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Japan

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Current Elo
1975
Rank #14
Matches played
797
since 1917-05-07
First international
2–15
vs Philippines · 1917-05-07

Elo journey

Peak Elo
2012
2026
Best year
2000
+225 Elo
Worst year
1988
-138 Elo

All-time record

Record (W-D-L)
393-168-236
797 matches
Goals for / against
1455 / 917
Home record
255-106-117
Away record
138-62-119
Biggest win
14–0
vs Mongolia · 2021-03-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss
2–15
vs Philippines · 1917-05-10 · Far Eastern Championship Games
Highest-scoring match
2–15
vs Philippines · 1917-05-10 · Far Eastern Championship Games
Biggest upset win
2–1
vs South Korea · 1979-03-04
1501 Elo vs their 1918
Rivalry
South Korea
14-21-38 in 73 matches · head to head
Nemesis
Israel
0-0-5 in 5 matches · head to head
Longest unbeaten run
20
2010-06-24 → 2011-11-11
Current unbeaten run
3

World Cup history

xWC total
0.16
Titles won
0
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.16
Best World Cup
2002
0.07 xWC
1998 FIFA World Cup
0.01 xWC
Won by France
2002 FIFA World Cup
0.07 xWC
Won by Brazil
2006 FIFA World Cup
0.02 xWC
Won by Italy
2010 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by Spain
2014 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by Germany
2018 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by France
2022 FIFA World Cup
<0.01 xWC
Won by Argentina
2026 FIFA World Cup
0.03 xWC
Won by Spain

AFC Asian Cup history

xCC total
1.46
Titles won
4
Luck diff (actual − expected)
+2.54
Best AFC Asian Cup
2023
0.24 xCC
1988 AFC Asian Cup
0.05 xCC
Won by Saudi Arabia
1992 AFC Asian Cup
0.17 xCC
Won by Japan
1996 AFC Asian Cup
0.16 xCC
Won by Saudi Arabia
2000 AFC Asian Cup
0.08 xCC
Won by Japan
2004 AFC Asian Cup
0.18 xCC
Won by Japan
2007 AFC Asian Cup
0.14 xCC
Won by Iraq
2011 AFC Asian Cup
0.17 xCC
Won by Japan
2015 AFC Asian Cup
0.14 xCC
Won by Australia
2019 AFC Asian Cup
0.13 xCC
Won by Qatar
2023 AFC Asian Cup
0.24 xCC
Won by Qatar

Copa América history

xCC total
0.07
Titles won
0
Luck diff (actual − expected)
-0.07
Best Copa América
2019
0.04 xCC
1999 Copa América
0.03 xCC
Won by Brazil
2019 Copa América
0.04 xCC
Won by Brazil