Head to head · Men's national teams
Japan v Sweden
Japan and Sweden have met 5 times since 1995: Sweden lead 2–0.
0Japan wins
3draws
2Sweden wins
Goals: Japan 5, Sweden 6 · 5 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Saturday, 10 June 1995: Sweden 2–2 Japan in Nottingham.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 25 June 2026: Japan 1–1 Sweden (FIFA World Cup).
- Sweden's biggest win: Japan 0–1 Sweden, 1997.
- 4 of the 5 meetings were competitive matches and 1 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 25 Jun | Japan 1–1 Sweden FIFA World Cup · Arlington, United States (neutral) |
Draw |
| 2002 | ||
| 25 May | Japan 1–1 Sweden Friendly · Tokyo, Japan |
Draw |
| 1997 | ||
| 13 Feb | Japan 0–1 Sweden King's Cup · Bangkok, Thailand (neutral) |
Sweden |
| 1996 | ||
| 22 Feb | Japan 1–1 Sweden (pens) Lunar New Year Cup · So Kon Po, Hong Kong (neutral) |
Sweden |
| 1995 | ||
| 10 Jun | Sweden 2–2 Japan Umbro Cup · Nottingham, England (neutral) |
Draw |
Japan · Sweden · More head-to-heads
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.