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World ranking
#13
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Rating
1,899
form & opposition-weighted
Record in view
391-167-236
W–D–L across 794 matches
Matches on record
794
every senior international since 1917
Match record from our own football warehouse; the rating is PitchVAR's own, not a federation figure.
Honours
4 team trophies · in our tournament records (since 1992) — not an all-time count| Team honours4 | |||
| AFC Asian Cup | ×4 | 1992, 2000, 2004, 2011 | |
The Record
794 matches on record · every senior international since 1917 · explore in the archive →| Date | Match | Score | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | 2026-06-29 |  Brazil v  Japan | 2–1 | World Cup |
| D | 2026-06-25 | Japan v  Sweden | 1–1 | World Cup |
| W | 2026-06-20 |  Tunisia v Japan | 0–4 | World Cup |
| D | 2026-06-14 |  Netherlands v Japan | 2–2 | World Cup |
| W | 2026-05-31 | Japan v  Iceland | 1–0 | Friendly |
| W | 2026-03-31 |  England v Japan | 0–1 | Friendly |
| W | 2026-03-28 |  Scotland v Japan | 0–1 | Friendly |
| W | 2025-11-18 | Japan v  Bolivia | 3–0 | Kirin Cup |
| W | 2025-11-14 | Japan v  Ghana | 2–0 | Kirin Cup |
| W | 2025-10-14 | Japan v Brazil | 3–2 | Kirin Cup |
| D | 2025-10-10 | Japan v  Paraguay | 2–2 | Kirin Cup |
| L | 2025-09-09 |  United States v Japan | 2–0 | Friendly |
| D | 2025-09-06 |  Mexico v Japan | 0–0 | Friendly |
| W | 2025-06-10 | Japan v  Indonesia | 6–0 | WC Qualifiers |
| L | 2025-06-05 |  Australia v Japan | 1–0 | WC Qualifiers |
| D | 2025-03-25 | Japan v  Saudi Arabia | 0–0 | WC Qualifiers |
| W | 2025-03-20 | Japan v  Bahrain | 2–0 | WC Qualifiers |
| W | 2024-11-19 |  China v Japan | 1–3 | WC Qualifiers |
| W | 2024-11-15 | Indonesia v Japan | 0–4 | WC Qualifiers |
| D | 2024-10-15 | Japan v Australia | 1–1 | WC Qualifiers |
| W | 2024-10-10 | Saudi Arabia v Japan | 0–2 | WC Qualifiers |
| W | 2024-09-10 | Bahrain v Japan | 0–5 | WC Qualifiers |
| W | 2024-09-05 | Japan v China | 7–0 | WC Qualifiers |
| W | 2024-06-11 | Japan v  Syria | 5–0 | WC Qualifiers |
| W | 2024-06-06 |  Myanmar v Japan | 0–5 | WC Qualifiers |
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