Head to head · Women's national teams
Japan v South Africa
Japan and South Africa have met 4 times since 2012: Japan lead 2–1.
2Japan wins
1draw
1South Africa win
Goals: Japan 7, South Africa 1 · 4 meetings
- The first meeting on record was on Tuesday, 31 July 2012: Japan 0–0 South Africa in Cardiff.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 9 June 2026: Japan 0–1 South Africa (Friendly).
- Japan's biggest win: Japan 5–0 South Africa, 2026.
- South Africa's biggest win: Japan 0–1 South Africa, 2026.
- 2 of the 4 meetings were competitive matches and 2 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2026 | ||
| 9 Jun | Japan 0–1 South Africa Friendly · Sakai, Japan |
South Africa |
| 6 Jun | Japan 5–0 South Africa Friendly · Nagai, Japan |
Japan |
| 2019 | ||
| 10 Nov | Japan 2–0 South Africa MS&AD Cup · Kitakyushu, Japan |
Japan |
| 2012 | ||
| 31 Jul | Japan 0–0 South Africa Olympic Games · Cardiff, Wales (neutral) |
Draw |
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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.