Head to head · Men's national teams
IR Iran v Japan
IR Iran and Japan have met 19 times since 1951: IR Iran lead 7–6.
7IR Iran wins
6draws
6Japan wins
Goals: IR Iran 21, Japan 22 · 19 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 7 March 1951: IR Iran 0–0 Japan in New Delhi.
- The most recent was on Saturday, 3 February 2024: IR Iran 2–1 Japan (AFC Asian Cup).
- IR Iran's biggest win: Japan 0–2 IR Iran, 1986.
- Japan's biggest win: IR Iran 0–3 Japan, 2019.
- 16 of the 19 meetings were competitive matches and 3 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2024 | ||
| 3 Feb | IR Iran 2–1 Japan AFC Asian Cup · Al Rayyan, Qatar (neutral) |
IR Iran |
| 2019 | ||
| 28 Jan | IR Iran 0–3 Japan AFC Asian Cup · Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (neutral) |
Japan |
| 2015 | ||
| 13 Oct | IR Iran 1–1 Japan Friendly · Tehran, Iran |
Draw |
| 2005 | ||
| 17 Aug | Japan 2–1 IR Iran FIFA World Cup qualification · Yokohama, Japan |
Japan |
| 25 Mar | IR Iran 2–1 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Tehran, Iran |
IR Iran |
| 2004 | ||
| 28 Jul | Japan 0–0 IR Iran AFC Asian Cup · Chongqing, China (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1999 | ||
| 8 Sept | Japan 1–1 IR Iran Friendly · Yokohama, Japan |
Draw |
| 1997 | ||
| 16 Nov | Japan 3–2 IR Iran FIFA World Cup qualification · Johor Bahru, Malaysia (neutral) |
Japan |
| 1993 | ||
| 18 Oct | Japan 1–2 IR Iran FIFA World Cup qualification · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
IR Iran |
| 1992 | ||
| 3 Nov | Japan 1–0 IR Iran AFC Asian Cup · Hiroshima, Japan |
Japan |
| 1990 | ||
| 1 Oct | IR Iran 1–0 Japan Asian Games · Beijing, China (neutral) |
IR Iran |
| 1989 | ||
| 20 Jan | IR Iran 2–2 Japan Friendly · Tehran, Iran |
Draw |
| 1988 | ||
| 4 Dec | Japan 0–0 IR Iran AFC Asian Cup · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1986 | ||
| 22 Sept | Japan 0–2 IR Iran Asian Games · Daejeon, South Korea (neutral) |
IR Iran |
| 1982 | ||
| 21 Nov | Japan 1–0 IR Iran Asian Games · New Delhi, India (neutral) |
Japan |
| 1966 | ||
| 18 Dec | Japan 0–1 IR Iran Asian Games · Bangkok, Thailand (neutral) |
IR Iran |
| 11 Dec | IR Iran 1–3 Japan Asian Games · Bangkok, Thailand (neutral) |
Japan |
| 1951 | ||
| 8 Mar | IR Iran 3–2 Japan Asian Games · New Delhi, India (neutral) |
IR Iran |
| 7 Mar | IR Iran 0–0 Japan Asian Games · New Delhi, India (neutral) |
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.