Merdeka Tournament 1972

Japan 0–3 South Korea

Wednesday 26 Jul 1972 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (neutral)

Japan0–3South Korea

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

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

Japan: 1593 → 1575
South Korea: 1590 → 1608

Expected score for Japan: 50.4% (a draw counts half). An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 15 of 73, 1954–2022.

Japan wins: 14
Draws: 21
South Korea wins: 38

Form either side

Japan

Before

2–0 v Iceland 13 Aug 1971 · Friendly
4–1 v Cambodia 12 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
5–0 v Sri Lanka 16 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
5–1 v Philippines 18 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
1–3 v Malaysia 22 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972

After

4–1 v Philippines 4 Aug 1972 · Friendly
0–1 v Indonesia 6 Aug 1972 · Friendly
2–2 v South Korea 14 Sep 1972 · Friendly
1–2 v Israel 16 May 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
4–0 v Vietnam Republic 20 May 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973

South Korea

Before

1–2 v Iran 19 May 1972 · AFC Asian Cup 1972
0–0 v Hong Kong 15 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
2–0 v Thailand 17 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
4–1 v Singapore 19 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
2–0 v Indonesia 23 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972

After

2–1 v Malaysia 29 Jul 1972 · Merdeka Tournament 1972
2–2 v Japan 14 Sep 1972 · Friendly
3–0 v Thailand 20 Sep 1972 · Korea Cup 1972
3–1 v Cambodia 22 Sep 1972 · Korea Cup 1972
2–0 v Malaysia 24 Sep 1972 · Korea Cup 1972

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

South Korea

0–0 v Hong Kong 15 Jul 1972
2–0 v Thailand 17 Jul 1972
4–1 v Singapore 19 Jul 1972
2–0 v Indonesia 23 Jul 1972
3–0 v Japan 26 Jul 1972
2–1 v Malaysia 29 Jul 1972

Every Japan v South Korea match73

From Japan's side.


27 Jul 2022	South Korea	3–0	Home	EAFF Championship 2022	—
25 Mar 2021	South Korea	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
18 Dec 2019	South Korea	0–1	Away	EAFF Championship 2019	—
16 Dec 2017	South Korea	1–4	Home	EAFF Championship 2017	—
5 Aug 2015	South Korea	1–1	Neutral	EAFF Championship 2015	—
28 Jul 2013	South Korea	2–1	Away	EAFF Championship 2013	—
10 Aug 2011	South Korea	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
25 Jan 2011	South Korea	2–2 (won on pens)	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 2011	Semi-final
12 Oct 2010	South Korea	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
24 May 2010	South Korea	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
14 Feb 2010	South Korea	1–3	Home	EAFF Championship 2010	—
23 Feb 2008	South Korea	1–1	Neutral	EAFF Championship 2008	—
28 Jul 2007	South Korea	0–0 (lost on pens)	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 2007	Third-place play-off
7 Aug 2005	South Korea	1–0	Away	EAFF Championship 2005	—
10 Dec 2003	South Korea	0–0	Home	EAFF Championship 2003	—
31 May 2003	South Korea	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
16 Apr 2003	South Korea	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
20 Dec 2000	South Korea	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
26 Apr 2000	South Korea	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
7 Dec 1998	South Korea	0–2	Neutral	Asian Games 1998	—

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