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Japan v Korea DPR
Japan and Korea DPR have met 20 times since 1975: Japan lead 9–7.
9Japan wins
4draws
7Korea DPR wins
Goals: Japan 20, Korea DPR 14 · 20 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Tuesday, 17 June 1975: Korea DPR 1–0 Japan in So Kon Po.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 21 March 2024: Japan 1–0 Korea DPR (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Japan's biggest win: Japan 4–1 Korea DPR, 1992.
- Korea DPR's biggest win: Korea DPR 2–0 Japan, 1989.
- 19 of the 20 meetings were competitive matches and 1 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2024 | ||
| 21 Mar | Japan 1–0 Korea DPR FIFA World Cup qualification · Tokyo, Japan |
Japan |
| 2017 | ||
| 9 Dec | Japan 1–0 Korea DPR EAFF Championship · Chōfu, Japan |
Japan |
| 2015 | ||
| 2 Aug | Korea DPR 2–1 Japan EAFF Championship · Wuhan, China (neutral) |
Korea DPR |
| 2011 | ||
| 15 Nov | Korea DPR 1–0 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Pyongyang, North Korea |
Korea DPR |
| 2 Sept | Japan 1–0 Korea DPR FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan |
Japan |
| 2008 | ||
| 17 Feb | Japan 1–1 Korea DPR EAFF Championship · Chongqing, China (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2005 | ||
| 31 Jul | Korea DPR 1–0 Japan EAFF Championship · Daejeon, South Korea (neutral) |
Korea DPR |
| 8 Jun | Korea DPR 0–2 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Bangkok, Thailand (neutral) |
Japan |
| 9 Feb | Japan 2–1 Korea DPR FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan |
Japan |
| 1993 | ||
| 21 Oct | Korea DPR 0–3 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Japan |
| 1992 | ||
| 1 Nov | Japan 1–1 Korea DPR AFC Asian Cup · Hiroshima, Japan |
Draw |
| 26 Aug | Japan 4–1 Korea DPR Dynasty Cup · Beijing, China (neutral) |
Japan |
| 1990 | ||
| 31 Jul | Japan 0–1 Korea DPR Dynasty Cup · Beijing, China (neutral) |
Korea DPR |
| 1989 | ||
| 25 Jun | Korea DPR 2–0 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Pyongyang, North Korea |
Korea DPR |
| 4 Jun | Japan 2–1 Korea DPR FIFA World Cup qualification · Tokyo, Japan |
Japan |
| 1985 | ||
| 30 Apr | Korea DPR 0–0 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Pyongyang, North Korea |
Draw |
| 21 Mar | Japan 1–0 Korea DPR FIFA World Cup qualification · Tokyo, Japan |
Japan |
| 1980 | ||
| 30 Dec | Korea DPR 1–0 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · So Kon Po, Hong Kong (neutral) |
Korea DPR |
| 1979 | ||
| 23 Aug | Korea DPR 0–0 Japan Friendly · Pyongyang, North Korea |
Draw |
| 1975 | ||
| 17 Jun | Korea DPR 1–0 Japan AFC Asian Cup qualification · So Kon Po, Hong Kong (neutral) |
Korea DPR |
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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.