Friendly

Japan 1–2 Mexico

Sunday 31 May 1998 · Lausanne, Switzerland (neutral)

Japan1–2Mexico

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Japan: 1777 → 1769
Mexico: 1860 → 1868

Expected score for Japan: 38.3% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 8, 1968–2025.

Japan wins: 1
Draws: 1
Mexico wins: 6

Form either side

Japan

Before

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
1–1 v Paraguay 17 May 1998 · Kirin Cup 1998
0–0 v Czech Republic 24 May 1998 · Kirin Cup 1998

After

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
1–2 v Jamaica 26 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–0 v Egypt 28 Oct 1998 · Friendly

Mexico

Before

1–1 v Paraguay 18 Mar 1998 · Friendly
1–0 v Peru 15 Apr 1998 · Friendly
6–0 v Estonia 9 May 1998 · Friendly
2–5 v Norway 20 May 1998 · Friendly
0–0 v Republic of Ireland 23 May 1998 · Friendly

After

0–0 v Saudi Arabia 3 Jun 1998 · Friendly
3–1 v South Korea 13 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–2 v Belgium 20 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
2–2 v Netherlands 25 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998
1–2 v Germany 29 Jun 1998 · FIFA World Cup 1998

Every Japan v Mexico match8

From Japan's side.


6 Sep 2025	Mexico	0–0	Neutral	Friendly	—
17 Nov 2020	Mexico	0–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
22 Jun 2013	Mexico	1–2	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2013	Group stage
16 Jun 2005	Mexico	1–2	Neutral	Confederations Cup 2005	Group stage
5 Feb 2000	Mexico	0–1	Neutral	Lunar New Year Cup 2000	—
31 May 1998	Mexico	1–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
29 May 1996	Mexico	3–2	Home	Kirin Cup 1996	—
26 Mar 1968	Mexico	0–4	Away	Friendly	—

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