Japan

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  • Japan Football Association

  • Founded: 1921

  • Federation: AFC

  • The Japanese Football Association was formed in 1921 and affiliated later the same year. The Samurai Blue have been to the last five World Cups where their best result has been to get to the second round. They have won the Asian Cup four times the last being in 2011.
    England have played Japan three times. The last, in warm-up for the 2010 World Cup, England won 2-1 with the help of two own goals.

Head to head

    • Type
    • Played
    • Won
    • Drawn
    • Lost
    • For
    • Against
    • Umbro International TrophyUIT
    • 1
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
    • 2
    • 1
    • FA Summer TournamentFAST
    • 1
    • 0
    • 1
    • 0
    • 1
    • 1
    • FriendlyFR
    • 1
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
    • 2
    • 1
    • Competitive
    • 2
    • 1
    • 1
    • 0
    • 3
    • 2
    • Home
    • 2
    • 1
    • 1
    • 0
    • 3
    • 2
    • Neutral
    • 1
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
    • 2
    • 1
    • Total
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 5
    • 3

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