| team JAPAN | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 16 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 7 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 3 - 7 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 2: + 0; = 0; - 2: 1 - 4 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 4: + 0; = 2; - 2: 4 - 8 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 4: + 1; = 0; - 3: 5 - 4 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 4: + 0; = 1; - 3: 0 - 5 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 4 - 2 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 5; = 1; - 2: 15 - 5 16 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 6: + 2; = 3; - 1: 7 - 3 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 13: + 9; = 3; - 1: 35 - 6 30 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 15: + 9; = 5; - 1: 51 - 12 32 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 3: + 0; = 0; - 3: 1 - 4 0 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 5 - 3 7 | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 12: + 11; = 0; - 1: 25 - 5 33 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 2 - 7 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 14: + 8; = 4; - 2: 23 - 9 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 4 - 2 7 | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 14: + 8; = 3; - 3: 30 - 8 27 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 2 - 6 1 | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 18: + 13; = 3; - 2: 44 - 7 42 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 6 - 7 4 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 18: + 15; = 1; - 2: 58 - 6 46 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 5 - 4 7 | |
| Best achievement: |
Round of 16 FIFA World Cup (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022) |
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| Indicators | ||
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MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) |
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| Qualifying campaigns | 138: +83: =27; -28; 305 ‒ 91 276 | |
| Percentage indicators | +60,14%; =19,57%; -20,29%; 2,21 ‒ 0,66 66,67% | |
| FIFA world cup | 25: +7: =6; -12; 25 ‒ 33 27 | |
| Percentage indicators | +28,00%; =24,00%; -48,00%; 1,00 ‒ 1,32 36,00% | |
| Total: | 163: +90: =33; -40; 330 ‒ 124 303 | |
| Percentage indicators | +55,21%; =20,25%; -24,54%; 2,02 ‒ 0,76 61,96% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 163 (49) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 330 | |
| - home: | 183 (55,45%) | |
| - away: | 64 (19,39%) | |
| - neutral field: | 83 (25,15%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 124 | |
| - home: | 39 (31,45%) | |
| - away: | 37 (29,84%) | |
| - neutral field: | 48 (38,71%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 2,02 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 0,76 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 147/195 (75,38%) | |
| - away: | 81/147 (55,10%) | |
| - neutral field: | 75/147 (51,02%) | |
| Biggest win: | 14:0 - Mongolia | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:5 - Korea Republic | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 80 (49,08%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 35 (21,47%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 39 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 3 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 9 / 2 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 145 (0,89) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 5 (0,03) | |
| - second yellow cards | 4 | |
| - straight red cards | 1 | |
| Players acted | 289 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 5 484 843 (34 067) | |
| Top scorer: | Kazuyoshi MIURA (94 98) - 27 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Yuto NAGATOMO (10 14 18 22) - 57 games | |