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Japan vs South Korea – Head to head record, results & stats

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Japan

L L W W W
19
meetings
59 goals total
Last: 15 Jul 2025
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South Korea

W W L L L
9
Japan wins
5
Draws
5
South Korea wins
47% 26% 27%
35
Goals scored
24

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Match averages

3.11
Avg goals / game
47%
Both to score
47%
Over 2.5 goals
8 / 4
Clean sheets (Japan / South Kor…)

Biggest wins

All meetings (19)

Date Home Score Away Result Competition
15 Jul 2025 South Korea 0 - 1 Japan W EAFF E-1 Football Champio…
27 Jul 2022 Japan 3 - 0 South Korea W EAFF E-1 Football Champio…
25 Mar 2021 Japan 3 - 0 South Korea W International Friendly
18 Dec 2019 South Korea 1 - 0 Japan L EAFF E-1 Football Champio…
16 Dec 2017 Japan 1 - 4 South Korea L EAFF E-1 Football Champio…
05 Aug 2015 Japan 1 - 1 South Korea D EAFF E-1 Football Champio…
28 Jul 2013 South Korea 1 - 2 Japan W EAFF E-1 Football Champio…
10 Aug 2011 Japan 3 - 0 South Korea W International Club Friend…
25 Jan 2011 Japan 6 - 3 South Korea W AFC Asian Cup
12 Oct 2010 South Korea 0 - 0 Japan D International Club Friend…
24 May 2010 Japan 0 - 2 South Korea L Japanese Kirin Cup
14 Feb 2010 Japan 1 - 3 South Korea L EAFF E-1 Football Champio…
23 Feb 2008 Japan 1 - 1 South Korea D EAFF E-1 Football Champio…
28 Jul 2007 South Korea 6 - 5 Japan L AFC Asian Cup
06 Nov 2005 Japan 4 - 1 South Korea W EAFF East Asian Games
02 Nov 2005 Japan 2 - 0 South Korea W EAFF East Asian Games
07 Aug 2005 South Korea 0 - 1 Japan W EAFF E-1 Football Champio…
10 Dec 2003 Japan 0 - 0 South Korea D EAFF E-1 Football Champio…
08 Dec 2003 Japan 1 - 1 South Korea D FIFA U20 World Cup

By venue

At Japan 6W 4D 3L
At South Korea 2W 1D 3L

Competitions faced in

Year-by-year

Year Japan D South K…
2025 1 0 0
2022 1 0 0
2021 1 0 0
2019 0 0 1
2017 0 0 1
2015 0 1 0
2013 1 0 0
2011 2 0 0
2010 0 1 2
2008 0 1 0
2007 0 0 1
2005 3 0 0
2003 0 2 0
First meeting
08 Dec 2003

About this head-to-head

Japan and South Korea have met 19 times on record. Japan lead with 9 wins, South Korea have won 5 times and the two clubs have drawn 5 matches between them. Their first recorded meeting was on 08 December 2003.

This page is the permanent head-to-head hub for Japan vs South Korea. Every future meeting between these two clubs will be added to this page automatically, so bookmark it for the latest results, biggest wins, venue records and competition breakdown. Visit the team pages for full squads, standings and upcoming fixtures: Japan and South Korea.

Across their recorded meetings, Japan have found the net 35 times against South Korea, while South Korea have scored 24 times in reply — a combined 59 goals shared between the two sides. Their most recent fixture was played on 15 July 2025, the latest chapter in a rivalry stretching back to 2003. Follow every upcoming Japan versus South Korea clash on SportScore for live scores, starting lineups, minute-by-minute commentary and a head-to-head record that updates automatically once the full-time whistle blows.