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All-time head-to-head
Since 1975
Japan
9
wins
draws
4
20 meetings
North Korea
7
wins
Japan have scored 20 goals against North Korea all-time; North Korea have scored 14.
- First meeting
- Japan 0–1 North Korea
- Jun 17, 1975 · AFC Asian Cup qualification
- Last meeting
- Japan 1–0 North Korea
- Mar 21, 2024 · FIFA World Cup qualification
- Biggest Japan win
- Japan 4–1 North Korea
- Aug 26, 1992 · Dynasty Cup
- Biggest North Korea win
- Japan 0–2 North Korea
- Jun 25, 1989 · FIFA World Cup qualification
By competition
| Competition | P | JPN W | D | PRK W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| EAFF Championship | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dynasty Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Friendly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All meetings
20 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- W1–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Ao Tanaka 2'
North Korea: —
- W1–0HEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- L1–2NEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- L0–1AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: —
North Korea: Pak Nam-Chol 50'
- W1–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Maya Yoshida 90'
North Korea: —
- D1–1NEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- L0–1NEAFF ChampionshipEAFF Championship
- W2–0NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Atsushi Yanagisawa 67', Masashi Oguro 89'
North Korea: —
- W2–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Mitsuo Ogasawara 4', Masashi Oguro 90'
North Korea: Nam Song-Chol 61'
- W3–0NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Kazuyoshi Miura 28', Masashi Nakayama 51', Kazuyoshi Miura 69'
North Korea: —
- D1–1HAFC Asian CupAFC Asian Cup
Japan: Masashi Nakayama 80'
North Korea: Kim Kwang-min 29' (pen.)
- W4–1NDynasty CupDynasty Cup
- L0–1NDynasty CupDynasty Cup
- L0–2AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: —
North Korea: Kim Pung-Il 36', Ri Hyok-chon 84'
- W2–1HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Takashi Mizunuma 74', Oh Yong-Nam 88' (OG)
North Korea: Yun Jong-su 71'
- D0–0AFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
- W1–0HFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: Hiromi Hara 20'
North Korea: —
- L0–1NFIFA World Cup qualificationFIFA World Cup qualification
Japan: —
North Korea: Kim Yong-Nam 114'
- D0–0AFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1NAFC Asian Cup qualificationAFC Asian Cup qualification
Source: martj42/international_results — international matches from 1872 to today (MIT-licensed open dataset). Predecessor teams follow FIFA attribution (Yugoslavia → Serbia, Czechoslovakia → Czechia).
