Head to head

Argentina vs Japan

If they played today

Argentina at home

67% / 20% / 14%

Argentina win / draw / Japan win

Argentina–Japan

2–0 12.2%
1–0 11.9%
2–1 9.7%
1–1 9.5%
3–0 8.3%

Neutral venue

59% / 22% / 19%

Argentina win / draw / Japan win

Argentina–Japan

1–0 11.4%
1–1 10.7%
2–0 10.6%
2–1 9.9%
3–0 6.6%

Japan at home

51% / 24% / 24%

Argentina win / draw / Japan win

Argentina–Japan

1–1 11.6%
1–0 10.9%
2–1 9.6%
2–0 9.0%
0–1 7.0%

Probabilities come from each team's current Elo rating, so they answer “if they met today” rather than predicting a scheduled fixture. See the methodology for how the model works and where it is weakest.

Elo since debut

Side by side

	Argentina	Japan
Current Elo	2250	1973
Elo rank	2nd	15th
Peak Elo	2279 (2026)	2012 (2026)
Matches played	1077	794
All-time record	599W 257D 221L	391W 167D 236L
Goals for	2047	1451
Goals against	1083	915
Biggest win	12–0 vs Ecuador · 1942-01-22 · Copa América	14–0 vs Mongolia · 2021-03-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss	1–6 vs Spain · 2018-03-27 · Friendly	2–15 vs Philippines · 1917-05-10 · Far Eastern Championship Games
World Cups won	3	0
Expected World Cups	1.79	0.16

When they've met

Meetings

Argentina 6W 0D 1L

Goals

15–4

Argentina first

First meeting

1–0

Argentina won · 1992-05-30 · Kirin Cup

Most recent

0–1

Japan won · 2010-10-08 · Friendly

Argentina's biggest win

5–1

1995-01-08 · Confederations Cup

Japan's biggest win

1–0

2010-10-08 · Friendly

Most common result

1–0

Argentina first · twice, last 1998-06-14

Current run

Won the last meeting

Japan · since 2010-10-08

7 meetings

Date	Score	Venue	Competition
2010-10-08	0–1	Japan home	Friendly
2004-08-18	2–1	Japan home	Friendly
2003-06-08	4–1	Japan home	Kirin Cup
2002-11-20	2–0	Japan home	Friendly
1998-06-14	1–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup
1995-01-08	5–1	Neutral	Confederations Cup
1992-05-30	1–0	Japan home	Kirin Cup