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Head to head

Japan vs Syria

If they played today

Japan at home
73% / 17% / 9%
Japan win / draw / Syria win
Japan–Syria
  • 2–0 13.7%
  • 1–0 12.2%
  • 3–0 10.3%
  • 2–1 9.1%
  • 1–1 8.1%
Neutral venue
66% / 20% / 14%
Japan win / draw / Syria win
Japan–Syria
  • 2–0 12.1%
  • 1–0 11.9%
  • 2–1 9.7%
  • 1–1 9.5%
  • 3–0 8.3%
Syria at home
59% / 22% / 19%
Japan win / draw / Syria win
Japan–Syria
  • 1–0 11.4%
  • 1–1 10.7%
  • 2–0 10.6%
  • 2–1 9.9%
  • 3–0 6.5%

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

 JapanSyria
Current Elo19731599
Elo rank15th83rd
Peak Elo2012 (2026)1719 (2017)
Matches played794484
All-time record391W 167D 236L173W 120D 191L
Goals for1451692
Goals against915638
Biggest win14–0 vs Mongolia · 2021-03-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification12–0 vs Philippines · 2001-04-30 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Biggest loss2–15 vs Philippines · 1917-05-10 · Far Eastern Championship Games0–8 vs Greece · 1949-11-25 · Friendly
World Cups won00
Expected World Cups0.160.00
AFC Asian Cups won40
Expected AFC Asian Cups1.470.19

When they've met

Meetings
13
Japan 11W 2D 0L
Goals
37–9
Japan first
First meeting
3–2
Japan won · 1978-07-17 · Merdeka Tournament
Most recent
5–0
Japan won · 2024-06-11 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Japan's biggest win
5–0
2024-06-11 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Syria's biggest win
—
Never beaten Japan
Most common result
5–0
Japan first · 3 times, last 2024-06-11
Current run
Unbeaten in 13
Japan · since 1978-07-17
13 meetings
DateScoreVenueCompetition
2024-06-115–0Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2023-11-215–0NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
2017-06-071–1Japan homeKirin Challenge Cup
2016-03-295–0Japan homeFIFA World Cup qualification
2015-10-083–0NeutralFIFA World Cup qualification
2011-01-132–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
2008-11-133–1Japan homeFriendly
2005-02-023–0Japan homeFriendly
1996-12-062–1NeutralAFC Asian Cup
1986-07-252–1NeutralMerdeka Tournament
1983-06-071–0Japan homeKirin Cup
1983-02-122–2Syria homeFriendly
1978-07-173–2NeutralMerdeka Tournament