Head to head · Men's national teams
Iraq v Japan
Iraq and Japan have met 13 times since 1978: Japan lead 7–3.
3Iraq wins
3draws
7Japan wins
Goals: Iraq 10, Japan 19 · 13 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Thursday, 13 July 1978: Iraq 0–0 Japan in Kuala Lumpur.
- The most recent was on Friday, 19 January 2024: Iraq 2–1 Japan (AFC Asian Cup).
- Iraq's biggest win: Iraq 2–0 Japan, 1981.
- Japan's biggest win: Japan 4–0 Iraq, 2015.
- 12 of the 13 meetings were competitive matches and 1 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2024 | ||
| 19 Jan | Iraq 2–1 Japan AFC Asian Cup · Al Rayyan, Qatar (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 2017 | ||
| 13 Jun | Iraq 1–1 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Tehran, Iran (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2016 | ||
| 6 Oct | Japan 2–1 Iraq FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan |
Japan |
| 2015 | ||
| 11 Jun | Japan 4–0 Iraq Kirin Challenge Cup · Yokohama, Japan |
Japan |
| 16 Jan | Iraq 0–1 Japan AFC Asian Cup · Brisbane, Australia (neutral) |
Japan |
| 2013 | ||
| 11 Jun | Iraq 0–1 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Japan |
| 2012 | ||
| 11 Sept | Japan 1–0 Iraq FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan |
Japan |
| 2004 | ||
| 12 Feb | Japan 2–0 Iraq Friendly · Tokyo, Japan |
Japan |
| 2000 | ||
| 24 Oct | Japan 4–1 Iraq AFC Asian Cup · Beirut, Lebanon (neutral) |
Japan |
| 1993 | ||
| 28 Oct | Iraq 2–2 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1982 | ||
| 28 Nov | Japan 0–1 Iraq Asian Games · New Delhi, India (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 1981 | ||
| 18 Sept | Iraq 2–0 Japan Merdeka Tournament · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (neutral) |
Iraq |
| 1978 | ||
| 13 Jul | Iraq 0–0 Japan Merdeka Tournament · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (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.