Merdeka Tournament 1972

Japan 5–0 Sri Lanka

Sunday 16 Jul 1972 · Ipoh, Malaysia (neutral)

Japan5–0Sri Lanka

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Japan: 1598 → 1604
Sri Lanka: 1296 → 1290

Expected score for Japan: 85% (a draw counts half).

Head to head

Meeting 1 of 3, 1972–1993.

Japan wins: 3
Draws: 0
Sri Lanka wins: 0

Form either side

Japan

Before

1–2 v South Korea 18 Dec 1970 · Asian Games 1970
0–1 v India 19 Dec 1970 · Asian Games 1970
2–3 v Denmark 28 Jul 1971 · Friendly
2–0 v Iceland 13 Aug 1971 · Friendly
4–1 v Cambodia 12 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972

After

5–1 v Philippines 18 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
1–3 v Malaysia 22 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
0–3 v South Korea 26 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
4–1 v Philippines 4 Aug 1972 · Friendly
0–1 v Indonesia 6 Aug 1972 · Friendly

Sri Lanka

Before

0–3 v Bahrain 20 Dec 1971 · AFC Asian Cup qualification 1971
2–4 v Myanmar 9 Jun 1972 · Indonesia Tournament 1972
3–1 v Laos 13 Jun 1972 · Indonesia Tournament 1972
1–3 v Singapore 23 Jun 1972 · Friendly
1–4 v Malaysia 12 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972

After

1–4 v Philippines 20 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
1–6 v Cambodia 22 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
1–6 v Singapore 25 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
1–6 v Singapore 2 Aug 1972 · Friendly
1–2 v Hong Kong 4 Aug 1972 · Friendly

Road through the tournament

Japan

4–1 v Cambodia 12 Jul 1972
5–0 v Sri Lanka 16 Jul 1972
5–1 v Philippines 18 Jul 1972
1–3 v Malaysia 22 Jul 1972
0–3 v South Korea 26 Jul 1972

Sri Lanka

1–4 v Malaysia 12 Jul 1972
0–5 v Japan 16 Jul 1972
1–4 v Philippines 20 Jul 1972
1–6 v Cambodia 22 Jul 1972
1–6 v Singapore 25 Jul 1972

Every Japan v Sri Lanka match3

From Japan's side.


5 May 1993	Sri Lanka	6–0	Neutral	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993	—
15 Apr 1993	Sri Lanka	5–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1993	—
16 Jul 1972	Sri Lanka	5–0	Neutral	Merdeka Tournament 1972	—

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