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All-time head-to-head
Since 1917
China
15
wins
draws
10
44 meetings
Japan
19
wins
China have scored 66 goals against Japan all-time; Japan have scored 72.
- First meeting
- China 5–0 Japan
- May 9, 1917 · Far Eastern Championship Games
- Last meeting
- China 1–3 Japan
- Nov 19, 2024 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest China win
- China 5–0 Japan
- May 9, 1917 · Far Eastern Championship Games
- Biggest Japan win
- China 0–7 Japan
- Sep 5, 2024 · FIFA World Cup qualification
By competition
| Competition | P | CHN W | D | JPN W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAFF Championship | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| Friendly | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Far Eastern Championship Games | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dynasty Cup | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Kirin Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| East Asian Games | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Guangzhou International Friendship Tournament | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Open International Championship | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
All meetings
44 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- L1–3HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
China: Lin Liangming 48'
Japan: Kōki Ogawa 39', Ko Itakura 45', Kōki Ogawa 54'
- L0–7AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
China: —
Japan: Wataru Endo 12', Kaoru Mitoma 45', Takumi Minamino 52', Takumi Minamino 58', Junya Itō 77', Daizen Maeda 87', Takefusa Kubo 90'
- D0–0AEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- L0–2AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
China: —
Japan: Yuya Osako 13' (pen.), Junya Ito 61'
- L0–1NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
China: —
Japan: Yuya Osako 40'
- L1–2NEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- L1–2AEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- D1–1HEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- D3–3NEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- D0–0AEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- L0–1HEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- D2–2NEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- L1–3HAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
China: Li Ming 31'
Japan: Takashi Fukunishi 22', Koji Nakata 65', Keiji Tamada 90'
- L0–2AEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- L2–3NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
China: Qi Hong 30', Yang Chen 48'
Japan: Fan Zhiyi 21' (OG), Akinori Nishizawa 53', Tomokazu Myojin 61'
- D0–0AFriendlyFriendly
- W2–0ADynasty CupDynasty Cup
- W2–0NEast Asian GamesEast Asian Games
- L0–1NAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
China: —
Japan: Naoki Soma 90'
- L1–2NDynasty CupDynasty Cup
- L2–3AAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
China: Xie Yuxin 1', Li Xiao 70'
Japan: Masahiro Fukuda 48', Tsuyoshi Kitazawa 57', Masashi Nakayama 84'
- L0–2HDynasty CupDynasty Cup
- W1–0HDynasty CupDynasty Cup
- L0–2AFriendlyFriendly
- D2–2AFriendlyFriendly
- W3–0AKirin CupKirin Cup
- L0–1AKirin CupKirin Cup
- D0–0AKirin CupKirin Cup
- W1–0NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
China: Rong Zhixing 7'
Japan: —
- W1–0HGuangzhou International Friendship TournamentGuangzhou International Friendship Tournament
- W2–1NAFC Asian Cup qualificationAFC Asian Cup qualification
- L1–6NFriendlyFriendly
- L0–6AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–3NFriendlyFriendly
- W4–3NFar Eastern Championship GamesFar Eastern Championship Games
- D3–3AFar Eastern Championship GamesFar Eastern Championship Games
- D3–3AFriendlyFriendly
- W5–1HFar Eastern Championship GamesFar Eastern Championship Games
- W2–0NFriendlyFriendly
- W2–0NFar Eastern Championship GamesFar Eastern Championship Games
- W5–1AFar Eastern Championship GamesFar Eastern Championship Games
- W3–0HOpen International ChampionshipOpen International Championship
- W4–0HFar Eastern Championship GamesFar Eastern Championship Games
- W5–0AFar Eastern Championship GamesFar Eastern Championship Games
Source: martj42/international_results — international matches from 1872 to today (MIT-licensed open dataset). Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
