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Japan

21 matches · 7 tournaments · 33% win rate

Played
21
Wins
7
Draws
4
Losses
10
Goal Diff
-6
22–28
Legends

Top Scorers for Japan

  1. 1Keisuke Honda4goals
  2. 2Junichi Inamoto2goals
  3. 3Shinji Okazaki2goals
  4. 4Takashi Inui2goals
  5. 5Ritsu Dōan2goals
  6. 6Masashi Nakayama1goals
  7. 7Takayuki Suzuki1goals
  8. 8Hiroaki Morishima1goals
  9. 9Hidetoshi Nakata1goals
  10. 10Shunsuke Nakamura1goals
Form

Recent World Cup Matches

  • W
    2022-12-01 · Group E
    vs 🇪🇸Spain
    2–1
  • L
    2022-11-27 · Group E
    vs 🇨🇷Costa Rica
    0–1
  • W
    2022-11-23 · Group E
    @ 🇩🇪Germany
    2–1
  • L
    2018-06-28 · Group H
    vs 🇵🇱Poland
    0–1
  • D
    2018-06-24 · Group H
    vs 🇸🇳Senegal
    2–2
  • W
    2018-06-19 · Group H
    @ 🇨🇴Colombia
    2–1
  • L
    2014-06-24 · Group C
    vs 🇨🇴Colombia
    1–4
  • D
    2014-06-19 · Group C
    vs 🇬🇷Greece
    0–0
  • L
    2014-06-14 · Group C
    @ 🇨🇮Côte d'Ivoire
    1–2
  • W
    2010-06-24 · Group E
    @ 🇩🇰Denmark
    3–1
History

Tournament Appearances

1998200220062010201420182022
Complete list

All Japan World Cup Scorers

Keisuke Honda4Junichi Inamoto2Shinji Okazaki2Takashi Inui2Ritsu Dōan2Masashi Nakayama1Takayuki Suzuki1Hiroaki Morishima1Hidetoshi Nakata1Shunsuke Nakamura1Keiji Tamada1Yasuhito Endō1Shinji Kagawa1Yuya Osako1Genki Haraguchi1Takuma Asano1Ao Tanaka1Daizen Maeda1

Frequently asked about Japan

Japan has played 21 FIFA World Cup matches across 7 tournaments (7W-4D-10L).
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