Head to head · Men's national teams
Australia v Japan
Australia and Japan have met 28 times since 1968: Japan lead 12–7.
7Australia wins
9draws
12Japan wins
Goals: Australia 32, Japan 40 · 28 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 30 March 1968: Australia 2–2 Japan in Sydney.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 5 June 2025: Australia 1–0 Japan (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Australia's biggest win: Australia 3–0 Japan, 1996.
- Japan's biggest win: Australia 1–4 Japan, 1996.
- 18 of the 28 meetings were competitive matches and 10 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 5 Jun | Australia 1–0 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Perth, Australia |
Australia |
| 2024 | ||
| 15 Oct | Japan 1–1 Australia FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan |
Draw |
| 2022 | ||
| 24 Mar | Australia 0–2 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Sydney, Australia |
Japan |
| 2021 | ||
| 12 Oct | Japan 2–1 Australia FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan |
Japan |
| 2017 | ||
| 31 Aug | Japan 2–0 Australia FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan |
Japan |
| 2016 | ||
| 11 Oct | Australia 1–1 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Melbourne, Australia |
Draw |
| 2014 | ||
| 18 Nov | Japan 2–1 Australia Friendly · Osaka, Japan |
Japan |
| 2013 | ||
| 25 Jul | Japan 3–2 Australia EAFF Championship · Hwaseong, South Korea (neutral) |
Japan |
| 4 Jun | Japan 1–1 Australia FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan |
Draw |
| 2012 | ||
| 12 Jun | Australia 1–1 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Brisbane, Australia |
Draw |
| 2011 | ||
| 29 Jan | Australia 0–1 Japan AFC Asian Cup · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Japan |
| 2009 | ||
| 17 Jun | Australia 2–1 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Melbourne, Australia |
Australia |
| 11 Feb | Japan 0–0 Australia FIFA World Cup qualification · Yokohama, Japan |
Draw |
| 2007 | ||
| 21 Jul | Japan 1–1 Australia (pens) AFC Asian Cup · Hanoi, Vietnam (neutral) |
Japan |
| 2006 | ||
| 12 Jun | Australia 3–1 Japan FIFA World Cup · Kaiserslautern, Germany (neutral) |
Australia |
| 2001 | ||
| 15 Aug | Japan 3–0 Australia Friendly · Fukuroi, Japan |
Japan |
| 7 Jun | Japan 1–0 Australia FIFA Confederations Cup · Yokohama, Japan |
Japan |
| 1998 | ||
| 15 Feb | Australia 0–3 Japan Friendly · Adelaide, Australia |
Japan |
| 1996 | ||
| 14 Feb | Australia 3–0 Japan Friendly · Melbourne, Australia |
Australia |
| 10 Feb | Australia 1–4 Japan Friendly · Wollongong, Australia |
Japan |
| 1995 | ||
| 15 Feb | Australia 2–1 Japan Friendly · Sydney, Australia |
Australia |
| 1994 | ||
| 27 Sept | Japan 0–0 Australia Friendly · Tokyo, Japan |
Draw |
| 22 May | Japan 1–1 Australia Kirin Cup · Hiroshima, Japan |
Draw |
| 1969 | ||
| 16 Oct | Australia 1–1 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Seoul, South Korea (neutral) |
Draw |
| 10 Oct | Japan 1–3 Australia FIFA World Cup qualification · Seoul, South Korea (neutral) |
Australia |
| 1968 | ||
| 4 Apr | Australia 1–3 Japan Friendly · Adelaide, Australia |
Japan |
| 31 Mar | Australia 3–1 Japan Friendly · Melbourne, Australia |
Australia |
| 30 Mar | Australia 2–2 Japan Friendly · Sydney, Australia |
Draw |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.