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JapanvsSweden
Japan vs Sweden: head-to-head stats
Since 1995
Japan
0
wins
draws
4
5 meetings
Sweden
1
wins
Japan and Sweden have met 5 times since 1995: Japan won 0, Sweden 1, and 4 matches were drawn. Sweden lead the head-to-head by 1 win. Goals: Japan 5, Sweden 6. Last meeting: Japan 1–1 Sweden (FIFA World Cup, Jun 25, 2026).
- First meeting
- Japan 2–2 Sweden
- Jun 10, 1995 · Umbro Cup
- Last meeting
- Japan 1–1 Sweden
- Jun 25, 2026 · FIFA World Cup
- Biggest Sweden win
- Japan 0–1 Sweden
- Feb 13, 1997 · King's Cup
Match preview and current form
Their 2026 World Cup match
The rivalry, match by match
5 meetings since 1995. Hover or tap a match for the details.
- Japan win
- Draw
- Sweden win
- World Cup or continental finals
- Bigger = wider margin
JPN=SWE
- 1990
- 2000
- 2010
- 2020
SWE +11997 · SWE ahead
↑ JPNSWE ↓
- 1990s: Japan 3 goals, Sweden 4 goals
- 2000s: Japan 1 goal, Sweden 1 goal
- 2010s: Japan 0 goals, Sweden 0 goals
- 2020s: Japan 1 goal, Sweden 1 goal
By competition
| Competition | P | JPN W | D | SWE W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA World Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Friendly | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| King's Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lunar New Year Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Umbro Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
All meetings
5 matches, newest first, with goalscorers where recorded.
- D1–1NFIFA World CupFIFA World Cup
Japan: Daizen Maeda 56'
Sweden: Anthony Elanga 62'
- D1–1HFriendlyFriendly
- L0–1NKing's CupKing's Cup
- D1–1NLunar New Year CupLunar New Year Cup
- D2–2NUmbro CupUmbro Cup
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).
