Japan are among the popular teams from the AFC. Samurai Blues are ready for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
The FIFA World Cup 2022 will be Japan’s seventh consecutive World Cup appearance. They are ready to prove themselves in this competition.
Before the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, let’s check out some crucial FIFA World Cup records and stats for Japan.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2018
(Team Records)
Contents
Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Japan’s brief records in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
6/21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 23.81 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: 2002 as co-hosts with South Korea (Round of 16)
Best Result: Round of 16 (2002, 2010 and 2018)
Japan’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Did not enter |
1934 | Italy | Did not enter |
1938 | France | Withdrew |
1950 | Brazil | Suspended from FIFA |
1954 | Switzerland | Did not qualify |
1958 | Sweden | Did not enter |
1962 | Chile | Did not qualify |
1966 | England | Did not enter |
1970 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1974 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
1978 | Argentina | Did not qualify |
1982 | Spain | Did not qualify |
1986 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1990 | Italy | Did not qualify |
1994 | USA | Did not qualify |
1998 | France | Group Stage |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Round of 16 |
2006 | Germany | Group Stage |
2010 | South Africa | Round of 16 |
2014 | Brazil | Group Stage |
2018 | Russia | Round of 16 |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for Japan:
Last Round of 16 exit: 2018
Last Group Stage exit: 2014
Last Failed to Qualify: 1994
Japan’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
3-1 vs Denmark in 2010 | 4-1 vs Brazil in 2006 |
2-0 vs Tunisia in 2002 | 4-1 vs Colombia in 2014 |
2-1 vs Colombia in 2018 | 3-1 s Australia in 2006 |
Also Read | FIFA World Cup 2022: Netherlands - World Cup Records and Stats and FIFA World Cup 2022: Senegal - World Cup Records and Stats
(Players’ Records)
Contents
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
Top 5 most appearances for Japan in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Makoto Hasebe | 11 |
Eiji Kawashima | 11 |
Yuto Nagatomo | 11 |
Hidetoshi Nakata | 10 |
Shinji Okazaki | 10 |
Top 5 most goals for Japan in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
Keisuke Honda | 4 |
Junichi Inamoto | 2 |
Shinji Okazaki | 2 |
Takashi Inui | 2 |
Genki Haraguchi | 1 |
