Head to head · Men's national teams
Japan v Netherlands
Japan and Netherlands have met 4 times since 2009: Netherlands lead 2–0.
0Japan wins
2draws
2Netherlands wins
Goals: Japan 4, Netherlands 8 · 4 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 5 September 2009: Netherlands 3–0 Japan in Enschede.
- The most recent was on Sunday, 14 June 2026: Netherlands 2–2 Japan (FIFA World Cup).
- Netherlands's biggest win: Netherlands 3–0 Japan, 2009.
- 2 of the 4 meetings were competitive matches and 2 were friendlies.
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Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 14 Jun | Netherlands 2–2 Japan FIFA World Cup · Arlington, United States (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2013 | ||
| 16 Nov | Netherlands 2–2 Japan Friendly · Genk, Belgium (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2010 | ||
| 19 Jun | Netherlands 1–0 Japan FIFA World Cup · Durban, South Africa (neutral) |
Netherlands |
| 2009 | ||
| 5 Sept | Netherlands 3–0 Japan Friendly · Enschede, Netherlands |
Netherlands |
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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.