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JapanvsSouth Korea
Japan vs South Korea: head-to-head stats
Since 1954
Japan
14
wins
draws
21
73 meetings
South Korea
38
wins
Japan and South Korea have met 73 times since 1954: Japan won 14, South Korea 38, and 21 matches were drawn. South Korea lead the head-to-head by 24 wins. Goals: Japan 66, South Korea 110. Last meeting: Japan 3–0 South Korea (EAFF Championship, Jul 27, 2022).
- First meeting
- Japan 1–5 South Korea
- Mar 7, 1954 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Last meeting
- Japan 3–0 South Korea
- Jul 27, 2022 · EAFF Championship
- Biggest Japan win
- Japan 4–1 South Korea
- Sep 28, 1974 · Friendly
- Biggest South Korea win
- Japan 1–5 South Korea
- Mar 7, 1954 · FIFA World Cup qualification
Match preview and current form
The rivalry, match by match
73 meetings since 1954. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Japan win
- Draw
- South Korea win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
JPN=KOR
- 1950
- 1960
- 1970
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
KOR +241954 · KOR ahead4–1 · 1974
↑ JPNKOR ↓
- 1950s: Japan 4 goals, South Korea 10 goals
- 1960s: Japan 6 goals, South Korea 13 goals
- 1970s: Japan 15 goals, South Korea 34 goals
- 1980s: Japan 6 goals, South Korea 16 goals
- 1990s: Japan 15 goals, South Korea 19 goals
- 2000s: Japan 4 goals, South Korea 4 goals
- 2010s: Japan 10 goals, South Korea 14 goals
- 2020s: Japan 6 goals, South Korea 0 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | JPN W | D | KOR W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| EAFF Championship | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Merdeka Tournament | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Asian Games | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Dynasty Cup | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Korea Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All meetings
73 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W3–0HEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- W3–0HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1AEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- L1–4HEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- D1–1NEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- W2–1AEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- W3–0HFriendlyFriendly
- D2–2NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Japan: Ryoichi Maeda 36', Hajime Hosogai 97'
South Korea: Ki Sung-yueng 23' (pen.), Hwang Jae-won 120'
- D0–0AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–2HFriendlyFriendly
Show all 73 meetings
- L1–3HEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- D1–1NEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- D0–0NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
- W1–0AEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- D0–0HEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- L0–1HFriendlyFriendly
- W1–0AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–2NAsian GamesAsian Games
- L1–2AFriendlyFriendly
- W2–1HDynasty CupDynasty Cup
- W2–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Hiroshi Nanami 2', Wagner Lopes 37'
South Korea: —
- L1–2HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Motohiro Yamaguchi 67'
South Korea: Seo Jung-won 83', Lee Min-sung 86'
- D1–1HFriendlyFriendly
- D2–2NDynasty CupDynasty Cup
- D1–1NDynasty CupDynasty Cup
- L2–3HAsian GamesAsian Games
- W1–0NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Kazuyoshi Miura 61'
South Korea: —
- D2–2NDynasty CupDynasty Cup
- D0–0NDynasty CupDynasty Cup
- L0–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–2NDynasty CupDynasty Cup
- L0–1AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–2NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Japan: —
South Korea: Hwang Sun-hong 13', Kim Joo-sung 35'
- L0–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: —
South Korea: Huh Jung-Moo 61'
- L1–2HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Kazushi Kimura 43'
South Korea: Jung Yong-Hwan 30', Lee Tae-ho 42'
- W2–1AFriendlyFriendly
- D1–1HFriendlyFriendly
- W2–1NAsian GamesAsian Games
- L0–3AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–2AKorea CupKorea Cup
- L0–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L1–4AFriendlyFriendly
- W2–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L1–3NAsian GamesAsian Games
- L0–4NMerdeka TournamentMerdeka Tournament
- L1–2AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: —
South Korea: Cha Bum-kun 84' (pen.)
- D0–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- L1–2HFriendlyFriendly
- D0–0NMerdeka TournamentMerdeka Tournament
- L0–3AFriendlyFriendly
- L1–3NMerdeka TournamentMerdeka Tournament
- W4–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–2AFriendlyFriendly
- D2–2HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–3NMerdeka TournamentMerdeka Tournament
- L1–2NAsian GamesAsian Games
- D1–1NMerdeka TournamentMerdeka Tournament
- L0–2AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: —
South Korea: Jeong Gang-Ji 17', Jeong Gang-Ji 40'
- D2–2AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Teruki Miyamoto 34', Yasuyuki Kuwahara 50'
South Korea: Kim Ki-bok 8', Park Soo-Il 39'
- W2–1NAFC Asian Cup qualificationAFC Asian Cup qualification
- L0–2NMerdeka TournamentMerdeka Tournament
- D1–1NMerdeka TournamentMerdeka Tournament
- L0–1NAsian GamesAsian Games
- L0–2HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: —
South Korea: Chung Soon-cheon 21', Yoo Pan-soon 26'
- L1–2AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Koji Sasaki 26'
South Korea: Chung Soon-cheon 39', Chung Soon-cheon 41'
- L1–3NMerdeka TournamentMerdeka Tournament
- D0–0NMerdeka TournamentMerdeka Tournament
- D2–2HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Toshio Iwatani 17', Toshio Iwatani 61'
South Korea: Chung Nam-sik 20', Choi Kwang-suk 43'
- L1–5HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Ken Naganuma 16'
South Korea: Chung Nam-sik 22', Choi Kwang-suk 34', Sung Nak-woon 65', Choi Chung-min 82', Choi Chung-min 85'
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
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