Head to head · Men's national teams
Japan v Syria
Japan and Syria have met 13 times since 1978: Japan lead 11–0.
11Japan wins
2draws
0Syria wins
Goals: Japan 37, Syria 9 · 13 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Monday, 17 July 1978: Japan 3–2 Syria in Kuala Lumpur.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 11 June 2024: Japan 5–0 Syria (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Japan's biggest win: Japan 5–0 Syria, 2016.
- 10 of the 13 meetings were competitive matches and 3 were friendlies.
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Every meeting
| 2024 | ||
| 11 Jun | Japan 5–0 Syria FIFA World Cup qualification · Hiroshima, Japan |
Japan |
| 2023 | ||
| 21 Nov | Syria 0–5 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (neutral) |
Japan |
| 2017 | ||
| 7 Jun | Japan 1–1 Syria Kirin Challenge Cup · Chōfu, Japan |
Draw |
| 2016 | ||
| 29 Mar | Japan 5–0 Syria FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan |
Japan |
| 2015 | ||
| 8 Oct | Syria 0–3 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Seeb, Oman (neutral) |
Japan |
| 2011 | ||
| 13 Jan | Syria 1–2 Japan AFC Asian Cup · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
Japan |
| 2008 | ||
| 13 Nov | Japan 3–1 Syria Friendly · Kobe, Japan |
Japan |
| 2005 | ||
| 2 Feb | Japan 3–0 Syria Friendly · Saitama, Japan |
Japan |
| 1996 | ||
| 6 Dec | Japan 2–1 Syria AFC Asian Cup · Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (neutral) |
Japan |
| 1986 | ||
| 25 Jul | Japan 2–1 Syria Merdeka Tournament · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (neutral) |
Japan |
| 1983 | ||
| 7 Jun | Japan 1–0 Syria Kirin Cup · Tokyo, Japan |
Japan |
| 12 Feb | Syria 2–2 Japan Friendly · Damascus, Syria |
Draw |
| 1978 | ||
| 17 Jul | Japan 3–2 Syria Merdeka Tournament · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (neutral) |
Japan |
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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.