Japan national football team: record v Korea Republic
Head-to-head records of Japan against other teams. Select the opponent from the menu on the left to see the overall record and list of results.
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v Korea Republic 
| Games won: | 16 |
| Games drawn: | 21 |
| Games lost: | 53 |
| Date | Match | Result | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Mar 1954 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 1-5 | FIFA World Cup |
| 14 Mar 1954 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup |
| 05 Sep 1959 | Korea Republic v Japan | D | 0-0 | Merdeka Tournament |
| 06 Sep 1959 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 3-1 | Merdeka Tournament |
| 06 Nov 1960 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup |
| 11 Jun 1961 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup |
| 30 Aug 1962 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 1-0 | Asian Games |
| 13 Aug 1963 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 1-1 | Merdeka Tournament |
| 13 Aug 1964 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 0-3 | International Friendly |
| 04 Sep 1964 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 0-3 | Merdeka Tournament |
| 13 Aug 1966 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 2-0 | Merdeka Tournament |
| 01 Aug 1967 | Japan v Korea Republic | W | 2-1 | AFC Asian Cup |
| 18 Aug 1968 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 2-0 | Merdeka Tournament |
| 07 Oct 1968 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 0-2 | International Friendly |
| 12 Oct 1969 | Korea Republic v Japan | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup |
| 18 Oct 1969 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 02 Aug 1970 | Korea Republic v Japan | D | 1-1 | Merdeka Tournament |
| 02 Sep 1970 | Korea Republic v Japan | D | 1-1 | International Friendly |
| 18 Dec 1970 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 2-1 | Asian Games |
| 10 Aug 1971 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 3-0 | Merdeka Tournament |
| 26 Jul 1972 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 3-0 | Merdeka Tournament |
| 14 Sep 1972 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 2-2 | International Friendly |
| 23 Jun 1973 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 2-0 | International Friendly |
| 11 May 1974 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 3-0 | President`s Cup |
| 28 Sep 1974 | Japan v Korea Republic | W | 4-1 | International Friendly |
| 09 Aug 1975 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 3-1 | Merdeka Tournament |
| 08 Sep 1975 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 3-0 | International Friendly |
| 28 Sep 1975 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 3-0 | International Friendly |
| 18 Aug 1976 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 0-0 | Merdeka Tournament |
| 04 Dec 1976 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 1-2 | International Friendly |
| 26 Mar 1977 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 03 Apr 1977 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 15 Jun 1977 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 2-1 | International Friendly |
| 19 Jul 1978 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 0-4 | Merdeka Tournament |
| 15 Dec 1978 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 1-3 | Asian Games |
| 04 Mar 1979 | Japan v Korea Republic | W | 2-1 | International Friendly |
| 16 Jun 1979 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 4-1 | International Friendly |
| 04 Jul 1979 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 1-0 | Merdeka Tournament |
| 16 Jun 1980 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 4-1 | International Friendly |
| 04 Jul 1980 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 0-1 | International Friendly |
| 08 Mar 1981 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 0-1 | International Friendly |
| 21 Jun 1981 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 2-0 | President`s Cup |
| 30 Sep 1981 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 2-0 | Lion City Cup |
| 21 Mar 1982 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 3-0 | International Friendly |
| 25 Nov 1982 | Japan v Korea Republic | W | 2-1 | Asian Games |
| 06 Mar 1983 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 1-1 | International Friendly |
| 30 Sep 1984 | Korea Republic v Japan | W | 1-2 | International Friendly |
| 26 Oct 1985 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup |
| 03 Nov 1985 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 26 Oct 1988 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 0-1 | International Friendly |
| 06 Dec 1988 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 2-0 | AFC Asian Cup |
| 05 May 1989 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 1-0 | International Friendly |
| 27 Jul 1990 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 2-0 | Marlboro Dynasty Cup |
| 25 Jul 1991 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 0-1 | International Friendly |
| 27 Jul 1991 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 0-1 | International Friendly |
| 22 Aug 1992 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 0-0 | Dynasty Cup |
| 29 Aug 1992 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 2-2 | Dynasty Cup |
| 22 Sep 1992 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 0-0 | International Friendly |
| 29 Sep 1992 | Korea Republic v Japan | D | 2-2 | International Friendly |
| 12 May 1993 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 5-0 | East Asian Games |
| 25 Oct 1993 | Japan v Korea Republic | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup |
| 11 Oct 1994 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 2-3 | Asian Games |
| 21 Feb 1995 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 1-1 | Marlboro Dynasty Cup |
| 26 Feb 1995 | Japan v Korea Republic | W | 2-2 | Marlboro Dynasty Cup |
| 21 May 1997 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 1-1 | International Friendly |
| 28 Sep 1997 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup |
| 02 Nov 1997 | Korea Republic v Japan | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup |
| 01 Mar 1998 | Japan v Korea Republic | W | 2-1 | Dynasty Cup |
| 01 Apr 1998 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 2-1 | International Friendly |
| 07 Dec 1998 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 2-0 | Asian Games |
| 26 Apr 2000 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 1-0 | Annual Match |
| 20 Dec 2000 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 1-1 | International Friendly |
| 16 Apr 2003 | Korea Republic v Japan | W | 0-1 | International Friendly |
| 31 May 2003 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 0-1 | International Friendly |
| 10 Dec 2003 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 0-0 | EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 07 Aug 2005 | Korea Republic v Japan | W | 0-1 | EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 28 Jul 2007 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 0-0 | AFC Asian Cup |
| 23 Feb 2008 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 1-1 | EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 14 Feb 2010 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 1-3 | EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 24 May 2010 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 0-2 | International Friendly |
| 12 Oct 2010 | Korea Republic v Japan | D | 0-0 | International Friendly |
| 25 Jan 2011 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 1-1 | AFC Asian Cup |
| 10 Aug 2011 | Japan v Korea Republic | W | 3-0 | International Friendly |
| 28 Jul 2013 | Korea Republic v Japan | W | 1-2 | EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 05 Aug 2015 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 1-1 | EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 16 Dec 2017 | Japan v Korea Republic | L | 1-4 | EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 18 Dec 2019 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 1-0 | EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 25 Mar 2021 | Japan v Korea Republic | W | 3-0 | International Friendly |
| 27 Jul 2022 | Japan v Korea Republic | W | 3-0 | EAFF East Asian Cup |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Korea Republic v Japan | W | 0-1 | EAFF East Asian Cup |