Japan 1–1 Paraguay

Sunday 17 May 1998 · Tokyo, Japan

Japan1–1Paraguay

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Japan: 1782 → 1778
Paraguay: 1721 → 1725

Expected score for Japan: 71.6% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 2 of 12, 1995–2025.

Japan wins: 5
Draws: 5
Paraguay wins: 2

Form either side

Japan

Before

3–0 v Australia 15 Feb 1998 · Friendly
2–1 v South Korea 1 Mar 1998 · Dynasty Cup 1998
5–1 v Hong Kong 4 Mar 1998 · Dynasty Cup 1998
0–2 v China PR 7 Mar 1998 · Dynasty Cup 1998
1–2 v South Korea 1 Apr 1998 · Friendly

After

0–0 v Czech Republic 24 May 1998 · Kirin Cup 1998
1–2 v Mexico 31 May 1998 · Friendly
0–1 v Serbia 3 Jun 1998 · Friendly
0–1 v Argentina 14 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
0–1 v Croatia 20 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

Paraguay

Before

4–0 v Poland 8 Feb 1998 · Friendly
2–2 v United States 14 Mar 1998 · Friendly
1–1 v Mexico 18 Mar 1998 · Friendly
1–1 v Colombia 29 Mar 1998 · Friendly
1–3 v Italy 22 Apr 1998 · Friendly

After

0–1 v Czech Republic 21 May 1998 · Kirin Cup 1998
1–5 v Netherlands 1 Jun 1998 · Friendly
2–3 v Romania 3 Jun 1998 · Friendly
0–1 v Belgium 6 Jun 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v Bulgaria 12 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

Road through the tournament

Japan

1–1 v Paraguay 17 May 1998
0–0 v Czech Republic 24 May 1998

Paraguay

1–1 v Japan 17 May 1998
0–1 v Czech Republic 21 May 1998

Every Japan v Paraguay match12

From Japan's side.


10 Oct 2025	Paraguay	2–2	Home	Kirin Cup 2025	—
2 Jun 2022	Paraguay	4–1	Home	Friendly	—
5 Sep 2019	Paraguay	2–0	Home	Kirin Challenge Cup 2019	—
12 Jun 2018	Paraguay	4–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
4 Sep 2010	Paraguay	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
29 Jun 2010	Paraguay	0–0 (lost on pens)	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Round of 16
27 May 2008	Paraguay	0–0	Home	Kirin Cup 2008	—
11 Jun 2003	Paraguay	0–0	Home	Kirin Cup 2003	—
1 Jul 2001	Paraguay	2–0	Home	Kirin Cup 2001	—
2 Jul 1999	Paraguay	0–4	Away	Copa América 1999	Group stage
17 May 1998	Paraguay	1–1	Home	Kirin Cup 1998	—
20 Sep 1995	Paraguay	1–2	Home	Friendly	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: none · Cards: none