Head to head · Men's national teams
Japan v Russia
Japan and Russia have met 4 times since 1978: Russia lead 3–1.
1Japan win
0draws
3Russia wins
Goals: Japan 3, Russia 11 · 4 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 19 November 1978: Japan 1–4 Soviet Union in Tokyo.
- The most recent was on Sunday, 9 June 2002: Japan 1–0 Russia (FIFA World Cup).
- Japan's biggest win: Japan 1–0 Russia, 2002.
- Russia's biggest win: Japan 1–4 Soviet Union, 1978.
- 1 of the 4 meetings were competitive matches and 3 were friendlies.
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Every meeting
| 2002 | ||
| 9 Jun | Japan 1–0 Russia FIFA World Cup · Yokohama, Japan |
Japan |
| 1978 | ||
| 26 Nov | Japan 0–3 Soviet Union Friendly · Osaka, Japan |
Russia |
| 23 Nov | Japan 1–4 Soviet Union Friendly · Tokyo, Japan |
Russia |
| 19 Nov | Japan 1–4 Soviet Union Friendly · Tokyo, Japan |
Russia |
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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.