Team · AFC
7 May 1917 – 29 Jun 2026 · Elo 1960 (15th now), peak 1999 in 2024
387 won · 167 drawn · 236 lost
World Football Elo at the end of each year. A rating counts every match, so only the years filter applies.
Tallest: 26 · Year
| Home | 304 | 175 | 67 | 62 | 620 | 296 | +324 | 57.6% |
| Away | 183 | 71 | 39 | 73 | 247 | 240 | +7 | 38.8% |
| Neutral | 303 | 141 | 61 | 101 | 565 | 378 | +187 | 46.5% |
| Tournament finals | 198 | 87 | 40 | 71 | 330 | 279 | +51 | 43.9% |
| Qualifiers | 178 | 113 | 31 | 34 | 416 | 108 | +308 | 63.5% |
| Friendlies | 414 | 187 | 96 | 131 | 686 | 527 | +159 | 45.2% |
Longest run of each kind in these matches; “now” is the run still going at the last of them.
| Wins | 10 | 15 Jun 2023 | 14 Jan 2024 | 0 |
| Unbeaten | 20 | 24 Jun 2010 | 11 Nov 2011 | 0 |
| Scored in | 28 | 1 Dec 2022 | 20 Mar 2025 | 11 |
| Clean sheets | 6 | 19 Nov 2003 | 18 Feb 2004 | 0 |
| Without a win | 13 | 7 May 1917 | 27 Aug 1927 | 2 |
| Defeats | 13 | 7 May 1917 | 27 Aug 1927 | 1 |
| Without scoring | 6 | 2 Jun 1988 | 12 Dec 1988 | 0 |
Appearances at finals tournaments, and the best finish at each competition.
| Asian Games | 13 | 0 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup | 10 | 4 | Winner (2011, 2004, 2000, 1992) |
| EAFF Championship | 9 | 0 | — |
| FIFA World Cup | 8 | 0 | Round of 16 (2022, 2018, 2010, 2002) |
| Far Eastern Championship Games | 7 | 0 | — |
| Confederations Cup | 5 | 0 | Runner-up (2001) |
| Copa América | 2 | 0 | Group stage (2019, 1999) |
| East Asian Games | 1 | 0 | — |
| FIFA World Cup 2026 | Group stage | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2024 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | D · 2nd |
| FIFA World Cup 2022 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | E · 1st |
| EAFF Championship 2022 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | — |
| EAFF Championship 2019 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | — |
| Copa América 2019 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -4 | C · 3rd |
| AFC Asian Cup 2019 | Runner-up | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | F · 1st |
| FIFA World Cup 2018 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -1 | H · 3rd |
| EAFF Championship 2017 | — | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | — |
| EAFF Championship 2015 | — | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | — |
| AFC Asian Cup 2015 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | D · 1st |
| FIFA World Cup 2014 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | C · 4th |
| EAFF Championship 2013 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | +2 | — |
| Confederations Cup 2013 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | A · 4th |
| AFC Asian Cup 2011 | Winner | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | B · 1st |
AFC Asian Cup 4
| South Korea | AFC | 73 | 14 | 21 | 38 | 66 | 110 | -44 | 19.2% | 1954 | 2022 |
| China PR | AFC | 44 | 19 | 10 | 15 | 72 | 66 | +6 | 43.2% | 1917 | 2024 |
| Australia | AFC | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 40 | 32 | +8 | 39.3% | 1968 | 2025 |
| Malaysia | AFC | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 42 | -4 | 36% | 1958 | 2004 |
| Singapore | AFC | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 55 | 17 | +38 | 79.2% | 1959 | 2015 |
| Thailand | AFC | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 59 | 15 | +44 | 73.9% | 1960 | 2024 |
| Hong Kong | AFC | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 17 | +34 | 59.1% | 1958 | 2022 |
| North Korea | AFC | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 45% | 1975 | 2024 |
| Indonesia | AFC | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 57.9% | 1934 | 2025 |
| Iran | AFC | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 31.6% | 1951 | 2024 |
| United Arab Emirates | AFC | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 17 | +4 | 31.6% | 1981 | 2017 |
| Saudi Arabia | AFC | 18 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 61.1% | 1990 | 2025 |
| Philippines | AFC | 15 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 35 | 51 | -16 | 53.3% | 1917 | 1974 |
| India | AFC | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 15 | +23 | 66.7% | 1954 | 2006 |
| Brazil | CONMEBOL | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 39 | -30 | 6.7% | 1989 | 2026 |
| Myanmar | AFC | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 8 | +32 | 71.4% | 1955 | 2024 |
| Oman | AFC | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 71.4% | 1988 | 2021 |
| Iraq | AFC | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 53.8% | 1978 | 2024 |
| Syria | AFC | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 9 | +28 | 84.6% | 1978 | 2024 |
| Bahrain | AFC | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 8 | +19 | 84.6% | 1978 | 2025 |
| Friendly | 233 | 103 | 51 | 79 | 44.2% |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 153 | 95 | 29 | 29 | 62.1% |
| Merdeka Tournament | 73 | 32 | 16 | 25 | 43.8% |
| Kirin Cup | 57 | 28 | 17 | 12 | 49.1% |
| AFC Asian Cup | 53 | 33 | 12 | 8 | 62.3% |
| Asian Games | 49 | 24 | 4 | 21 | 49% |
| FIFA World Cup | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 27.6% |
| EAFF Championship | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 46.2% |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 25 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 72% |
| Kirin Challenge Cup | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 59.1% |
| Confederations Cup | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 31.3% |
| Far Eastern Championship Games | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 20% |
Goals with a named scorer in these matches — older friendlies mostly have none.
| Keisuke Honda | 32 | 8 | 2009–2018 |
| Kazuyoshi Miura | 30 | 1 | 1992–1997 |
| Shinji Okazaki | 30 | 0 | 2009–2017 |
| Shinji Kagawa | 27 | 1 | 2010–2018 |
| Takumi Minamino | 26 | 2 | 2018–2025 |
| Yuya Osako | 23 | 4 | 2013–2022 |
| Ayase Ueda | 18 | 3 | 2023–2026 |
| Naohiro Takahara | 17 | 0 | 2000–2007 |
| Junya Ito | 16 | 1 | 2018–2026 |
| Takuya Takagi | 16 | 0 | 1992–1997 |
| Daichi Kamada | 15 | 0 | 2019–2026 |
| Shunsuke Nakamura | 15 | 3 | 2003–2009 |
Recorded caps: line-ups are known for 29% of these matches.
| Yuto Nagatomo | 115 | 111 | 2008–2026 |
| Maya Yoshida | 111 | 105 | 2011–2026 |
| Shinji Okazaki | 85 | 62 | 2008–2019 |
| Makoto Hasebe | 82 | 80 | 2008–2018 |
| Yasuhito Endo | 75 | 66 | 2004–2015 |
| Eiji Kawashima | 73 | 73 | 2009–2022 |
| Keisuke Honda | 73 | 61 | 2008–2018 |
| Shinji Kagawa | 73 | 63 | 2008–2019 |
| Takumi Minamino | 71 | 53 | 2015–2025 |
| Junya Ito | 69 | 41 | 2018–2026 |
| Ritsu Doan | 69 | 47 | 2018–2026 |
| Wataru Endo | 68 | 57 | 2015–2026 |