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Japan Football Association
日本サッカー協会

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Country name State of Japan
 日本国
Home venue Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo
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England's Record Against Japan
P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 1 0 1.25 1 62.5 +1

 
Venue P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Home 3 1 1 1 3 3 =0 1 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0
Neutral 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 0 0 2.00 1.00 100.0 +1

Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Minor Tournament 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 0 0 1.50 1.00 75.0 +1
Friendly matches 2 1 0 1 2 2 =0 1 0 1.00 1.00 50.0 =0


England's Results Against Japan

 
  Terry Venables
711 3 June 1995 - England 2 Japan 1 [0-0]
Wembley Stadium, Wembley (21,142)

Anderton, Platt (pen)
Ihara

TC
Umbro
HW
  Sven-Göran Eriksson
812 1 June 2004 - England 1 Japan 1 [1-0]
City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester (38,581)

Owen
Ono

TC
FA Trmt
HD
  Fabio Capello
884 30 May 2010 - Japan 1 England 2 [1-0]
UPC-Arena, Graz (15,326)
Tanaka
Tanaka OG, Nakazawa OG
Fr NW
  Thomas Tuchel
1080 31 March 2026 - England 0 Japan 1 [0-1]
The National Stadium, Wembley (79,233)
Mitoma Fr HL

England's (3) Goalscorers Against Japan 1995-2010
        
Own Goals 2
Darren Anderton, David Platt, Michael Owen 1


All Other Levels Against Japan
The England Under-21 Team
Festival International Espoirs de Toulon et du Var matches
352 27 May 2016 - England 1 Japan 0 [1-0]
Stade Léo-Lagrange, Toulon (tbc)
Baker (pen) NW
England: 13.A.Gunn, 15.J.Stephens, 3.M.Targett (2.D.Iorfa), 18.R.Holding, 5.Calum Chambersᶜ (6.K.Hause), 16.M.Grimes, 14.Jack Grealish, 17.J.Swift. 19.K.Palmer, 9.C.Woodrow, 12.L.Baker (10.Ruben Loftus-Cheek).
385 1 June 2019 - England 1 Japan 2 [1-0]
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne (tbc)
Chalobah
Ominami, Naganuma
NL
England: 1.E.Balcombe, 12.Z.Sessegnon, 3.T.Pearce (18.M.Lowe), 4.S.Field, 5.Marc Guéhi, 6.Trevoh Chalobahᶜ, 14.G.Hirst (21.D.Loader), 16.K.Edwards (19.J.Sims), 20.P.Dasilva (17.J.Bogle), 10.M.Tavernier, 11.D.McNeil.
Friendly match
422  10 June 2023 - England 0 Japan 2 [0-0]
St George's Park, Burton upon Trent
(bcd)
Yamamota, Matsumura HL
England: 1.C.Rushworth (13.A.Patterson (22.James Trafford)), 16.M.Aarons (14.Lewis Hall), 3.L.Thomas (6.James Garner), 4.C.Cresswell (15.Levi Colwill), 5.Taylor Harwood-Bellisᶜ (12.Jarrad Branthwaite), 18.O.Skipp (17.Curtis Jones), 7.Noni Madueke (21.C.Archer), 8.T.Doyle, 9.Emile Smith Rowe (19.J.Ramsey), 10.H.Elliott, 11.Anthony Gordon (20.Morgan Gibbs-White). (unused: 23.J.Griffiths).

The England Under-20 Team
FIFA World Youth Championship 1999
16 11 April 1999 - Japan 2 England 0 [1-0]
Abubarkar Tafawa Balewa
Stadium, Bauchi (9,000)

Ishikawa, Ono

NL
Kevin Nicholls
England: 13.P.Rachubka, 2.G.Lincoln (7.Peter Crouch), 16.R.Cooper (14.J.Chambers), 4.S.Wright, 5.S.Haslam, 6.N.Murphy, 17.P.Vernazza, 8.Andrew Johnson, 9.C.Dudley (12.A.Chambers), 15.K.Nicholls, 11.M.Etherington.
Tournoi Espoirs de Toulon Hopefuls Festival matches
24
third-place play-off
17 May 2002 - Japan 0 England 0 [0-0] 5-4 on penalty kicks
Stade Mayol, Toulon
(tbc)
  ND
shootout:- Clarke, Jackson, Hamshaw and McSheffrey scored before Knight and Pead then missed.
England: R.Evans, J.Halls, C.Armstrong, J.Jackson,  P.Clarkeᶜ, Joleon Lescott, L.Knight, A.Murray, D.Webber (G.McSheffrey), J.Bewers (C.Pead), M.Hamshaw.
34 19 June 2003 - Japan 1 England 0 [1-0]
Stade Antoine Scaglia, La Seyne-sur-Mer
(tbc)
Bowditch OG NL
Brian Howard
England: A.Lonergan, J.Otsemobor, C.Carruthers, D.Carterᶜ, S.O'Hanlon (D.Fox), C.Dove (K.Mooniaruck), B.Howard, S.Doherty, S.Johnson (J.Thomas), J.Spicer, D.Small.
 FIFA World Youth Championship 2003
37 29 November 2003 - Japan 1 England 0 [0-0]
Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai
(12,000)

Sakata

NL
England: 1.A.Lonergan, 19.E.Johnson (17.L.Croft), 3.C.Carruthers (16.J.McEveley), 4.D.Fox (20.T.Wright), 5.S.Taylor, 6.M.Kilgallon, 7.J.Thomas, 8.G.O'Neilᶜ, 9.M.Chopra, 10.D.Carter, 18.J.Welsh.
45éme Festival International Espoirs Provence—Tournoi Maurice Revell
91 4 June 2017 - Japan 1 England 2 [0-1]
Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, Aubagne
(tbc)
Ando
Hirst (pen), Taylor-Crossdale (pen)
NW
England: 13.E.Balcombe, 12.T.Uwakwe (14.E.Embleton), 16.L.Bolton (2.Reece James), 4.J.Tymon, 19.M.Taylor-Crossdale, 6.E.Moore, 7.J.Tanganga, 17.G.Hirstᶜ (8.Harvey Barnes), 9.D.Mitchell, 10.C.Slattery, 15.D.Kemp (18.D.Brooks).
 Friendly match
152 14 November 2025 - England 1 Japan 1 [0-0]
Eco-Power Stadium, Doncaster (tbc)
Lacey
Ishii
HD
England: F.Herrick, T.Rowe (O.Aluko), J.Meghomaᶜ (S.Boniface), H.Murray-Campbell, B.Arthur, L.Orford, A.Ampah (A.Nallo), K.Morgan, E.Wheatley (M.Mbick), J.Ayala (S.Lacey), J.Ndala. (unused: G.Pickford, J.Thompson).

The England Under-19 Team
Friendly match
211
15 November 2015 - England 5 Japan 1 [3-1]
Manchester City Academy Stadium, Manchester (2,187)
Onomah, Roberts, Abraham (2), Crowley
Kubota
HW
England: F.Woodman, J.Kenny, C.Connolly, R.Oxford (R.Ledson), T.D.Mooreᶜ, T.Adarabioyo, P.Roberts (D.Crowley), Lewis Cook (R.Henry), Tammy Abraham (A.Armstrong), J.Onomah (O.Ojo), Ainsley Maitland-Niles (I.Brown).
Marbella International Tournament
293 18 November 2023 - England 3 Japan 2 [2-0]
Marbella Football Center, San Pedro de Alcántara (tbc)
Wright (pen), Lankshear, Donley
Shiogai (2)
NW
England: L.Gunter, K.Best (C.Scanlon), L.Sousa, M.Alleyne, Kobbie Mainooᶜ (J.Donley), R.Esse (L.Castledine), J.Wright (N.Buck), J.Duffus (J.Hinshelwood), A.Dorrington (A.Phillips), R.Stutter (A.Cozier-Duberry), W.Lankshear (D.Ballard).

The England Youth Team
FIFA Under-17 World Cup 2017


480
round of sixteen
17 October 2017 - England 0 Japan 0 [0-0]
5-3 on penalty kicks
Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Bidhannagar (53,302)
  ND
Penalty shootout: Brewster 1-0, Sugawara 1-1, Hudson-Odoi 2-1, Miyashiro 2-2, Foden 3-2, Kida 3-2, Anderson 4-2, Kozuki 4-3, Kirby 5-3
England: 1.C.Anderson, 18.Z.Sessegnon, 15.J.Latibeaudiere, 5.Marc Guéhi, 6.J.Panzo, 8.T.Oakley-Boothe (19.Morgan Gibbs-White), 4.G.McEachran (12.N.Kirby), 7.Phil Foden, 10.Angel Gomesᶜ (17.Emile Smith Rowe), 14.Callum Hudson-Odoi, 9.R.Brewster.
SportChain Cup Dubai
498  20 March 2019 - Japan 1 England 4 [1-2]
The Sevens Stadium, Dubai (tbc)
Shibata
Balogun, Doyle, Whittaker, Maghoma
NW
England: L.Ashby-Hammond, V.Daley-Campbell, E.Laird, L.Binks, L.Thomas (C.Drameh), T.Doyle, James Garnerᶜ, M.Whittaker (E.Maghoma), Curtis Jones (Anthony Gordon), J.Ramsey (B.Mumba), F.Balogun (B.Duncan). (unused: D.Crowe, J.Griffiths, C.Mola, R.Williams, G.Wickens).
Lafarge Foot Avenir
536 8 September 2023 - England 0 Japan 4 [0-2]
Stade de Beaublanc, Limoges (tbc)
Inoue (2), Kawamura, Shibata NL
Caden Voice
England: S.Proctor, T.Rowe, H.Murray-Campbell (M.Golding), S.Boniface, C.Voice, F.McAllisterᶜ, L.Orford, L.McCabe (S.Amo-Ameyaw), J.Morgan (J.Danns), T.Dibling, T.George.

The England Under-16 Team
Tournoi de Montaigu matches
186 26 March 2002 - Japan 1 England 3 [nk-1]
Stade des Étangs, Beauvoir-sur-Mer (tbc)

Milner, Forte (2)
NW
England: R.Poulter, P.Ifil (A.Nevins), M.Gillan, Tom Huddlestone (K.Nix), A.McMahon, L.Fontaine, James Milner (Aaron Lennon), G.Leadbitter, R.Jarvis (D.Bowditch), S.Giddings, J.Forte (B.Webster).
218 23 March 2005 - Japan 2 England 0 [nk-0]
Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu (tbc)
  NL
England: A.Arestidou, Jack Cork, L.Molyneux, J.Thomson (J.Wright), J.Tomkins, J.Walkerᶜ, F.Brandy, M.Nardiello (Daniel Sturridge), S.Aluko, M.Richards (J.Chandler), L.Sawyer (J.Kissock).
229 2006 fifth-place play-off
17 April 2006 - Japan 1 England 1 [nk-0] 3-4 on penalty kicks
Complexe Sportif, Boufféré (tbc)

Murphy
ND
England: A.Smithies, N.Ofori-Twumasi, J.Reid (T.Brookes), T.Taiwo (T.Harvey), J.Mattock, J.Franks, R.Murphy, A.Chambers, M.Barnett (M.Woods), S.Clancy, H.Lansbury.
243 19 March 2008 - Japan 1 England 3 [nk-0]
Stade de L'Iddonière, Le Poiré-sur-Vie (tbc)

Baxter
(pen), Fryers, Freeman
NW
England: A.Davies, E.Fryers, E.Frimpong, O.Nicholas, A.Macdonald, Jonjo Shelvey (J.Walcott), R.Tunnicliffe, L.Freeman (N.Mendez-Laing), J.Baxter (L.Head), J.McEachran, S.Byles (K.Marsh-Brown).
260 3 April 2010 - Japan 1 England 2 [0-0]
Stade de la Vie, Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (tbc)
Kawaguchi
Fanimo, Clayton
NW
England: T.Belford, J.Cousinsᶜ, G.Evans (B.Turgott), A.Jackson, Raheem Sterling, R.Cotton, M.Fanimo (H.Hope), Nathan Redmond (N.Powell), C.McFadzean (E.Plummer), M.Regan, M.Clayton.
274 3 April 2012 - Japan 1 England 1 [0-0]
Stade Joseph Raymond, Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre (tbc)
Sugimoto
Jones
ND
England: 13.D.Atkinson, 2.A.Birch, 3.A.Smith-Brown, 4.B.Morrisᶜ, 5.C.Jones, 6.M.Clark, 8.G.Green, 9.J.Sinclair (7.A.Iwobi), 10.J.Brown (15.C.Colkett), 11.C.Hunte, 16.R.Brown (17.K.Bryan).
Tournoi International matches
311 27 October 2015 - Japan 4 England 3 [2-2]
Stade Didier Pironi, Limeil-Brévannes (tbc)
Tanhashi (2), Kubo, Miyashiro
Samuels, Sancho, Poveda
NL
England: H.Male, Z.Medley, T.Eyoma, J.Panzoᶜ, C.Rösler, O.Skipp, F.Nmecha, T.Oakley-Boothe, A.Samuels (J.Soule), Jadon Sancho (N.Kirby), I.Poveda (K.Sessegnon).
359 3 November 2018 - Japan 1 England 4 [1-2]
Stade Léo Lagrange, Bonneuil-sur-Marne (300)
Suwama
Barry (2), Musiala, John (pen)
NW
Suwama
England: C.Boyce-Clarke (K.Chibueze), C.Egan-Riley (B.Watt), L.Mbete (J.Norris), N.Kenneh, C.Patiño (H.Hagan), Levi Colwillᶜ, N.John, Jude Bellingham, L.Barry (L.Dobbin), J.Musiala (K.Dembélé), A.Diallo (S.Iling-Junior).
SportChain Cup Albir
376 4 December 2019 - Japan 0 England 5 [0-1]
Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor, Benidorm (tbc)
Gyabi, Soonsup-Bell, Hall, Norton-Cuffy, Webster NW
England: J.Whitworth, B.Norton-Cuffy, L.Jonas, B.Hughes, J.Hackett, D.Gyabiᶜ (B.Chrisene), A.Devine, K.Pennant (C.Webster), Lewis Hall, O.Forson (S.Mather), J.Soonsup-Bell (D.Mubama).
Tournoi de Montaigu
409 2023 FINAL
10 April 2023 - England 0 Japan 0 [0-0] 4-3 on penalty kicks
Stade Maxime Bossis, Montaigu (tbc)
  ND
Penalty shootout: Sekiguchi 0-0, Mukasa 1-0, Kuroki 1-1, J.Fletcher 1-1, Mori 1-1, Noble 2-1, Tsukuda 2-2, Moore 3-2, Yamaguchi 3-3, Lacey 4-3
England: 1.T.Brits, 2.L.Shahar, 3.H.Amass, 4.O.Harrison, 5.S.Mfuni, 21.S.Amissahᶜ (6.K.Noble), 7.S.Lacey, 8.T.Fletcher (19.J.Fletcher), 9.S.Mheuka (14.L.Fletcher), 16.F.Cartwright (10.M.Moore), 11.D.Mukasa.
Tournoi International
412 31 October 2023 - England 2 Japan 1 [0-1]
Stade Didier Pironi, Limeil-Brévannes
(tbc)
Nwosu, Gomes Rodríguez
Kamo
NW
England: D.Moody, L.Richards, O.Bromfield, R.Walsh, H.Miles, J.Byfield, L.Williams-Barnett, L.Rawlings, H.Gray, S.Ridgeon, R.Ngumoha.
Tournoi de Montaigu
432 15 April 2025 - Japan 2 England 3 [1-1]
Stade de la Salmondière, Ardelay
(tbc)
Takaki, Satomi
 Kavuma-McQueen (2), Nicoll-Jazuli
NW
England: D.Moody, L.Richards, O.Bromfield, R.Walsh, H.Miles, J.Byfield, L.Williams-Barnett, L.Rawlings, H.Gray, S.Ridgeon, R.Ngumoha.

The England Women Team
The first Mundialito (Portopia)  (2x40min played)

36
6 September 1981 - Japan 0 England 4 [0-0]
Kobe Central Stadium, Kobe (tbc)
Gallimore (2), Johnson, Bampton AW
England: 16.Terry Wiseman (1.Terry Irvine), 2.Angela Gallimore, 5.Janet Turner, 6.Linda Curl (3.Gillian Coultard), 7.Eileen Foreman (12.Christine Hutchinson), 8.Tracy Doe, 9.Liz Deighan, 10.Carol Thomasᶜ (4.Vicky Johnson), 11.Linda Coffin (14.Maureen Reynolds), 13.Sheila Parker, 15.Debbie Bampton.
FIFA Women's World Cup Finals matches

236
11 September 2007 - Japan 2 England 2 [0-0]
Hongkou Stadium, Shanghai
(27,146)
Miyama (2)
K.Smith (2)
ND
England: 1.Rachel Brown, 2.Alex Scott (20.Lindsay Johnson), 3.Casey Stoney, 4.Katie Chapman, 5.Faye Whiteᶜ, 6.Mary Phillip, 7.Karen Carney, 8.Fara Williams, 9.Eni Aluko (16.Jill Scott), 10.Kelly Smith, 11.Rachel Yankey. (unused: 12.Anita Asante, 13.Siobhan Chamberlain, 14.Rachel Unitt, 15.Sue Smith, 17.Jody Handley, 18.Lianne Sanderson, 19.Vicky Exley, 21.Carly Telford).

289
5 July 2011 - England 2 Japan 0 [1-0]
SGL Arena, Augsburg
(20,777)
E.White, Yankey NW
England: 1.Karen Bardsley, 2.Alex Scott, 3.Rachel Unitt, 4.Jill Scott, 15.Sophie Bradley, 6.Casey Stoneyᶜ, 7.Jess Clarke (11.Rachel Yankey), 18.Anita Asante, 9.Ellen White (17.Laura Bassett), 10.Kelly Smith (14.Eni Aluko), 12.Karen Carney. (unused: 5.Faye White, 8.Fara Williams, 13.Rachel Brown, 16.Steph Houghton, 19.Dunia Susi, 20.Claire Rafferty, 21.Siobhan Chamberlain).
Friendly match

309
26 June 2013 - England 1 Japan 1 [1-0]
Pirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent
(5,327)
Aluko
Kawasumi
HD
England: Karen Bardsley, Dunia Susi (Jade Moore), Alex Scott, Jill Scott (Jess Clarke), Sophie Bradley, Laura Bassett (Lucy Bronze), Eni Aluko (Jordan Nobbs), Anita Asante, Ellen White (Toni Duggan), Fara Williams, Rachel Yankeyᶜ. (unused: Steph Houghton, Casey Stoney).
FIFA Women's World Cup Finals match

343
2005 semi-final
1 July 2015 - Japan 2 England 1 [1-0]
Stade du Commonwealth, Edmonton
(31,467)
Miyama (pen), Bassett OG
Williams (pen)
NL
England: 1.Karen Bardsley, 12.Lucy Bronze (2.Alex Scott), 3.Claire Rafferty, 4.Fara Williams (10.Karen Carney), 5.Steph Houghtonᶜ, 6.Laura Bassett, 16.Katie Chapman, 8.Jill Scott, 19.Jodie Taylor (23.Ellen White), 18.Toni Duggan, 11.Jade Moore. (unused: 7.Jordan Nobbs, 9.Eni Aluko, 13.Siobhan Chamberlain, 14.Alex Greenwood, 15.Casey Stoney, 17.Jo Potter, 20.Lianne Sanderson, 21.Carly Telford, 22.Fran Kirby).
SheBelieves Cup match

394
5 March 2019 - Japan 0 England 3 [0-3]
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
(8,580)
Staniforth, Carney, Mead NW
England: 13.Carly Telford, 2.Lucy Bronze, 3.Alex Greenwood, 4.Kiera Walsh (14.Gemma Bonner), 5.Steph Houghtonᶜ, 15.Leah Williamson, 22.Beth Mead (16.Chioma Ubogagu), 8.Izzy Christiansen (19.Georgia Stanway), 9.Jodie Taylor (18.Ellen White), 23.Lucy Staniforth (10.Fran Kirby), 20.Karen Carney (11.Toni Duggan). (unused: 1.Karen Bardsley, 6.Abbie McManus, 7.Nikita Parris, 12.Demi Stokes, 17.Rachel Daly, 21.Mary Earps).
FIFA Women's World Cup Finals match

401
19 June 2019 - Japan 0 England 2 [0-1]
Allianz Riviera, Nice
(14,319)
White (2) NW
England: 1.Karen Bardsley, 2.Lucy Bronze, 12.Demi Stokes, 4.Kiera Walsh (16.Jade Moore), 5.Steph Houghtonᶜ, 6.Millie Bright, 19.Georgia Stanway (20.Karen Carney), 8.Jill Scott, 17.Rachel Daly, 18.Ellen White, 11.Toni Duggan (7.Nikita Parris). (unused: 3.Alex Greenwood, 9.Jodie Taylor, 10.Fran Kirby, 13.Carly Telford, 14.Leah Williamson, 15.Abbie McManus, 21.Mary Earps, 22.Beth Mead, 23.Lucy Staniforth).
SheBelieves Cup match

413
8 March 2020 - Japan 0 England 1 [0-0]
Red Bull Arena, Harrison
(14,758)
White NW
England: 13.Ellie Roebuck, 2.Rachel Daly, 12.Demi Stokes, 4.Kiera Walsh (14.Leah Wiliamson), 5.Steph Houghtonᶜ, 6.Millie Bright, 16.Georgia Stanway (17.Lucy Staniforth), 20.Lauren Hemp (11.Toni Duggan), 9.Beth England (18.Ellen White), 10.Jordan Nobbs (8.Jill Scott), 22.Chloe Kelly (7.Nikita Parris). (unused: 1.Carly Telford, 3.Alex Greenwood, 15.Abbie McManus, 19.Alessia Russo, 21.Sandy MacIver, 23.Grace Fisk).
Pinatar Tournament

442
11 November 2022 - England 4 Japan 0 [1-0]
Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar
(3,000)
Daly, Kelly, Toone, Park NW
England: Mary Earps, Rachel Daly, Niamh Charles, Keira Walsh (Katie Zelem), Millie Brightᶜ, Esme Morgan, Beth Mead, Georgia Stanway (Jess Park), Alessia Russo (Ebony Salmon), Ella Toone (Nikita Parris), Chloe Kelly (Lauren James). (unused: Ellie Roebuck, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Maya Le Tissier, Katie Robinson, Sandy MacIver, Gabby George).

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