pugh 60' Morgan 80'	Report		Stadium: StubHub Center

Japan   v   Switzerland

22 October 2017MS&AD Cup	Japan	2–0	Switzerland	Nagano
16:30 JST	Nakajima 69' Tanaka 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Nagano U Stadium

Jordan   v   Japan

24 November 2017Friendly	Jordan	0–2	Japan	Amman, Jordan
16:00 EET		Report	Iwabuchi 27', 30'	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

Japan   v   South Korea

8 December 2017 E-1 Championship	Japan	3–2	South Korea	Chiba
18:55 JST	Tanaka 8' Nakajima 71' Iwabuchi 83'	Report	Cho 14' (pen.) Han 80'	Stadium: Soga Sports Park Attendance: 3,080 Referee: Katherine Margaret Jacewicz

Japan   v   China

11 December 2017E-1 Championship	Japan	1–0	China	Chiba
18:55 JST	Tanaka 20'	Report	Wang  90+3'	Stadium: Soga Sports Park Attendance: 3,163 Referee: Cong Thi Dung

Japan   v   North Korea

15 December 2017E-1 Championship	Japan	0–2	North Korea	Chiba
18:55 JST		Report	Kim 65' Ri 82'	Stadium: Soga Sports Park Attendance: 5,227

2018

Main article: 2018 Japan women's national football team

Japan   v   Netherlands

28 February 2018 Algarve Cup – GS	Japan	2–6	Netherlands	Parchal, Portugal
15:40 WET	Nakajima 38' Iwabuchi 82'	Report	Martens 4', 52' Beerensteyn 8' Worm 31' van de Sanden 35' van der Gragt 44'	Stadium: Bela Vista Municipal Stadium

Japan   v   Iceland

2 March 2018Algarve Cup – GS	Japan	2–1	Iceland	Parchal, Portugal
15:25 WET	Sugasawa 15' Utsugi 85'	Report	Glódís Perla 74'	Stadium: Bela Vista Municipal Stadium

Japan   v   Denmark

5 March 2018Algarve Cup – GS	Japan	2–0	Denmark	Almancil, Portugal
15:40 WET	Hasegawa 83' Iwabuchi 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Japan   v   Canada

7 March 2018 Algarve Cup – 5th/6th	Japan	0–2	Canada	Parchal, Portugal
14:55 WET		Report	Beckie 20' Lawrence 50'	Stadium: Bela Vista Municipal Stadium

Japan   v   Ghana

1 April 2018MS&AD Cup	Japan	7–1	Ghana	Isahaya
13:30	Tanaka 14' Iwabuchi 29' Masuya 43' Nakajima 48' Takagi 74' Sugasawa 79' Sameshima 83'	Report	Ayieyam 24'	Stadium: Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki

Japan   v   Vietnam

7 April 2018 Asian Cup – GS	Japan	4–0	Vietnam	Amman, Jordan
16:45 EEST	Yokoyama 3' Nakajima 17' Iwabuchi 53' Tanaka 66'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

Japan   v   South Korea

10 April 2018Asian Cup – GS	Japan	0–0	South Korea	Amman, Jordan
16:45 EEST		Report		Stadium: Amman International Stadium

Japan   v   Australia

13 April 2018Asian Cup – GS	Japan	1–1	Australia	Amman, Jordan
16:45 EEST	Sakaguchi 63'	Report	Kerr 86'	Stadium: Amman International Stadium

Japan   v   China

17 April 2018 Asian Cup – SF	Japan	3–1	China	Amman, Jordan
20:00 EEST	Iwabuchi 39' Yokoyama 85', 88'	Report	Wang  87' Li 90'	Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium

Japan   v   Australia

20 April 2018 Asian Cup – F	Japan	1–0	Australia	Amman, Jordan
20:00 EEST	Kumagai  14' Yokoyama 84'	Report	Kellond-Knight  80'	Stadium: Amman International Stadium

New Zealand   v   Japan

10 June 2018 Friendly	New Zealand	1–3	Japan	Wellington, New Zealand
15:10 NZST	Moore 18'	Report	Tanaka 17', 34', 44' Takagi  23'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium

United States   v   Japan

26 July 2018 Tournament of Nations	United States	4–2	Japan	Kansas City, United States
18:00 CDT	Morgan 18', 26', 56' Rapinoe 66'	Report	Tanaka 20' Sakaguchi 76'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park

Japan   v   Brazil

29 July 2018Tournament of Nations	Japan	1–2	Brazil	East Hartford, United States
16:15 EDT	Masuya 90+3'	Report	Marta 75' Beatriz 90'	Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium Attendance: 13,027

Japan   v   Australia

2 August 2018Tournament of Nations	Japan	0–2	Australia	Bridgeview, United States
16:45 CDT		Report	Kennedy 47' Kerr 81'	Stadium: Toyota Park

Japan   v   Thailand

16 August 2018 Asian Games – GS	Japan	2–0	Thailand	Palembang, Indonesia
18:30 IWST	Iwabuchi 33' Momiki 85'	Report		Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium

Japan   v   Vietnam

21 August 2018Asian Games – GS	Japan	7–0	Vietnam	Palembang, Indonesia
15:00 IWST	Sugasawa 5', 77' Momiki 17' Nakajima 38' Tanaka 52', 88' Masuya 64'	Report		Stadium: Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium

Japan   v   North Korea

25 August 2018Asian Games – QF	Japan	2–1	North Korea	Palembang, Indonesia
16:00 IWST	Sakaguchi  36' Iwabuchi 40' Hasegawa 62'	Report	N. Kim 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium

Japan   v   South Korea

28 August 2018Asian Games – SF	Japan	2–1	South Korea	Palembang, Indonesia
16:00 IWST	Sugasawa 5' Yamashita  42' Lim 86' (o.g.)	Report	M. Lee 68'	Stadium: Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium

Japan   v   China

31 August 2018Asian Games – F	Japan	1–0	China	Palembang, Indonesia
19:30 IWST	Sugasawa 90'	Report	Han  87'	Stadium: Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium

Japan   v   Norway

11 November 2018 Friendly	Japan	4–1	Norway	Tottori
14:00	Yokoyama 16' Iwabuchi 27', 55' Momiki 63'	Report	Gausdal 81'	Stadium: Tottori Bank Bird Stadium Attendance: 6,185 Referee: Hong Yu

2019

United States   v   Japan

28 February 2019 SheBelieves Cup	United States	2–2	Japan	Chester, United States
9:05	Rapinoe 23' Morgan 76'	Report	Nakajima 67' Momiki 90+1'	Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 14,555 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Brazil   v   Japan

3 March 2019 SheBelieves Cup	Brazil	1–3	Japan	Nashville, United States
4:00	Debinha 57'	Report	Momiki 44' Kobayashi 81' Hasegawa 85'	Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 12,586 Referee: Karen Abt (United States)

Japan   v   England

6 March 2019 SheBelieves Cup	Japan	0–3	England	Tampa, United States
7:25		Report	Staniforth 12' Carney 23' Mead 30'	Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 8,580 Referee: Christina Unkel (United States)

France   v   Japan

4 April 2019 Friendly	France	3–1	Japan	Auxerre, France
21:00 CEST	Gauvin 3' Le Sommer 33' Diani 82'	Report	Kobayashi 24'	Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 15,379 Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden)

Germany   v   Japan

9 April 2019 Friendly	Germany	2–2	Japan	Paderborn, Germany
16:00 CEST	Popp 53' Huth 72'	Report	Hasegawa 35' Yokoyama 69'	Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 4,804 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Japan   v   Spain

2 June 2019 Friendly	Japan	1–1	Spain	Le Touquet, France
20:50 CEST	Sugasawa 86'	Report	Hermoso 22' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Gérard Houllier Attendance: 634 Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari (France)

Argentina   v   Japan

10 June 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup - GS	Argentina	0–0	Japan	Paris, France
18:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 25,055 Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)

Japan   v   Scotland

14 June 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup - GS	Japan	2–1	Scotland	Rennes, France
15:00 CEST	Iwabuchi 23' Sugasawa 37' (pen.)	Report	Clelland 88'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 13,201 Referee: Lidya Tafesse Abebe (Ethiopia)

Japan   v   England

19 June 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup - GS	Japan	0–2	England	Nice, France
21:00 CEST		Report	White 14', 84'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 14,319 Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay)

Netherlands   v   Japan

25 June 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup - R16	Netherlands	2–1	Japan	Rennes, France
21:00 CEST	Martens 17', 90' (pen.)	Report	Hasegawa 43'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 21,076 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

2020

Japan   v   Spain

5 March 2020 SheBelieves Cup	Japan	1–3	Spain	Orlando, United States
16:15 ET	Iwabuchi 44'	Report	Putellas 8' García 48', 78'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 7,528 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

Japan   v   England

8 March 2020 SheBelieves Cup	Japan	0–1	England	Harrison, United States
14:15 ET		Report	White 84'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,758 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States)

United States   v   Japan

11 March 2020 SheBelieves Cup	United States	3–1	Japan	Frisco, United States
19:00 CT	Rapinoe 7' Press 26' Horan 83'	Report	Iwabuchi 58'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Japan   v   New Zealand

11 April 2020 MS&AD Cup 2020	Japan	Cancelled	New Zealand	Sendai
15:00		Cancellation		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium

2021

Japan   v   Paraguay

8 April Friendly	Japan	7–0	Paraguay	Sendai, Japan
16:30  UTC+9	Minami 6' Iwabuchi 26', 63' Bogarin 36' (o.g.) Sugasawa 52' Momiki 90+2' Tanaka 90+3'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW)		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 818 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Japan   v   Panama

11 April Friendly	Japan	7–0	Panama	Tokyo, Japan
13:30  UTC+9	Sugasawa 8', 42', 56' Shimizu 17' Hasegawa 32' Momiki 45' Sugita 61'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW)		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 4,036 Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)

Japan   v   Ukraine

10 June Friendly	Japan	8–0	Ukraine	Hiroshima, Japan
15:15  UTC+9	Shiokoshi 5', 41' Iwabuchi 30', 58' Takarada 38' Sugita 80' Tanaka 89' (pen.) Momiki 90'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW)		Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 796 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

Japan   v   Mexico

13 June MS&AD CUP	Japan	5–1	Mexico	Utsunomiya, Japan
14:00  UTC+9	Iwabuchi 36' Tanaka 46' Momiki 54' Kinoshita 74' Endo 88'	Report (JFA) Report (JFA) Report (FMF) Report (SW)	González 49'	Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi Attendance: 3,890 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (England)

Japan   v   Australia

14 July MS&AD CUP	Japan	1–0	Australia	Kameoka, Japan
19:20  UTC+9	Iwabuchi 54' (pen.)	Report (JFA) Report (JFA) Report (FA) Report (SW)		Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 2,584 Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)

Japan   v   Canada

21 July Olympics GS	Japan	1–1	Canada	Sapporo, Japan
19:30  UTC+9	Iwabuchi 84'	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW)	Sinclair 6'	Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 0 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

Japan   v   Great Britain

24 July Olympics GS	Japan	0–1	Great Britain	Sapporo, Japan
19:30  UTC+9		Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW)	White 74'	Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 0 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

Chile   v   Japan

27 July Olympics GS	Chile	0–1	Japan	Rifu, Japan
20:00  UTC+9		Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW)	Tanaka 77'	Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Attendance: 1,326 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras)

Sweden   v   Japan

30 July Olympics QF	Sweden	3–1	Japan	Saitama, Japan
19:00  UTC+9	Eriksson 7' Blackstenius 53' Asllani 68' (pen.)	Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW)	Tanaka 23'	Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 0 [8] Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico)

Japan   v   Iceland

25 November Friendly	Japan	0–2	Iceland	Almere, Netherlands
TBD CET (UTC+1)		Report (JFA) Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)	S. Jónsdóttir 14' Torvalsdottir 70'	Stadium: Yanmar Stadion

Netherlands   v   Japan

29 November Friendly	Netherlands	0–0	Japan	The Hague, Netherlands
19:40 CET (UTC+1)		Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway)		Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion

2022

Japan   v   Myanmar

21 January 2022 (2022-01-21) Asian Cup GS	Japan	5–0	Myanmar	Pune, India
13:30 IST (UTC+05:30)	Ueki 22' Hasegawa 47', 90+2' Naomoto 52' Narumiya 70'	Report		Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex

Vietnam   v   Japan

24 January 2022 (2022-01-24) Asian Cup GS	Vietnam	0–3	Japan	Pune, India
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30)		Report	Narumiya 38', 58' Kumagai 50'	Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex

Japan   v   South Korea

27 January 2022 (2022-01-27) Asian Cup GS	Japan	1–1	South Korea	Pune, India
13:30 IST (UTC+05:30)	Ueki 1'	Report	Seo Ji-youn 85'	Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex

Japan   v   Thailand

30 January AFC Asian Cup QF	Japan	7–0	Thailand	Navi Mumbai, India
	Sugasawa 27', 65' (pen.), 80', 83' Miyazawa 45+2' Sumida 48' Ueki 75'	Report (SW)		Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

China   v   Japan

3 February AFC Asian Cup SF	China	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Japan	Pune, India
	Wu Chengshu 46' Wang Shanshan 119'		Ueki 26', 103'	Stadium: Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Referee: Lara Lee (Australia)
	Penalties
	Zhang Xin Zhang Rui Yang Lina Gao Chen Wang Shanshan		Kumagai Hasegawa Shimizu Nagano Minami

2023

Main article: 2023 Japan women's national football team

Japan   v   Brazil

16 February SheBelieves Cup	Japan	0–1	Brazil	Orlando, United States
16:00 ET		Report	Debinha 71'	Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 6,453 Referee: Tori Penso (United States)

United States   v   Japan

19 February SheBelieves Cup	United States	1–0	Japan	Nashville, United States
15:30 ET	Swanson 45'	Report		Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,471 Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada)

Canada   v   Japan

22 February SheBelieves Cup	Canada	0–3	Japan	Frisco, United States
16:00 ET		Report	Seike 26' Hasegawa 41' (pen.) Endo 77'	Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,975 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States)

Portugal   v   Japan

7 April International friendly	Portugal	1–2	Japan	Guimarães, Portugal
17:00  UTC+1	Capeta 25'	Report (JFA)	Hasegawa 35' Tanaka 53'	Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques

Denmark   v   Japan

11 April International friendly	Denmark	1–0	Japan	Odense, Denmark
18:00  UTC+2	Minami 7' (o.g.)	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Odense Stadium

Japan   v   Panama

14 JulyMS & AD Cup	Japan	5–0	Panama	Sendai, Japan
19:05  UTC+9	Shimizu 33' Hasegawa 37', 61' Fujino 60' Minami 90+2'	Source		Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai

Zambia   v   Japan

22 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS	Zambia	0–5	Japan	Hamilton, New Zealand
19:00  UTC+12		Report	Miyazawa 43', 62' Tanaka 55' Endō 71' Ueki 90+11' (pen.)	Stadium: Waikato Stadium Attendance: 16,111 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

Japan   v   Costa Rica

26 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS	Japan	2–0	Costa Rica	Dunedin, New Zealand
17:00  UTC+12	Naomoto 25' Fujino 27'	Report		Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Attendance: 6,992 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy)

Japan   v   Spain

31 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS	Japan	4–0	Spain	Wellington, New Zealand
19:00  UTC+12	Miyazawa 12', 40' Ueki 29' Tanaka 82'	Report		Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 20,957 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States)

Japan   v   Norway

5 August 2023 FIFA World Cup R16	Japan	3–1	Norway	Wellington, New Zealand
20:00  UTC+12	Engen 15' (o.g.) Shimizu 50' Miyazawa 81'	Report	Reiten 20'	Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 33,042 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil)

Japan   v   Sweden

11 August 2023 FIFA World Cup QF	Japan	1–2	Sweden	Auckland, New Zealand
19:30  UTC+12	Hayashi 87'	Report	Ilestedt 32' Angeldahl 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,217 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Japan   v   Argentina

23 September International friendly	Japan	8–0	Argentina	Kitakyushu, Japan
12:00  UTC+9	Tanaka 2' Hasegawa 10', 39' Takahashi 25' Seike 61', 90+2' Sugita 66' Ueki 80'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Kitakyushu Stadium Attendance: 7,265 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Japan   v   India

26 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	Japan	7–0	India	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00  UTC+5	Nakashima 17', 46' Hayashi 53' Tanaka 54' Moriya 57' Seike 73' Naomoto 82'	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

Uzbekistan   v   Japan

29 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	Uzbekistan	0–2	Japan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00  UTC+5		Report	Minami 10' Chiba 15'	Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium

Japan   v   Vietnam

1 November 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2	Japan	2–0	Vietnam	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
15:00  UTC+5	Shimizu 40' Moriya 53'	Report		Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium

Brazil   v   Japan

30 November Friendly	Brazil	4–3	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
15:15  UTC−3	Bia Zaneratto 41', 63' Gabi Portilho 61' Priscila 90+6'	Report	Fujino 38' Endo 86' (pen.) Tanaka 88'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians Referee: María Victoria Daza  [ es ] (Colombia)

Brazil   v   Japan

3 December Friendly	Brazil	0–2	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
11:00  UTC−3		Report	Minami 15' Tanaka 18'	Stadium: Estádio do Morumbi

2024

North Korea   v   Japan

24 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3	North Korea	0–0	Japan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
--:--

Japan   v   North Korea

28 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3	Japan	2–1	North Korea	Tokyo, Japan
--:--

United States   v   Japan

6 April 2024 SheBelieves Cup

United States

2–1

Japan

Atlanta, United States

Japan   v   Brazil

9 April 2024 SheBelieves Cup

Japan

1–1 (0–3 p)

Brazil

Columbus, United States

Japan   v   New Zealand

31 May Friendly	Japan	2–0	New Zealand	Murcia, Spain
16:00  UTC+2	Tanaka 45+2' Koga 47'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)

Japan   v   New Zealand

3 June Friendly	Japan	4–1	New Zealand	Murcia, Spain
16:00  UTC+2	Hamano 49', 60' Fujino 66' Chiba 80'	Report (JFA)	Clegg 22'	Stadium: Estadio Nueva Condomina Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)

Japan   v   Ghana

13 July MS&AD Cup	Japan	4–0	Ghana	Kanazawa, Japan
15:20  UTC+9	Tanaka 51' Hamano 65' Fujino 67' Ueki 80'	Report (JFA)		Stadium: Kanazawa Go Go Curry Stadium Attendance: 9,648 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (Korea)

Japan   v   Colombia

19 July Unofficial friendly	Japan	1–1	Colombia	Le Touquet, France
			Ramírez

Spain   v   Japan

25 July Olympic Games GS	Spain	2–1	Japan	Nantes, France
17:00  UTC+2	Bonmatí 22' Caldentey 74'	Report	Fujino 13'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire

Brazil   v   Japan

28 July Olympic Games GS	Brazil	1–2	Japan	Paris, France
17:00  UTC+2	Jheniffer 56'	Report	Kumagai 90+2' (pen.) Tanikawa 90+6'	Stadium: Parc de Princes

Japan   v   Nigeria

31 July Olympic Games GS	Japan	3–1	Nigeria	Nantes, France
17:00  UTC+2	Hamano 22' Tanaka 32' Kitagawa 45+5'	Report	Echegini 42'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Referee: Emikar Calderas (Venezuela

United States   v   Japan

3 August Olympic Games QF	United States	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Japan	Paris, France
15:00  UTC+2	Rodman 105+2'	Report		Stadium: Parc de Princes Attendance: 43,004 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden)

Japan   v   South Korea

26 October Mizuho Blue Dream Match [9]	Japan	4–0	South Korea	Tokyo, Japan
14:20  UTC+9	Kitagawa 33' Fujino 34' Tanaka 37' Tanikawa 56'	Report (JFA) Report (KFA)		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 12,420

2025

Japan   v   Australia

20 February SheBelieves Cup	Japan	4–0	Australia	Houston, United States
16:00  UTC−6	Tanaka 6', 32' Hamano 52' Minami 75'	Report		Stadium: Shell Energy Stadium Attendance: 5,243

Colombia   v   Japan

23 February SheBelieves Cup	Colombia	1–4	Japan	Glendale, United States
13:00  UTC−7	Caicedo 45+4'	Report (USS) Report (JFA)	Tanikawa 1' Tanaka 8', 80' (pen.) Hamano 57'	Stadium: State Farm Stadium Attendance: 12,624 Referee: Alex Billeter (USA)

United States   v   Japan

26 February SheBelieves Cup	United States	1–2	Japan	San Diego, United States
19:30  UTC−8	Sentnor 14'	Report	Momiki 2' Koga 50'	Stadium: Snapdragon Stadium Attendance: 17,188

Japan   v   Colombia

6 April Friendly	Japan	1–1	Colombia	Osaka, Japan
14:00  UTC+9	Takahashi 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Torres 35'	Stadium: Yodoko Sakura Stadium Attendance: 8,381 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea)

Japan   v   Colombia

8 April Unofficial Friendly	Japan	6–1	Colombia	Sakai, Japan
	Ueki 45+3' (pen.) Matsukubo 46' Momiki 50' Endo 57' Takahashi 60' Miharu Shinjo 90'	Report	Caracas 73'	Attendance: 500

Brazil   v   Japan

30 May Friendly	Brazil	3–1	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
21:30  UTC−3	Dudinha 27', 41' Kerolin 55'	Report	Seike 88'	Stadium: Arena Corinthians

Brazil   v   Japan

2 June Friendly	Brazil	2–1	Japan	São Paulo, Brazil
20:00  UTC−3	Ishikawa 54' (o.g.) Jhonson 78'	Report	Seike 46'	Stadium: Estádio Cícero de Souza Marques

Spain   v   Japan

27 June Friendly	Spain	3–1	Japan	Leganés, Spain
21:00  UTC+2	Pina 44' López 66' Del Castillo 88'	Report	Tanaka 30'	Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 9,458 Referee: Milica Milovanović (Serbia)

Japan   v   Chinese Taipei

9 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Japan	4–0	Chinese Taipei	Suwon, South Korea
16:30  UTC+9	Yakata 22' Takikawa 25' Takahashi 48' Chen Ying-hui 70' (o.g.)	Report (EAFF) Report (JFA)		Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 193 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Japan   v   South Korea

13 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Japan	1–1	South Korea	Hwaseong, South Korea
20:00  UTC+9	Narumiya 37'		Jeong Da-bin 86'	Stadium: Hwaseong Sports Complex Attendance: 1,641 Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong)

Japan   v   China

16 July EAFF E-1 Football Championship	Japan	0–0	China	Suwon, South Korea
16:00  UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 323 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

Japan   v TBC

29 November MS&AD Cup	Japan	v	TBC	Nagasaki, Japan
--:--  UTC+9		Source		Stadium: Peace Stadium

2026

Japan   v   Chinese Taipei

4 March 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Japan	v	Chinese Taipei	Perth, Australia
				Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium

India   v   Japan

7 March 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup	India	v	Japan	Perth, Australia
				Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium

Japan   v   Vietnam

10 March 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Japan	v	Vietnam	Perth, Australia
				Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium

See also

• Women's association football portal
• Association football portal
• Sports portal
• Japan portal

Japan

Women's

• International footballers
• National football team (Results)
• National under-20 football team
• National under-17 football team
• National futsal team

Men's

• International footballers
• National football team (Results (2020–present))
• National under-23 football team
• National under-20 football team
• National under-17 football team
• National futsal team
• National under-20 futsal team
• National beach soccer team

References

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2. "なでしこジャパン (日本女子代表) 国際親善試合、欧州遠征 ニュージーランド女子代表 (6/20)、イングランド女子代表 (6/26) との対戦が決定". JFA . 2013-01-28. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
3. "Japan and Canada will provide ideal preparation for UEFA Women's Euro 2013". FA . 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2013-02-06.
4. "Duell mit Weltmeister Japan in Münchner Allianz-Arena". DFB . 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
5. "EAFF 東アジアカップ2013 EAFF女子東アジアカップ2013 決勝大会 大会概要". JFA . 2013-01-30. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
6. "なでしこジャパン 第17回アジア競技大会 (2014/仁川)マッチスケジュール". JFA . 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
7. "Nadeshiko to play Canada in October friendlies". JFA . 2014-02-06. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
8. "Attendance Summary" (PDF). Olympics.com. 24 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
9. "Mizuho Blue Dream Match 2024 [10/26] top". JFA. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.

External links

• List of International matches of Japan, JFA.jp (in English)
• Japan national team 2021 schedule at JFA.jp (in Japanese)