This article lists the results and fixtures for the Japan women's national football team.
*Japan score always listed first
Win Draw Lose Fixtures
Date | Opponent | Result | Score1 | Venue | Competition |
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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 |
Date | Opponent | Result* | Goal scorer(s) | Venue | Competition |
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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 |
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 |
3 March 2017Algarve Cup – GS | Japan | 2–0 | Iceland | Parchal, Portugal |
14:45 WET | Hasegawa 11', 15' | Box Report | Stadium: Bela Vista Municipal Stadium |
6 March 2017Algarve Cup – GS | Japan | 2–0 | Norway | Algarve, Portugal |
14:45 WET | Yokoyama 59', 89' | Box Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve |
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 |
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 |
9 June 2017 Friendly | Netherlands | 0–1 | Japan | Breda, Netherlands |
18:30 CEST | Report | Yokoyama 62' Sameshima 81' | Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion |
13 June 2017Friendly | Belgium | 1–1 | Japan | Leuven, Belgium |
20:00 CEST | Van Gorp 72' | Report | Sugasawa 69' | Stadium: Stadion Den Dreef |
27 July 2017 Tournament of Nations | Japan | 1–1 | Brazil | Seattle, United States |
16:15 PT | Momiki 63' | Report | Camila 87' | Stadium: CenturyLink Field |
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 |
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 |
22 October 2017MS&AD Cup | Japan | 2–0 | Switzerland | Nagano |
16:30 JST | Nakajima 69' Tanaka 90+3' | Report | Stadium: Nagano U Stadium |
24 November 2017Friendly | Jordan | 0–2 | Japan | Amman, Jordan |
16:00 EET | Report | Iwabuchi 27', 30' | Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
5 March 2018Algarve Cup – GS | Japan | 2–0 | Denmark | Almancil, Portugal |
15:40 WET | Hasegawa 83' Iwabuchi 90+3' | Report | Stadium: Estádio Algarve |
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 |
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 |
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 |
10 April 2018Asian Cup – GS | Japan | 0–0 | South Korea | Amman, Jordan |
16:45 EEST | Report | Stadium: Amman International Stadium |
13 April 2018Asian Cup – GS | Japan | 1–1 | Australia | Amman, Jordan |
16:45 EEST | Sakaguchi 63' | Report | Kerr 86' | Stadium: Amman International Stadium |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
2 August 2018Tournament of Nations | Japan | 0–2 | Australia | Bridgeview, United States |
16:45 CDT | Report | Kennedy 47' Kerr 81' | Stadium: Toyota Park |
16 August 2018 Asian Games – GS | Japan | 2–0 | Thailand | Palembang, Indonesia |
18:30 IWST | Iwabuchi 33' Momiki 85' | Report | Stadium: Bumi Sriwijaya Stadium |
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 |
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 |
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 |
28 February 2019 SheBelieves Cup | United States | 2–2 | Japan | Chester, United States |
9:05 | Report | Stadium: Talen Energy Stadium Attendance: 14,555 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
3 March 2019 SheBelieves Cup | Brazil | 1–3 | Japan | Nashville, United States |
4:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Nissan Stadium Attendance: 12,586 Referee: Karen Abt (United States) |
6 March 2019 SheBelieves Cup | Japan | 0–3 | England | Tampa, United States |
7:25 | Report |
| Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Attendance: 8,580 Referee: Christina Unkel (United States) |
4 April 2019 Friendly | France | 3–1 | Japan | Auxerre, France |
21:00 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Stade de l'Abbé-Deschamps Attendance: 15,379 Referee: Sara Persson (Sweden) |
9 April 2019 Friendly | Germany | 2–2 | Japan | Paderborn, Germany |
16:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 4,804 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
2 June 2019 Friendly | Japan | 1–1 | Spain | Le Touquet, France |
20:50 CEST |
| Report | Stadium: Stade Gérard Houllier Attendance: 634 Referee: Mehdi Mokhtari (France) |
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) |
14 June 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup - GS | Japan | 2–1 | Scotland | Rennes, France |
15:00 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 13,201 Referee: Lidya Tafesse Abebe (Ethiopia) |
19 June 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup - GS | Japan | 0–2 | England | Nice, France |
21:00 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 14,319 Referee: Claudia Umpiérrez (Uruguay) |
25 June 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup - R16 | Netherlands | 2–1 | Japan | Rennes, France |
21:00 CEST | Report |
| Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 21,076 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
5 March 2020 SheBelieves Cup | Japan | 1–3 | Spain | Orlando, United States |
16:15 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 7,528 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States) |
8 March 2020 SheBelieves Cup | Japan | 0–1 | England | Harrison, United States |
14:15 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 14,758 Referee: Katja Koroleva (United States) |
11 March 2020 SheBelieves Cup | United States | 3–1 | Japan | Frisco, United States |
19:00 CT | Report |
| Stadium: Toyota Stadium Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
11 April 2020 MS&AD Cup 2020 | Japan | Cancelled | New Zealand | Sendai |
15:00 | Cancellation | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium |
8 April Friendly | Japan | 7–0 | Paraguay | Sendai, Japan |
16:30 UTC+9 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW) | Stadium: Yurtec Stadium Sendai Attendance: 818 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) |
11 April Friendly | Japan | 7–0 | Panama | Tokyo, Japan |
13:30 UTC+9 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW) | Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 4,036 Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan) |
10 June Friendly | Japan | 8–0 | Ukraine | Hiroshima, Japan |
15:15 UTC+9 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW) | Stadium: Edion Stadium Hiroshima Attendance: 796 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan) |
13 June MS&AD CUP | Japan | 5–1 | Mexico | Utsunomiya, Japan |
14:00 UTC+9 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) Report (FMF) Report (SW) |
| Stadium: Kanseki Stadium Tochigi Attendance: 3,890 Referee: Asaka Koizumi (England) |
14 July MS&AD CUP | Japan | 1–0 | Australia | Kameoka, Japan |
19:20 UTC+9 | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) Report (FA) Report (SW) | Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera Attendance: 2,584 Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan) |
21 July Olympics GS | Japan | 1–1 | Canada | Sapporo, Japan |
19:30 UTC+9 |
| Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW) |
| Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 0 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
24 July Olympics GS | Japan | 0–1 | Great Britain | Sapporo, Japan |
19:30 UTC+9 | Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW) |
| Stadium: Sapporo Dome Attendance: 0 Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia) |
27 July Olympics GS | Chile | 0–1 | Japan | Rifu, Japan |
20:00 UTC+9 | Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW) |
| Stadium: Miyagi Stadium Attendance: 1,326 Referee: Melissa Borjas (Honduras) |
30 July Olympics QF | Sweden | 3–1 | Japan | Saitama, Japan |
19:00 UTC+9 |
| Report (TOCOG) Report (FIFA) Report (JFA) Report (SW) |
| Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 0 [8] Referee: Lucila Venegas (Mexico) |
25 November Friendly | Japan | 0–2 | Iceland | Almere, Netherlands |
TBD CET (UTC+1) | Report (JFA) Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway) |
| Stadium: Yanmar Stadion |
29 November Friendly | Netherlands | 0–0 | Japan | The Hague, Netherlands |
19:40 CET (UTC+1) | Report (JFA) Report (Soccerway) | Stadium: Cars Jeans Stadion |
21 January 2022 Asian Cup GS | Japan | 5–0 | Myanmar | Pune, India |
13:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex |
24 January 2022 Asian Cup GS | Vietnam | 0–3 | Japan | Pune, India |
19:30 IST (UTC+05:30) | Report | Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex |
27 January 2022 Asian Cup GS | Japan | 1–1 | South Korea | Pune, India |
13:30 IST (UTC+05:30) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex |
30 January AFC Asian Cup QF | Japan | 7–0 | Thailand | Navi Mumbai, India |
Report (SW) | Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia) |
3 February AFC Asian Cup SF | China | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Japan | Pune, India |
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| Stadium: Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex Referee: Lara Lee (Australia) | ||
Penalties | ||||
16 February SheBelieves Cup | Japan | 0–1 | Brazil | Orlando, United States |
16:00 ET | Report |
| Stadium: Exploria Stadium Attendance: 6,453 Referee: Tori Penso (United States) |
19 February SheBelieves Cup | United States | 1–0 | Japan | Nashville, United States |
15:30 ET |
| Report | Stadium: Geodis Park Attendance: 25,471 Referee: Myriam Marcotte (Canada) |
22 February SheBelieves Cup | Canada | 0–3 | Japan | Frisco, United States |
16:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 6,975 Referee: Danielle Chesky (United States) |
7 April International friendly | Portugal | 1–2 | Japan | Guimarães, Portugal |
17:00 UTC+1 |
| Report (JFA) | Stadium: Estádio D. Afonso Henriques |
11 April International friendly | Denmark | 1–0 | Japan | Odense, Denmark |
18:00 UTC+2 | Report (JFA) | Stadium: Odense Stadium |
22 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS | Zambia | 0–5 | Japan | Hamilton, New Zealand |
19:00 UTC+12 | Report | Stadium: Waikato Stadium Attendance: 16,111 Referee: Tess Olofsson (Sweden) |
26 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS | Japan | 2–0 | Costa Rica | Dunedin, New Zealand |
17:00 UTC+12 | Report | Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Attendance: 6,992 Referee: Maria Sole Ferrieri Caputi (Italy) |
31 July 2023 FIFA World Cup GS | Japan | 4–0 | Spain | Wellington, New Zealand |
19:00 UTC+12 | Report | Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 20,957 Referee: Ekaterina Koroleva (United States) |
5 August 2023 FIFA World Cup R16 | Japan | 3–1 | Norway | Wellington, New Zealand |
20:00 UTC+12 | Report |
| Stadium: Wellington Regional Stadium Attendance: 33,042 Referee: Edina Alves Batista (Brazil) |
11 August 2023 FIFA World Cup QF | Japan | 1–2 | Sweden | Auckland, New Zealand |
19:30 UTC+12 |
| Report | Stadium: Eden Park Attendance: 43,217 Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland) |
23 September International friendly | Japan | 8–0 | Argentina | Kitakyushu, Japan |
12:00 UTC+9 | Report (JFA) | Stadium: Kitakyushu Stadium Attendance: 7,265 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (South Korea) |
26 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2 | Japan | 7–0 | India | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
15:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium |
29 October 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2 | Uzbekistan | 0–2 | Japan | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
17:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium |
1 November 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R2 | Japan | 2–0 | Vietnam | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
15:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium |
30 November Friendly | Brazil | 4–3 | Japan | São Paulo, Brazil |
15:15 UTC−3 |
| Report | Stadium: Arena Corinthians Referee: María Victoria Daza (Colombia) |
24 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3 | North Korea | v | Japan | |
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28 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3 | Japan | v | North Korea | |
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