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Head to head

Japan vs South Korea

If they played today

Japan at home
55% / 23% / 21%
Japan win / draw / South Korea win
Japan–South Korea
  • 1–0 11.2%
  • 1–1 11.1%
  • 2–0 9.9%
  • 2–1 9.8%
  • 0–0 6.4%
Neutral venue
47% / 25% / 27%
Japan win / draw / South Korea win
Japan–South Korea
  • 1–1 12.0%
  • 1–0 10.6%
  • 2–1 9.3%
  • 2–0 8.3%
  • 0–1 7.7%
South Korea at home
39% / 26% / 34%
Japan win / draw / South Korea win
Japan–South Korea
  • 1–1 12.5%
  • 1–0 9.9%
  • 0–1 9.2%
  • 2–1 8.5%
  • 1–2 7.8%

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

 JapanSouth Korea
Current Elo19731842
Elo rank15th33rd
Peak Elo2012 (2026)1940 (1980)
Matches played7941010
All-time record391W 167D 236L539W 252D 219L
Goals for14511794
Goals against915917
Biggest win14–0 vs Mongolia · 2021-03-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification16–0 vs Nepal · 2003-09-29 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
Biggest loss2–15 vs Philippines · 1917-05-10 · Far Eastern Championship Games0–9 vs Hungary · 1954-06-17 · FIFA World Cup
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.160.19
AFC Asian Cups won42
Expected AFC Asian Cups1.472.93

When they've met

Meetings
73
Japan 14W 21D 38L
Goals
66–110
Japan first
First meeting
1–5
South Korea won · 1954-03-07 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Most recent
3–0
Japan won · 2022-07-27 · EAFF Championship
Japan's biggest win
4–1
1974-09-28 · Friendly
South Korea's biggest win
5–1
1954-03-07 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Most common result
0–1
Japan first · 10 times, last 2019-12-18
Current run
Won last 2
Japan · since 2021-03-25
73 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2022-07-273–0Japan homeEAFF Championship
2021-03-253–0Japan homeFriendly
2019-12-180–1South Korea homeEAFF Championship
2017-12-161–4Japan homeEAFF Championship
2015-08-051–1NeutralEAFF Championship
2013-07-282–1South Korea homeEAFF Championship
2011-08-103–0Japan homeFriendly
2011-01-252–2NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2010-10-120–0South Korea homeFriendly
2010-05-240–2Japan homeFriendly
2010-02-141–3Japan homeEAFF Championship
2008-02-231–1NeutralEAFF Championship
2007-07-280–0NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2005-08-071–0South Korea homeEAFF Championship
2003-12-100–0Japan homeEAFF Championship
2003-05-310–1Japan homeFriendly
2003-04-161–0South Korea homeFriendly
2000-12-201–1Japan homeFriendly
2000-04-260–1South Korea homeFriendly
1998-12-070–2NeutralAsian Games
1998-04-011–2South Korea homeFriendly
1998-03-012–1Japan homeDynasty Cup
1997-11-012–0South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-09-281–2Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1997-05-211–1Japan homeFriendly
1995-02-262–2NeutralDynasty Cup
1995-02-211–1NeutralDynasty Cup
1994-10-112–3Japan homeAsian Games
1993-10-251–0NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
1992-08-292–2NeutralDynasty Cup
1992-08-220–0NeutralDynasty Cup
1991-07-270–1Japan homeFriendly
1990-07-270–2NeutralDynasty Cup
1989-05-050–1South Korea homeFriendly
1988-12-060–2NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1988-10-260–1Japan homeFriendly
1985-11-030–1South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1985-10-261–2Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1984-09-302–1South Korea homeFriendly
1983-03-061–1Japan homeFriendly
1982-11-252–1NeutralAsian Games
1982-03-210–3South Korea homeFriendly
1981-06-210–2South Korea homeKorea Cup
1981-03-080–1Japan homeFriendly
1979-06-161–4South Korea homeFriendly
1979-03-042–1Japan homeFriendly
1978-12-151–3NeutralAsian Games
1978-07-190–4NeutralMerdeka Tournament
1977-06-151–2South Korea homeFriendly
1977-04-030–1South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1977-03-260–0Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1976-12-041–2Japan homeFriendly
1976-08-180–0NeutralMerdeka Tournament
1975-09-080–3South Korea homeFriendly
1975-08-091–3NeutralMerdeka Tournament
1974-09-284–1Japan homeFriendly
1973-06-230–2South Korea homeFriendly
1972-09-142–2Japan homeFriendly
1972-07-260–3NeutralMerdeka Tournament
1970-12-181–2NeutralAsian Games
1970-08-021–1NeutralMerdeka Tournament
1969-10-180–2South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1969-10-122–2South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1967-08-012–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup qualification
1966-08-140–2NeutralMerdeka Tournament
1963-08-131–1NeutralMerdeka Tournament
1962-08-300–1NeutralAsian Games
1961-06-110–2Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1960-11-061–2South Korea homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1959-09-061–3NeutralMerdeka Tournament
1959-09-050–0NeutralMerdeka Tournament
1954-03-142–2Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
1954-03-071–5Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification