Head to head · Men's national teams

China PR v Japan

China PR and Japan have met 43 times since 1917: Japan lead 19–14.

14China PR wins

10draws

19Japan wins

Goals: China PR 64, Japan 72 · 43 meetings

The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 9 May 1917: Japan 0–5 China PR in Tokyo.
The most recent was on Tuesday, 19 November 2024: China PR 1–3 Japan (FIFA World Cup qualification).
China PR's biggest win: Japan 0–5 China PR, 1917.
Japan's biggest win: Japan 7–0 China PR, 2024.
36 of the 43 meetings were competitive matches and 7 were friendlies.

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Every meeting

2024
19 Nov	China PR 1–3 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Xiamen, China	Japan
5 Sept	Japan 7–0 China PR FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan	Japan
2022
24 Jul	Japan 0–0 China PR EAFF Championship · Toyota, Japan	Draw
27 Jan	Japan 2–0 China PR FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan	Japan
2021
7 Sept	China PR 0–1 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Doha, Qatar (neutral)	Japan
2019
10 Dec	China PR 1–2 Japan EAFF Championship · Busan, South Korea (neutral)	Japan
2017
12 Dec	Japan 2–1 China PR EAFF Championship · Chōfu, Japan	Japan
2015
9 Aug	China PR 1–1 Japan EAFF Championship · Wuhan, China	Draw
2013
21 Jul	Japan 3–3 China PR EAFF Championship · Seoul, South Korea (neutral)	Draw
2010
6 Feb	Japan 0–0 China PR EAFF Championship · Tokyo, Japan	Draw
2008
20 Feb	China PR 0–1 Japan EAFF Championship · Chongqing, China	Japan
2005
3 Aug	Japan 2–2 China PR EAFF Championship · Daejeon, South Korea (neutral)	Draw
2004
7 Aug	China PR 1–3 Japan AFC Asian Cup · Beijing, China	Japan
2003
4 Dec	Japan 2–0 China PR EAFF Championship · Tokyo, Japan	Japan
2000
26 Oct	China PR 2–3 Japan AFC Asian Cup · Beirut, Lebanon (neutral)	Japan
15 Mar	Japan 0–0 China PR Friendly · Kobe, Japan	Draw
1998
7 Mar	Japan 0–2 China PR Dynasty Cup · Tokyo, Japan	China PR
1997
17 May	China PR 2–0 Japan East Asian Games · Busan, South Korea (neutral)	China PR
1996
12 Dec	Japan 1–0 China PR AFC Asian Cup · Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (neutral)	Japan
1995
23 Feb	China PR 1–2 Japan Dynasty Cup · Victoria, Hong Kong (neutral)	Japan
1992
6 Nov	Japan 3–2 China PR AFC Asian Cup · Hiroshima, Japan	Japan
24 Aug	China PR 0–2 Japan Dynasty Cup · Beijing, China	Japan
1990
29 Jul	China PR 1–0 Japan Dynasty Cup · Beijing, China	China PR
1989
13 May	Japan 2–0 China PR Friendly · Okayama, Japan	Japan
10 May	Japan 2–2 China PR Friendly · Tokyo, Japan	Draw
1988
2 Jun	Japan 0–3 China PR Kirin Cup · Nagoya, Japan	China PR
1984
31 May	Japan 1–0 China PR Kirin Cup · Saitama, Japan	Japan
1981
2 Jun	Japan 0–0 China PR Kirin Cup · Saitama, Japan	Draw
1980
26 Dec	China PR 1–0 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · So Kon Po, Hong Kong (neutral)	China PR
11 Jun	China PR 1–0 Japan Guangzhou International Friendship Tournament · Guangzhou, China	China PR
1975
23 Jun	China PR 2–1 Japan AFC Asian Cup qualification · So Kon Po, Hong Kong (neutral)	China PR
1942
8 Aug	China PR 1–6 Japan Friendly · Xinjing, Manchuria (neutral)	Japan
1940
9 Jun	Japan 6–0 China PR Friendly · Tokyo, Japan	Japan
1939
2 Sept	China PR 0–3 Japan Friendly · Xinjing, Manchuria (neutral)	Japan
1934
20 May	China PR 4–3 Japan Far Eastern Championship Games · Manila, Philippines (neutral)	China PR
1930
30 May	Japan 3–3 China PR Far Eastern Championship Games · Tokyo, Japan	Draw
29 May	Japan 3–3 China PR Friendly · Tokyo, Japan	Draw
1927
27 Aug	China PR 5–1 Japan Far Eastern Championship Games · Shanghai, China	China PR
1925
20 May	Japan 0–2 China PR Far Eastern Championship Games · Manila, Philippines (neutral)	China PR
1923
24 May	Japan 1–5 China PR Far Eastern Championship Games · Osaka, Japan	China PR
1921
3 Jun	China PR 3–0 Japan Open International Championship · Shanghai, China	China PR
1 Jun	China PR 4–0 Japan Far Eastern Championship Games · Shanghai, China	China PR
1917
9 May	Japan 0–5 China PR Far Eastern Championship Games · Tokyo, Japan	China PR

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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.