Head to head · Men's national teams
Japan v Mexico
Japan and Mexico have met 8 times since 1968: Mexico lead 6–1.
1Japan win
1draw
6Mexico wins
Goals: Japan 6, Mexico 15 · 8 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Tuesday, 26 March 1968: Mexico 4–0 Japan in Mexico City.
- The most recent was on Saturday, 6 September 2025: Mexico 0–0 Japan (Friendly).
- Japan's biggest win: Japan 3–2 Mexico, 1996.
- Mexico's biggest win: Mexico 4–0 Japan, 1968.
- 4 of the 8 meetings were competitive matches and 4 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 6 Sept | Mexico 0–0 Japan Friendly · Oakland, United States (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2020 | ||
| 17 Nov | Japan 0–2 Mexico Friendly · Graz, Austria (neutral) |
Mexico |
| 2013 | ||
| 22 Jun | Japan 1–2 Mexico FIFA Confederations Cup · Belo Horizonte, Brazil (neutral) |
Mexico |
| 2005 | ||
| 16 Jun | Japan 1–2 Mexico FIFA Confederations Cup · Hanover, Germany (neutral) |
Mexico |
| 2000 | ||
| 5 Feb | Japan 0–1 Mexico Lunar New Year Cup · So Kon Po, Hong Kong (neutral) |
Mexico |
| 1998 | ||
| 31 May | Japan 1–2 Mexico Friendly · Lausanne, Switzerland (neutral) |
Mexico |
| 1996 | ||
| 29 May | Japan 3–2 Mexico Kirin Cup · Fukuoka, Japan |
Japan |
| 1968 | ||
| 26 Mar | Mexico 4–0 Japan Friendly · Mexico City, Mexico |
Mexico |
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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.