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JPN · National Team

Japan

Japan national football team
Played 797
Draw % 21.1%
No-draw N 1
Max streak 21 28 Mar 2023 → 10 Oct 2024
Avg top run 13.7 top 10
Draw debt E 0.17
p50 18.0%
p100 16.0%
Draw score 0.088 rank #1,636 Draws 168
Trophies 1 competition
ITL · AFC Asian Cup
🏆 2 × Champion (2004, 2011)
🥈 1 × Runner-up (2019)
Team strength · Elo all ratings ›
Rating 2,026 everyone starts at 1500
Peak 2,064 reached 20 Jun 2026
Rank #10 of 336 national teams
Matches rated 795 last 28 Sep 2026

What this team's results have earned: every match in the database is replayed in date order, both sides start at 1500 and the winner takes points from the loser. The rating is the one it held after its last rated match, and the rank counts every national team ever rated, sides that no longer play included. A measure of strength, not a forecast of the next result. Computed 14 Oct 2026.

Recent form · draws highlighted
L W W W W W W D W W W D L W D L D W W W W W W D W D L W D W
Luck or skill how this is worked out ›

Over 156 matches (Jan 2015 – Oct 2026), Japan drew 27 where the draw model expected 29.7 from those particular fixtures — about 3 fewer, or 0.6 standard errors, which is what the model expected, near enough.

A flat league average would have expected 36.4 instead — "more draws than the league" and "more draws than these fixtures deserved" are different claims. 2 of the matches carry no model probability and are left out. These matches were part of the model's own training set, so its chances were fitted already knowing the results.

Longest no-draw runs all on the records page ›
1 21 28 Mar 2023 → 10 Oct 2024 2 18 13 Oct 2020 → 24 Mar 2022 3 18 03 Aug 2004 → 19 Jun 2005 4 15 15 Jul 1978 → 16 Jun 1979 5 12 31 May 1998 → 31 Mar 1999 6 12 14 Aug 1966 → 19 Dec 1966 7 11 17 Jun 1975 → 25 Jan 1976 8 10 20 Nov 2018 → 26 Mar 2019 9 10 11 Feb 2010 → 24 Jun 2010 10 10 22 Jun 2006 → 01 Jun 2007
By competition (all-time)
CompetitionPDDraw%
Friendly 237 51 21.5%
FIFA World Cup qualification 153 29 19.0%
Merdeka Tournament 73 16 21.9%
Kirin Cup 57 17 29.8%
AFC Asian Cup 53 12 22.6%
Asian Games 50 4 8.0%
FIFA World Cup 29 8 27.6%
EAFF Championship 26 9 34.6%
AFC Asian Cup qualification 25 2 8.0%
Kirin Challenge Cup 22 5 22.7%
Confederations Cup 16 2 12.5%
Far Eastern Championship Games 15 1 6.7%
Dynasty Cup 14 4 28.6%
Copa América 6 3 50.0%
East Asian Games 4 1 25.0%
King's Cup 3 1 33.3%
Lunar New Year Cup 3 1 33.3%
Guangzhou International Friendship Tournament 3 0 0.0%
King Hassan II Tournament 2 1 50.0%
Korea Cup 2 0 0.0%
Millennium Cup 1 0 0.0%
Open International Championship 1 0 0.0%
By calendar year
YearPDDraw%Max
2026 10 3 30.0% 3
2025 10 3 30.0% 3
2024 16 1 6.3% 13
2023 9 1 11.1% 8
2022 18 4 22.2% 5
2021 12 0 0.0% 12
2020 4 1 25.0% 3
2019 23 3 13.0% 9
2018 14 3 21.4% 5
2017 13 3 23.1% 5
2016 10 1 10.0% 7
2015 17 5 29.4% 3
2014 13 2 15.4% 5
2013 19 3 15.8% 7
2012 12 2 16.7% 5
2011 15 5 33.3% 4
2010 18 4 22.2% 10
2009 17 3 17.7% 6
2008 19 7 36.8% 4
2007 13 5 38.5% 2
2006 19 4 21.1% 8
2005 20 3 15.0% 11
2004 22 3 13.6% 7
2003 15 5 33.3% 6
2002 13 5 38.5% 3
2001 14 3 21.4% 6
2000 18 5 27.8% 4
1999 7 4 57.1% 2
1998 18 2 11.1% 11
1997 26 8 30.8% 7
1996 13 1 7.7% 9
1995 18 4 22.2% 5
1994 9 4 44.4% 3
1993 17 4 23.5% 9
1992 11 4 36.4% 3
1991 2 0 0.0% 2
1990 6 0 0.0% 6
1989 11 5 45.5% 2
1988 13 4 30.8% 3
1987 1 1 100.0% 0
1986 7 0 0.0% 7
1985 9 1 11.1% 6
1984 3 0 0.0% 3
1983 3 2 66.7% 1
1982 6 0 0.0% 4
1981 15 3 20.0% 8
1980 8 0 0.0% 4
1979 9 3 33.3% 3
1978 14 1 7.1% 12
1977 5 1 20.0% 2
1976 11 5 45.5% 2
1975 11 1 9.1% 10
1974 6 2 33.3% 2
1973 5 0 0.0% 5
1972 8 1 12.5% 7
1971 2 0 0.0% 2
1970 13 2 15.4% 10
1969 4 2 50.0% 1
1968 4 1 25.0% 2
1967 5 1 20.0% 3
1966 12 0 0.0% 12
1965 11 5 45.5% 2
1964 1 0 0.0% 1
1963 6 1 16.7% 3
1962 7 2 28.6% 3
1961 6 0 0.0% 6
1960 4 0 0.0% 4
1959 6 1 16.7% 3
1958 4 0 0.0% 2
1955 2 1 50.0% 1
1954 4 1 25.0% 2
1951 3 1 33.3% 2
1942 3 0 0.0% 3
1940 3 0 0.0% 3
1939 2 0 0.0% 2
1934 3 0 0.0% 3
1930 3 2 66.7% 1
1927 2 0 0.0% 2
1925 3 0 0.0% 3
1923 2 0 0.0% 2
1921 4 0 0.0% 4
1917 3 0 0.0% 3
Matches all results ›
Date Home Score Away R Tournament
☆ 05 Oct 2026 Japan 2–1 New Zealand H —
☆ 01 Oct 2026 Japan 0–0 Ecuador D —
☆ 28 Sep 2026 Japan 2–1 Venezuela H ITL · Friendly
☆ 29 Jun 2026 Brazil 2–1 Japan H ITL · FIFA World Cup
☆ 25 Jun 2026 Japan 1–1 Sweden D ITL · FIFA World Cup
☆ 20 Jun 2026 Tunisia 0–4 Japan A ITL · FIFA World Cup
☆ 14 Jun 2026 Netherlands 2–2 Japan D ITL · FIFA World Cup
☆ 31 May 2026 Japan 1–0 Iceland H ITL · Friendly
☆ 31 Mar 2026 England 0–1 Japan A ITL · Friendly
☆ 28 Mar 2026 Scotland 0–1 Japan A ITL · Friendly
☆ 18 Nov 2025 Japan 3–0 Bolivia H ITL · Kirin Cup
☆ 14 Nov 2025 Japan 2–0 Ghana H ITL · Kirin Cup
☆ 14 Oct 2025 Japan 3–2 Brazil H ITL · Kirin Cup
☆ 10 Oct 2025 Japan 2–2 Paraguay D ITL · Kirin Cup
☆ 09 Sep 2025 United States 2–0 Japan H ITL · Friendly
☆ 06 Sep 2025 Mexico 0–0 Japan D ITL · Friendly
☆ 10 Jun 2025 Japan 6–0 Indonesia H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 05 Jun 2025 Australia 1–0 Japan H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 25 Mar 2025 Japan 0–0 Saudi Arabia D ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 20 Mar 2025 Japan 2–0 Bahrain H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 19 Nov 2024 China PR 1–3 Japan A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 15 Nov 2024 Indonesia 0–4 Japan A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 15 Oct 2024 Japan 1–1 Australia D ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 10 Oct 2024 Saudi Arabia 0–2 Japan A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 10 Sep 2024 Bahrain 0–5 Japan A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 05 Sep 2024 Japan 7–0 China PR H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 11 Jun 2024 Japan 5–0 Syria H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 06 Jun 2024 Myanmar 0–5 Japan A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 21 Mar 2024 Japan 1–0 North Korea H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 03 Feb 2024 Iran 2–1 Japan H ITL · AFC Asian Cup
☆ 31 Jan 2024 Bahrain 1–3 Japan A ITL · AFC Asian Cup
☆ 24 Jan 2024 Japan 3–1 Indonesia H ITL · AFC Asian Cup
☆ 19 Jan 2024 Iraq 2–1 Japan H ITL · AFC Asian Cup
☆ 14 Jan 2024 Japan 4–2 Vietnam H ITL · AFC Asian Cup
☆ 09 Jan 2024 Japan 6–1 Jordan H ITL · Friendly
☆ 01 Jan 2024 Japan 5–0 Thailand H ITL · Friendly
☆ 21 Nov 2023 Syria 0–5 Japan A ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 16 Nov 2023 Japan 5–0 Myanmar H ITL · FIFA World Cup qualification
☆ 13 Oct 2023 Japan 4–1 Canada H ITL · Friendly
☆ 12 Sep 2023 Japan 4–2 Turkey H ITL · Friendly
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