Head to head · Men's national teams
Japan v United Arab Emirates
Japan and United Arab Emirates have met 19 times since 1981: level at 6 wins each.
6Japan wins
7draws
6United Arab Emirates wins
Goals: Japan 21, United Arab Emirates 17 · 19 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Tuesday, 8 September 1981: Japan 3–2 United Arab Emirates in Kuala Lumpur.
- The most recent was on Thursday, 23 March 2017: United Arab Emirates 0–2 Japan (FIFA World Cup qualification).
- Japan's biggest win: Japan 2–0 United Arab Emirates, 1993.
- United Arab Emirates's biggest win: United Arab Emirates 2–0 Japan, 1988.
- 14 of the 19 meetings were competitive matches and 5 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2017 | ||
| 23 Mar | United Arab Emirates 0–2 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
Japan |
| 2016 | ||
| 1 Sept | Japan 1–2 United Arab Emirates FIFA World Cup qualification · Saitama, Japan |
United Arab Emirates |
| 2015 | ||
| 23 Jan | Japan 1–1 United Arab Emirates (pens) AFC Asian Cup · Sydney, Australia (neutral) |
United Arab Emirates |
| 2012 | ||
| 6 Sept | Japan 1–0 United Arab Emirates Friendly · Niigata, Japan |
Japan |
| 2008 | ||
| 9 Oct | Japan 1–1 United Arab Emirates Friendly · Niigata, Japan |
Draw |
| 2007 | ||
| 13 Jul | United Arab Emirates 1–3 Japan AFC Asian Cup · Hanoi, Vietnam (neutral) |
Japan |
| 2005 | ||
| 27 May | Japan 0–1 United Arab Emirates Kirin Cup · Tokyo, Japan |
United Arab Emirates |
| 2000 | ||
| 16 Aug | Japan 3–1 United Arab Emirates Friendly · Hiroshima, Japan |
Japan |
| 1998 | ||
| 11 Dec | Japan 0–1 United Arab Emirates Asian Games · Bangkok, Thailand (neutral) |
United Arab Emirates |
| 1997 | ||
| 26 Oct | Japan 1–1 United Arab Emirates FIFA World Cup qualification · Tokyo, Japan |
Draw |
| 19 Sept | United Arab Emirates 0–0 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Draw |
| 1994 | ||
| 3 Oct | Japan 1–1 United Arab Emirates Asian Games · Miyoshi, Japan |
Draw |
| 1993 | ||
| 7 May | United Arab Emirates 1–1 Japan FIFA World Cup qualification · Al Ain, United Arab Emirates |
Draw |
| 18 Apr | Japan 2–0 United Arab Emirates FIFA World Cup qualification · Tokyo, Japan |
Japan |
| 1992 | ||
| 30 Oct | Japan 0–0 United Arab Emirates AFC Asian Cup · Onomichi, Japan |
Draw |
| 1988 | ||
| 10 Dec | United Arab Emirates 1–0 Japan AFC Asian Cup · Doha, Qatar (neutral) |
United Arab Emirates |
| 30 Jan | United Arab Emirates 2–0 Japan Friendly · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
United Arab Emirates |
| 27 Jan | United Arab Emirates 1–1 Japan Friendly · Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Draw |
| 1981 | ||
| 8 Sept | Japan 3–2 United Arab Emirates 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.