Head to head · Men's national teams
Japan v New Zealand
Japan and New Zealand have met 5 times since 1981: Japan lead 4–1.
4Japan wins
0draws
1New Zealand win
Goals: Japan 11, New Zealand 5 · 5 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 12 September 1981: Japan 0–1 New Zealand in Kuala Lumpur.
- The most recent was on Monday, 5 October 2026: Japan 2–1 New Zealand (Kirin Cup).
- Japan's biggest win: New Zealand 0–3 Japan, 2003.
- New Zealand's biggest win: Japan 0–1 New Zealand, 1981.
- 4 of the 5 meetings were competitive matches and 1 were friendlies.
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Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 5 Oct | Japan 2–1 New Zealand Kirin Cup · Tokyo, Japan |
Japan |
| 2017 | ||
| 6 Oct | Japan 2–1 New Zealand Kirin Challenge Cup · Toyota, Japan |
Japan |
| 2014 | ||
| 5 Mar | Japan 4–2 New Zealand Friendly · Tokyo, Japan |
Japan |
| 2003 | ||
| 18 Jun | New Zealand 0–3 Japan FIFA Confederations Cup · Saint-Denis, France (neutral) |
Japan |
| 1981 | ||
| 12 Sept | Japan 0–1 New Zealand Merdeka Tournament · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (neutral) |
New Zealand |
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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.