Merdeka Tournament 1981

Japan 0–1 New Zealand

Saturday 12 Sep 1981 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (neutral)

Japan0–1New Zealand

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Japan: 1567 → 1560
New Zealand: 1663 → 1670

Expected score for Japan: 36.5% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 4, 1981–2017.

Japan wins: 3
Draws: 0
New Zealand wins: 1

Form either side

Japan

Before

2–0 v Malaysia 19 Jun 1981 · Korea Cup 1981
0–2 v South Korea 21 Jun 1981 · Korea Cup 1981
2–0 v Malaysia 30 Aug 1981 · Merdeka Tournament 1981
3–2 v India 3 Sep 1981 · Merdeka Tournament 1981
3–2 v United Arab Emirates 8 Sep 1981 · Merdeka Tournament 1981

After

2–0 v Indonesia 14 Sep 1981 · Merdeka Tournament 1981
0–2 v Iraq 18 Sep 1981 · Merdeka Tournament 1981
0–3 v South Korea 21 Mar 1982 · Friendly
2–0 v Singapore 2 Jun 1982 · Kirin Cup 1982
1–0 v Iran 21 Nov 1982 · Asian Games 1982

New Zealand

Before

13–0 v Fiji 16 Aug 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
0–0 v India 1 Sep 1981 · Merdeka Tournament 1981
1–0 v Malaysia 4 Sep 1981 · Merdeka Tournament 1981
0–0 v Indonesia 7 Sep 1981 · Merdeka Tournament 1981
0–1 v United Arab Emirates 10 Sep 1981 · Merdeka Tournament 1981

After

0–0 v China PR 24 Sep 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
1–0 v China PR 3 Oct 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
1–2 v Kuwait 10 Oct 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
2–2 v Saudi Arabia 28 Nov 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
2–2 v Kuwait 14 Dec 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981

Road through the tournament

Japan

2–0 v Malaysia 30 Aug 1981
3–2 v India 3 Sep 1981
3–2 v United Arab Emirates 8 Sep 1981
0–1 v New Zealand 12 Sep 1981
2–0 v Indonesia 14 Sep 1981
0–2 v Iraq 18 Sep 1981

New Zealand

0–0 v India 1 Sep 1981
1–0 v Malaysia 4 Sep 1981
0–0 v Indonesia 7 Sep 1981
0–1 v United Arab Emirates 10 Sep 1981
1–0 v Japan 12 Sep 1981

Every Japan v New Zealand match4

From Japan's side.


6 Oct 2017	New Zealand	2–1	Home	Kirin Challenge Cup 2017	—
5 Mar 2014	New Zealand	4–2	Home	Friendly	—
18 Jun 2003	New Zealand	3–0	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2003	Group stage
12 Sep 1981	New Zealand	0–1	Neutral	Merdeka Tournament 1981	—

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