Head to head · Men's national teams
Bulgaria v Japan
Bulgaria and Japan have met 6 times since 1976: Bulgaria lead 4–1.
4Bulgaria wins
1draw
1Japan win
Goals: Bulgaria 13, Japan 10 · 6 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 25 January 1976: Japan 1–3 Bulgaria in Tokyo.
- The most recent was on Friday, 3 June 2016: Japan 7–2 Bulgaria (Kirin Cup).
- Bulgaria's biggest win: Japan 0–3 Bulgaria, 1976.
- Japan's biggest win: Japan 7–2 Bulgaria, 2016.
- 3 of the 6 meetings were competitive matches and 3 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2016 | ||
| 3 Jun | Japan 7–2 Bulgaria Kirin Cup · Toyota, Japan |
Japan |
| 2013 | ||
| 30 May | Japan 0–2 Bulgaria Kirin Challenge Cup · Toyota, Japan |
Bulgaria |
| 2006 | ||
| 9 May | Japan 1–2 Bulgaria Kirin Cup · Osaka, Japan |
Bulgaria |
| 1976 | ||
| 1 Feb | Japan 0–3 Bulgaria Friendly · Tokyo, Japan |
Bulgaria |
| 28 Jan | Japan 1–1 Bulgaria Friendly · Osaka, Japan |
Draw |
| 25 Jan | Japan 1–3 Bulgaria Friendly · Tokyo, Japan |
Bulgaria |
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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.