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Head to head

Japan vs Paraguay

If they played today

Japan at home
51% / 25% / 25%
Japan win / draw / Paraguay win
Japan–Paraguay
  • 1–1 11.7%
  • 1–0 10.9%
  • 2–1 9.6%
  • 2–0 8.9%
  • 0–1 7.1%
Neutral venue
43% / 26% / 31%
Japan win / draw / Paraguay win
Japan–Paraguay
  • 1–1 12.3%
  • 1–0 10.2%
  • 2–1 8.9%
  • 0–1 8.5%
  • 1–2 7.4%
Paraguay at home
35% / 26% / 39%
Japan win / draw / Paraguay win
Japan–Paraguay
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 0–1 9.9%
  • 1–0 9.2%
  • 1–2 8.5%
  • 2–1 7.9%

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

 JapanParaguay
Current Elo19731901
Elo rank15th23rd
Peak Elo2012 (2026)1927 (2025)
Matches played794788
All-time record391W 167D 236L276W 210D 302L
Goals for14511006
Goals against9151119
Biggest win14–0 vs Mongolia · 2021-03-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification7–0 vs Hong Kong · 2010-11-17 · Friendly
Biggest loss2–15 vs Philippines · 1917-05-10 · Far Eastern Championship Games0–8 vs Argentina · 1926-10-20 · Copa América
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.160.23

When they've met

Meetings
12
Japan 5W 5D 2L
Goals
17–12
Japan first
First meeting
1–2
Paraguay won · 1995-09-20 · Friendly
Most recent
2–2
Drawn · 2025-10-10 · Kirin Cup
Japan's biggest win
4–1
2022-06-02 · Friendly
Paraguay's biggest win
4–0
1999-07-02 · Copa América
Most common result
0–0
Japan first · 3 times, last 2010-06-29
Current run
Unbeaten in 9
Japan · since 2001-07-01
12 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2025-10-102–2Japan homeKirin Cup
2022-06-024–1Japan homeFriendly
2019-09-052–0Japan homeKirin Challenge Cup
2018-06-124–2NeutralFriendly
2010-09-041–0Japan homeFriendly
2010-06-290–0NeutralFIFA World Cup
2008-05-270–0Japan homeKirin Cup
2003-06-110–0Japan homeKirin Cup
2001-07-012–0Japan homeKirin Cup
1999-07-020–4Paraguay homeCopa América
1998-05-171–1Japan homeKirin Cup
1995-09-201–2Japan homeFriendly