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BrazilvsJapan
Brazil vs Japan: head-to-head stats
Since 1989
Brazil
12
wins
draws
2
15 meetings
Japan
1
wins
Brazil and Japan have met 15 times since 1989: Brazil won 12, Japan 1, and 2 matches were drawn. Brazil lead the head-to-head by 11 wins. Goals: Brazil 39, Japan 9. Last meeting: Brazil 2–1 Japan (FIFA World Cup, Jun 29, 2026). Next meeting: Nov 14 (Friendly).
- First meeting
- Brazil 1–0 Japan
- Jul 23, 1989 · Friendly
- Last meeting
- Brazil 2–1 Japan
- Jun 29, 2026 · FIFA World Cup
- Biggest Brazil win
- Brazil 5–1 Japan
- Aug 9, 1995 · Friendly
- Biggest Japan win
- Brazil 2–3 Japan
- Oct 14, 2025 · Kirin Cup
Match preview and current form
Next match
Japan vs Brazil
Sat · Nov 14 · 05:15 AMEST
Kickoff in
Friendly · Singapore National Stadium · Singapore
Our prediction
29%
35%
36%
JapanDrawBrazil
Their 2026 World Cup match
The rivalry, match by match
15 meetings since 1989. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Brazil win
- Draw
- Japan win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
BRA=JPN
- 1980
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
BRA +111989 · BRA ahead
↑ BRAJPN ↓
- 1980s: Brazil 1 goal, Japan 0 goals
- 1990s: Brazil 13 goals, Japan 1 goal
- 2000s: Brazil 6 goals, Japan 3 goals
- 2010s: Brazil 14 goals, Japan 1 goal
- 2020s: Brazil 5 goals, Japan 4 goals
By competition
| Competition | P | BRA W | D | JPN W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendly | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Confederations Cup | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| FIFA World Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kirin Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Umbro Cup | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
All meetings
15 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W2–1NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Brazil: Casemiro 56', Gabriel Martinelli 90'
Japan: Kaishū Sano 29'
- L2–3AKirin CupKirin Cup
- W1–0AFriendlyFriendly
- W3–1NFriendlyFriendly
- W4–0NFriendlyFriendly
- W3–0HConfederations CupConfederations Cup
Brazil: Neymar 3', Paulinho 48', Jô 90'
Japan: —
- W4–0NFriendlyFriendly
- W4–1NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Brazil: Ronaldo 45', Juninho Pernambucano 53', Gilberto 59', Ronaldo 81'
Japan: Keiji Tamada 34'
- D2–2NConfederations CupConfederations Cup
Brazil: Robinho 10', Ronaldinho 32'
Japan: Shunsuke Nakamura 27', Masashi Oguro 88'
- D0–0AConfederations CupConfederations Cup
Show all 15 meetings
- W2–0AFriendlyFriendly
- W3–0AFriendlyFriendly
- W5–1AFriendlyFriendly
- W3–0NUmbro CupUmbro Cup
- W1–0HFriendlyFriendly
Sources: martj42/international_results (international matches since 1872, MIT-licensed open dataset) and ESPN for the latest results and fixtures. Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
