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Japan v Paraguay
Japan and Paraguay have met 12 times since 1995: Japan lead 5–3.
5Japan wins
4draws
3Paraguay wins
Goals: Japan 17, Paraguay 12 · 12 meetings
Next meeting: Japan v Paraguay, 17 Nov 2026
· Friendly. See Formline's prediction.
- The first meeting on record was on Wednesday, 20 September 1995: Japan 1–2 Paraguay in Tokyo.
- The most recent was on Friday, 10 October 2025: Japan 2–2 Paraguay (Kirin Cup).
- Japan's biggest win: Japan 4–1 Paraguay, 2022.
- Paraguay's biggest win: Paraguay 4–0 Japan, 1999.
- 8 of the 12 meetings were competitive matches and 4 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 10 Oct | Japan 2–2 Paraguay Kirin Cup · Osaka, Japan |
Draw |
| 2022 | ||
| 2 Jun | Japan 4–1 Paraguay Friendly · Sapporo, Japan |
Japan |
| 2019 | ||
| 5 Sept | Japan 2–0 Paraguay Kirin Challenge Cup · Kashima, Japan |
Japan |
| 2018 | ||
| 12 Jun | Japan 4–2 Paraguay Friendly · Innsbruck, Austria (neutral) |
Japan |
| 2010 | ||
| 4 Sept | Japan 1–0 Paraguay Friendly · Yokohama, Japan |
Japan |
| 29 Jun | Paraguay 0–0 Japan (pens) FIFA World Cup · Pretoria, South Africa (neutral) |
Paraguay |
| 2008 | ||
| 27 May | Japan 0–0 Paraguay Kirin Cup · Saitama, Japan |
Draw |
| 2003 | ||
| 11 Jun | Japan 0–0 Paraguay Kirin Cup · Saitama, Japan |
Draw |
| 2001 | ||
| 1 Jul | Japan 2–0 Paraguay Kirin Cup · Sapporo, Japan |
Japan |
| 1999 | ||
| 2 Jul | Paraguay 4–0 Japan Copa América · Asunción, Paraguay |
Paraguay |
| 1998 | ||
| 17 May | Japan 1–1 Paraguay Kirin Cup · Tokyo, Japan |
Draw |
| 1995 | ||
| 20 Sept | Japan 1–2 Paraguay Friendly · Tokyo, Japan |
Paraguay |
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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.