Head to head · Women's national teams
England v Japan
England and Japan have met 8 times since 1981: England lead 6–1.
6England wins
1draw
1Japan win
Goals: England 19, Japan 4 · 8 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Sunday, 6 September 1981: Japan 0–4 England in Kobe.
- The most recent was on Friday, 11 November 2022: England 4–0 Japan (Friendly).
- England's biggest win: Japan 0–4 England, 1981.
- Japan's biggest win: Japan 2–1 England, 2015.
- 7 of the 8 meetings were competitive matches and 1 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2022 | ||
| 11 Nov | England 4–0 Japan Friendly · Murcia, Spain (neutral) |
England |
| 2020 | ||
| 8 Mar | Japan 0–1 England SheBelieves Cup · Harrison, United States (neutral) |
England |
| 2019 | ||
| 19 Jun | Japan 0–2 England FIFA Women's World Cup · Nice, France (neutral) |
England |
| 5 Mar | Japan 0–3 England SheBelieves Cup · Tampa, United States (neutral) |
England |
| 2015 | ||
| 1 Jul | Japan 2–1 England FIFA Women's World Cup · Edmonton, Canada (neutral) |
Japan |
| 2011 | ||
| 5 Jul | England 2–0 Japan FIFA Women's World Cup · Augsburg, Germany (neutral) |
England |
| 2007 | ||
| 11 Sept | Japan 2–2 England FIFA Women's World Cup · Shanghai, China (neutral) |
Draw |
| 1981 | ||
| 6 Sept | Japan 0–4 England Mundialito · Kobe, Japan |
England |
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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.