Head to head · Men's national teams
Japan v Saudi Arabia
Japan and Saudi Arabia have met 18 times since 1990: Japan lead 11–5.
11Japan wins
2draws
5Saudi Arabia wins
Goals: Japan 27, Saudi Arabia 13 · 18 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Friday, 28 September 1990: Japan 0–2 Saudi Arabia in Beijing.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 25 March 2025: Japan 0–0 Saudi Arabia (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Japan's biggest win: Saudi Arabia 0–5 Japan, 2011.
- Saudi Arabia's biggest win: Japan 0–2 Saudi Arabia, 1990.
- 16 of the 18 meetings were competitive matches and 2 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2025 | ||
| 25 Mar | Japan 0–0 Saudi Arabia FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan |
Draw |
| 2024 | ||
| 10 Oct | Saudi Arabia 0–2 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Japan |
| 2022 | ||
| 1 Feb | Japan 2–0 Saudi Arabia FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan |
Japan |
| 2021 | ||
| 7 Oct | Saudi Arabia 1–0 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
| 2019 | ||
| 21 Jan | Japan 1–0 Saudi Arabia AFC Asian Cup · Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (neutral) |
Japan |
| 2017 | ||
| 5 Sept | Saudi Arabia 1–0 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
| 2016 | ||
| 15 Nov | Japan 2–1 Saudi Arabia FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan |
Japan |
| 2011 | ||
| 17 Jan | Saudi Arabia 0–5 Japan AFC Asian Cup · Al Rayyan, Qatar (neutral) |
Japan |
| 2007 | ||
| 25 Jul | Japan 2–3 Saudi Arabia AFC Asian Cup · Hanoi, Vietnam (neutral) |
Saudi Arabia |
| 2006 | ||
| 15 Nov | Japan 3–1 Saudi Arabia AFC Asian Cup qualification · Sapporo, Japan |
Japan |
| 3 Sept | Saudi Arabia 1–0 Japan AFC Asian Cup qualification · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Saudi Arabia |
| 2000 | ||
| 29 Oct | Japan 1–0 Saudi Arabia AFC Asian Cup · Beirut, Lebanon (neutral) |
Japan |
| 14 Oct | Saudi Arabia 1–4 Japan AFC Asian Cup · Sidon, Lebanon (neutral) |
Japan |
| 1995 | ||
| 28 Oct | Japan 2–1 Saudi Arabia Friendly · Matsuyama, Japan |
Japan |
| 24 Oct | Japan 2–1 Saudi Arabia Friendly · Tokyo, Japan |
Japan |
| 1993 | ||
| 15 Oct | Saudi Arabia 0–0 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1992 | ||
| 8 Nov | Japan 1–0 Saudi Arabia AFC Asian Cup · Hiroshima, Japan |
Japan |
| 1990 | ||
| 28 Sept | Japan 0–2 Saudi Arabia Asian Games · Beijing, China (neutral) |
Saudi Arabia |
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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.