Japan–South Korea football rivalry

International football rivalry

Japan–South Korea football rivalry

Japan and South Korea contesting the 2010 East Asian Football Championship

Location| Asia (AFC)
East Asia (EAFF)
Teams|  Japan
South Korea
First meeting| 7 March 1954[1]
1954 FIFA World Cup qualification
Japan 1–5 South Korea
Latest meeting| 27 July 2022
2022 EAFF Championship
Japan 3–0 South Korea
Statistics
Meetings total| 81[α]
Top scorer|  Kunishige Kamamoto (7)
All-time series| Japan: 16[α]
South Korea: 42[α]
Draw: 23
Largest victory| South Korea 5–1 Japan
7 March 1954
1954 FIFA World Cup qualification

Japan

South Korea

The Japan–South Korea football rivalry is a rivalry between the Japan national football team and South Korea national football team, and is one of the Japan–South Korea sports rivalries. The two have played each other officially since 1954. These matches are known as Nikkansen (Japanese: 日韓戦) or Haniljeon (Korean: 한일전) in their respective languages.

## History

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The historical and regional conflicts between Japan and South Korea, including Japanese occupation of Korea until 1945, have greatly influenced the football rivalry between the two countries.[5] Their first encounter in football was a two-legged qualifier for the 1954 FIFA World Cup. Both matches were held in Japan, with the South Korean government banning the Japan national team from entering their country at the time. South Korea qualified for the 1954 World Cup after defeating Japan 7–3 on aggregate.[6] The two countries also met in the two-legged final of the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification, and South Korea once again advanced to the World Cup by winning 3–1 on aggregate.

Japan conceded the World Cup berth to South Korea one more time despite a 1–0 derby win in 1994. Japan claimed the top spot before the last match in Asia's round-robin tournament, but was overtaken by Saudi Arabia and South Korea after drawing 2–2 with Iraq in that match. The draw between Japan and Iraq was called the "Agony of Doha" in Japan and the "Miracle of Doha" in South Korea.[5]

The "Japan–South Korea Regular Match" was held 15 times from 1972 to 1991, and South Korea led the event with 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses.[7] Its revival was steadily expected by the press,[8][9][10] but on the contrary, there were no "A" team matches between the two countries for ten years between 2011 and 2021, apart from the games at the EAFF Championship. Some of the causes were scheduling conflicts and poor diplomatic relations.[11]

South Korea overwhelmingly led the first 50 matches with 32 wins, 11 draws and 7 losses, but the rivalry has become a very close contest since the early 1990s following the establishment of the J.League.[7] From 2021 to 2023, South Korea suffered five consecutive defeats against Japan at all age levels of men's football, all by the same scoreline of 3–0, including the "A" team friendly on 25 March 2021.[note 1] In 2023, JoongAng Ilbo surveyed 30 executives in the Korea Football Association, mostly K League club administrators, and 80% agreed that Japan overtook South Korea ten years ago.[24][25][26][27]

## Level of matches

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The match between the two teams at the 2010 East Asian Football Championship

The highest level of matches which the two nations could contest are the FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup qualification and the AFC Asian Cup. As of 2024, their last meeting at these levels dates back to the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. They have never met at the FIFA World Cup.

In the EAFF Championships, both countries field mostly players from their domestic leagues rather than their best players based in Europe.[28] The difference in levels between their first-team squad and their domestic league squad depends on the number of players playing in Europe. Japan has had a boom of Europe-based players since the 2010s, hence their domestic league squad is described as the third[29][30] or fourth[31] national squad. On the other hand, as of the mid-2020s, South Korea's first team does not consist of many players from Europe, hence their domestic-league squad in EAFF is described as 1.5 or "slightly below 1.5" squad.[32][33][34] However, Japanese and Korean fans and media still take much pride in their EAFF rivalry. Japan's coach Vahid Halilhodžić played with his third squad and lost to South Korea 4–1 in Tokyo at the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship,[30] leading to heavy domestic criticism and contributing to him being sacked just before the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

## Men's matches

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### Head-to-head record

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As of 27 July 2022[35]
Venue  | Japan wins[α] | South Korea wins[α] | Draws  | Japan goals  | South Korea goals

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At Japan home  | 8  | 16  | 8  | 38  | 48
At South Korea home  | 5  | 15  | 3  | 17  | 35
Neutral venue  | 3  | 11  | 12  | 21  | 41
Total  | 16  | 42  | 23  | 76  | 124

### List

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No. | Date | Venue | Competition | Home | Score | Away | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | Ref.

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1 | 7 March 1954 | Meiji Shrine Stadium, Tokyo | 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification | Japan | 1–5 | South Korea | Ken Naganuma (16) | Chung Nam-sik (22, 83), Choi Kwang-seok (34), Choi Chung-min (68, 87) |
2 | 14 March 1954 | South Korea | 2–2 | Japan | Chung Nam-sik (24), Choi Chung-min (43) | Toshio Iwatani (16, 60) |
3[β] | 3 June 1956 | 1956 Summer Olympics qualification | Japan | 2–0 | South Korea | Masao Uchino (54), Isao Iwabuchi (77) |  |
4[β] | 10 June 1956 | South Korea | 2–0 | Japan | Sung Nak-woon (59), Choi Kwang-seok (65) |  |
5 | 5 September 1959 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | 1959 Merdeka Tournament | Japan | 0–0 | South Korea |  |  |
6 | 6 September 1959 | South Korea | 3–1 | Japan | Choi Chung-min (2), Cho Yoon-ok (8), Cha Tae-sung (57) | Masao Uchino (12) |
7[β] | 13 December 1959 | Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo | 1960 Summer Olympics qualification | South Korea | 2–0 | Japan | Choi Jung-min (51), Moon Jung-sik (57) |  |
8[β] | 20 December 1959 | Japan | 1–0 | South Korea | Hiroshi Ninomiya (70) |  |
9 | 6 November 1960 | Hyochang Stadium, Seoul | 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification | South Korea | 2–1 | Japan | Chung Soon-cheon (39, 41) | Koji Sasaki (21) |
10 | 11 June 1961 | Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo | Japan | 0–2 | South Korea |  | Chung Soon-cheon (20), Yoo Pan-soon (71) |
11 | 30 August 1962 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta | 1962 Asian Games | South Korea | 1–0 | Japan | Cho Yoon-ok (80) |  |
12 | 13 August 1963 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | 1963 Merdeka Tournament | South Korea | 1–1 | Japan | Cha Tae-sung (64) | Shozo Tsugitani (65) |
13[α] | 1 August 1967 | Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taipei | 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification | Japan | 2–1 | South Korea | Katsuyoshi Kuwahara (40), Hamada Hiroshi (46) | Jung Byung-tak (52) |
14[β] | 7 October 1967 | National Stadium, Tokyo | 1968 Summer Olympics qualification | Japan | 3–3 | South Korea | Teruki Miyamoto (13), Ryuichi Sugiyama (37), Kunishige Kamamoto (70) | Lee Hoi-taek (54), Huh Yoon-jung (69, 72) |
15 | 12 October 1969 | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | South Korea | 2–2 | Japan | Kim Ki-bok (8), Park Soo-il (38) | Teruki Miyamoto (33), Yasuyuki Kuwahara (50) |
16 | 18 October 1969 | South Korea | 2–0 | Japan | Jeong Kang-ji (17, 40) |  |
17 | 2 August 1970 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | 1970 Merdeka Tournament | South Korea | 1–1 | Japan | Park Lee-chun (89) | Takeo Takahashi (60) |
18 | 18 December 1970 | Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok | 1970 Asian Games | Japan | 1–2 | South Korea | Tadahiko Ueda (73) | Jeong Kang-ji (40), Park Lee-chun (114)
19[β] | 2 October 1971 | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul | 1972 Summer Olympics qualification | South Korea | 2–1 | Japan | Park Soo-duk (47), Chung Kyu-poong (83) | Yoshikazu Nagai (51) |
20 | 26 July 1972 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | 1972 Merdeka Tournament | South Korea | 3–0 | Japan | Park Soo-duk (27, 64), Park Lee-chun (58) |  |
21 | 14 September 1972 | National Stadium, Tokyo | Friendly | Japan | 2–2 | South Korea | Kunishige Kamamoto (18, 89) | Park Lee-chun (48), Lee Cha-man (65) |
22 | 23 June 1973 | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul | Friendly | South Korea | 2–0 | Japan | Lee Cha-man (56), Kim Jae-han (74) |  |
23 | 28 September 1974 | National Stadium, Tokyo | Friendly | Japan | 4–1 | South Korea | Kunishige Kamamoto (35, 53), Daishiro Yoshimura (39), Kozo Arai (89) | Kim Jae-han (65) |
24 | 9 August 1975 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | 1975 Merdeka Tournament | South Korea | 3–1 | Japan | Cha Bum-kun (4, 42, 47) | Hiroshi Ochiai (17) |
25 | 8 September 1975 | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul | Friendly | South Korea | 3–0 | Japan | Cho Dong-hyun (3), Park Sang-in (20), Lee Young-moo (30) |  |
26[β] | 21 March 1976 | National Stadium, Tokyo | 1976 Summer Olympics qualification | Japan | 0–2 | South Korea |  | Lee Young-moo (2), Park Sang-in (71) |
27[β] | 27 March 1976 | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul | South Korea | 2–2 | Japan | Kim Jin-kook (3), Cha Bum-kun (77) | Kunishige Kamamoto (40, 88) |
28 | 18 August 1976 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | 1976 Merdeka Tournament | South Korea | 0–0 | Japan |  |  |
29 | 4 December 1976 | National Stadium, Tokyo | Friendly | Japan | 1–2 | South Korea | Yoshikazu Nagai (33) | Huh Jung-moo (72), Hwang Jae-man (76) |
30 | 26 March 1977 | National Stadium, Tokyo | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification | Japan | 0–0 | South Korea |  |
31 | 3 April 1977 | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul | South Korea | 1–0 | Japan | Cha Bum-kun (83 (pen.)) |  |
32 | 15 June 1977 | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul | Friendly | South Korea | 2–1 | Japan | Kim Jin-kook (21), Kim Sung-nam (25) | Nobutoshi Kaneda (55)
33 | 19 July 1978 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | 1978 Merdeka Tournament | South Korea | 4–0 | Japan | Cho Kwang-rae (20), Cha Bum-kun (44), Park Sung-hwa (75), Kim Ho-gon (88) |  |
34 | 15 December 1978 | Chulalongkorn University Stadium, Bangkok | 1978 Asian Games | South Korea | 3–1 | Japan | Lee Young-moo (8), Park Sung-hwa (28), Oh Seok-jae (68) | Hisashi Kato (87) |
35 | 4 March 1979 | National Stadium, Tokyo | Friendly | Japan | 2–1 | South Korea | Hiroyuki Usui (21), Kazuyoshi Nakamura (25) | Oh Seok-jae (87) |
36 | 16 June 1979 | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul | Friendly | South Korea | 4–1 | Japan | Park Sung-hwa (15, 25, 54), Shin Hyun-ho (73) | Yoshikazu Nagai (47) |
37[β] | 22 March 1980 | Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur | 1980 Summer Olympics qualification | South Korea | 3–1 | Japan | Huh Jung-moo (34 (pen.)), Cho Kwang-rae (57, 79) | Ikuo Takahara (89)
38 | 8 March 1981 | National Stadium, Tokyo | Friendly | Japan | 0–1 | South Korea |  | Chung Hae-won (39) |
39 | 21 June 1981 | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan | 1981 President's Cup | South Korea | 2–0 | Japan | Oh Seok-jae (43), Lee Tae-yeop (77) |  |
40 | 21 March 1982 | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul | Friendly | South Korea | 3–0 | Japan | Kang Shin-woo (2), Choi Soon-ho (38), Lee Kang-jo (52) |  |
41 | 25 November 1982 | Chhatrasal Stadium, New Delhi | 1982 Asian Games | Japan | 2-1 | South Korea | Kazushi Kimura (58), Nobutoshi Kaneda (79) | Kang Shin-woo (21) |
42 | 6 March 1983 | National Stadium, Tokyo | Friendly | Japan | 1–1 | South Korea | Koji Tanaka (6) | Kim Kyung-ho (90) |
43 | 30 September 1984 | Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul | Friendly | South Korea | 1–2 | Japan | Lee Kyung-nam (42) | Kazushi Kimura (36), Takashi Mizunuma (50)
44 | 2 October 1985 | National Stadium, Tokyo | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | Japan | 1–2 | South Korea | Kazushi Kimura (43) | Chung Yong-hwan (30), Lee Tae-ho (42) |
45 | 3 November 1985 | Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul | South Korea | 1–0 | Japan | Huh Jung-moo (61) |  |
46 | 26 October 1988 | National Stadium, Tokyo | Friendly | Japan | 0–1 | South Korea |  | Choi Soon-ho (43)
47[α] | 6 December 1988 | Qatar SC Stadium, Doha | 1988 AFC Asian Cup | South Korea | 2–0 | Japan | Hwang Sun-hong (13), Kim Joo-sung (35) |  |
48 | 5 May 1989 | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul | Friendly | South Korea | 1–0 | Japan | Lee Tae-ho (63) |  |
49 | 27 July 1990 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing | 1990 Dynasty Cup | South Korea | 2–0 | Japan | Hwang Sun-hong (34), Kim Joo-sung (66) |  |
50 | 27 July 1991 | Nagasaki Athletic Stadium, Nagasaki | Friendly | Japan | 0–1 | South Korea |  | Ha Seok-ju (62) |
51 | 22 August 1992 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing | 1992 Dynasty Cup | South Korea | 0–0 | Japan |  |  |
52 | 29 August 1992 | Japan | 2–2 (pen. 4–2) | South Korea | Masashi Nakayama (82), Takuya Takagi (96) | Jung Jae-kwon (32), Kim Jung-hyuk (97) |
53 | 25 October 1993 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | Japan | 1–0 | South Korea | Kazuyoshi Miura (60) |  |
54 | 11 October 1994 | Hiroshima Stadium, Hiroshima | 1994 Asian Games | Japan | 2–3 | South Korea | Kazuyoshi Miura (30), Masami Ihara (86) | Yoo Sang-chul (51), Hwang Sun-hong (77, 89 (pen.)) |
55 | 21 February 1995 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | 1995 Dynasty Cup | South Korea | 1–1 | Japan | Lee Woo-young (67) | Hisashi Kurosaki (47) |
56 | 26 February 1995 | Japan | 2–2 (pen. 5–3) | South Korea | Masahiro Fukuda (2), Motohiro Yamaguchi (87) | Lee Ki-hyung (26, 90+2) |
57 | 21 May 1997 | National Stadium, Tokyo | Friendly | Japan | 1–1 | South Korea | Kazuyoshi Miura (88 (pen.)) | Yoo Sang-chul (56) |
58 | 28 September 1997 | National Stadium, Tokyo | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | Japan | 1–2 | South Korea | Motohiro Yamaguchi (65) | Seo Jung-won (83), Lee Min-sung (86) |
59 | 1 November 1997 | Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul | South Korea | 0–2 | Japan |  | Hiroshi Nanami (1), Wagner Lopes (37) |
60 | 1 March 1998 | International Stadium, Yokohama | 1998 Dynasty Cup | Japan | 2–1 | South Korea | Masashi Nakayama (17), Shoji Jo (88) | Lee Sang-yoon (21) |
61 | 1 April 1998 | Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul | Friendly | South Korea | 2–1 | Japan | Lee Sang-yoon (40), Hwang Sun-hong (72) | Masashi Nakayama (61) |
62[α] | 7 December 1998 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok | 1998 Asian Games | Japan | 0–2 | South Korea |  | Choi Yong-soo (31 (pen.)), 46) |
63 | 26 April 2000 | Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul | Friendly | South Korea | 1–0 | Japan | Ha Seok-ju (78) |  | [36]
64 | 20 December 2000 | National Stadium, Tokyo | 2000 Kirin Challenge Cup | Japan | 1–1 | South Korea | Toshihiro Hattori (56) | Ahn Jung-hwan (14) | [37]
65 | 16 April 2003 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul | Friendly | South Korea | 0–1 | Japan |  | Yuichiro Nagai (90+2) |
66 | 31 May 2003 | National Stadium, Tokyo | Friendly | Japan | 0–1 | South Korea |  | Ahn Jung-hwan (86) |
67 | 10 December 2003 | International Stadium, Yokohama | 2003 East Asian Football Championship | Japan | 0–0 | South Korea |  |  |
68 | 7 August 2005 | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu | 2005 East Asian Football Championship | South Korea | 0–1 | Japan |  | Yuji Nakazawa (86) |
69 | 28 July 2007 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang | 2007 AFC Asian Cup | South Korea | 0–0 (pen. 6–5) | Japan |  |  |
70 | 23 February 2008 | Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing | 2008 East Asian Football Championship | Japan | 1–1 | South Korea | Koji Yamase (68) | Yeom Ki-hun (14) |
71 | 14 February 2010 | National Stadium, Tokyo | 2010 East Asian Football Championship | Japan | 1–3 | South Korea | Yasuhito Endō (23 (pen.)) | Lee Dong-gook (33 (pen.)), Lee Seung-yeoul (39), Kim Jae-sung (70) |
72 | 24 May 2010 | Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama | 2010 Kirin Challenge Cup | Japan | 0–2 | South Korea |  | Park Ji-sung (6), Park Chu-young (90+1 (pen.)) | [38]
73 | 12 October 2010 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul | Friendly | South Korea | 0–0 | Japan |  |
74 | 25 January 2011 | Al-Gharrafa Stadium, Doha | 2011 AFC Asian Cup | Japan | 2–2 (pen. 3–0) | South Korea | Ryoichi Maeda (36), Hajime Hosogai (97 (pen.)) | Ki Sung-yueng (23 (pen.)), Hwang Jae-won (120) | [39][40]
75 | 10 August 2011 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo | 2011 Kirin Challenge Cup | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | Shinji Kagawa (35, 55), Keisuke Honda (53) |  | [41]
76 | 28 July 2013 | Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul | 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup | South Korea | 1–2 | Japan | Yun Il-lok (33) | Yoichiro Kakitani (24, 90+1) |
77 | 5 August 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan | 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup | Japan | 1–1 | South Korea | Hotaru Yamaguchi (39) | Jang Hyun-soo (26 (pen.)) |
78 | 16 December 2017 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | Japan | 1–4 | South Korea | Yu Kobayashi (3 (pen.)) | Kim Shin-wook (13, 35), Jung Woo-young (23), Yeom Ki-hun (69) |
79 | 18 December 2019 | Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | South Korea | 1–0 | Japan | Hwang In-beom (28) |  | [42][43]
80 | 25 March 2021 | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama | Friendly | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | Miki Yamane (16), Daichi Kamada (27), Wataru Endo (83) |  | [12]
81 | 27 July 2022 | Toyota Stadium, Toyota | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | Japan | 3–0 | South Korea | Yuki Soma (49), Sho Sasaki (64), Shuto Machino (72) |  | [19]

## Women's matches

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### Head-to-head record

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As of 26 October 2024[35]
Venue  | Japan wins  | South Korea wins  | Draws

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At Japan home  | 8  | 0  | 3
At South Korea home  | 4  | 1  | 5
Neutral venue  | 7  | 3  | 3
Total  | 19  | 4  | 11

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No. | Date | Venue | Competition | Home | Score | Away | Goals (home) | Goals (away) | Ref.

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1 | 6 September 1990 | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul | Friendly | South Korea | 1–13 | Japan | Kang Gui-nyeo (67) | Etsuko Handa (2, 10), Takako Tezuka (8, 16, 38, 55), Kaori Nagamine (15, 80), Futaba Kioka (21, 67), Michiko Matsuda (32), Akemi Noda (39), Midori Honda (75) |
2 | 9 September 1990 | South Korea | 0–5 | Japan |  | Kyoko Kuroda (21), Takako Tezuka (25, 42), Futaba Kioka (30), Asako Takakura (63) |
3 | 29 September 1990 | Haidian Stadium, Beijing | 1990 Asian Games | Japan | 8–1 | South Korea | Futaba Kioka (22, 34), Kaori Nagamine (40, 46), Etsuko Handa (64), Akemi Noda (73), Kazuko Hironaka (75), Yuriko Mizuma (77) | Han Eun-kyung |
4 | 4 October 1994 | Takegahana Stadium, Fukuyama | 1994 Asian Games | Japan | 5–0 | South Korea |  |  |
5 | 23 September 1995 | Kota Kinabalu | 1995 AFC Women's Championship | Japan | 1–0 | South Korea | Akemi Noda (63) |  |
6 | 24 October 1998 | Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul | Friendly | South Korea | 1–1 | Japan | Cha Sung-mi |  |
7 | 26 October 1998 | Misari Football Stadium, Hanam | Friendly | South Korea | 1–1 | Japan | Jin Suk-hee |
8 | 30 May 1999 | Nishikyogoku Athletic Stadium, Kyoto | Friendly | Japan | 1–1 | South Korea | Tamaki Uchiyama (31) | Tomoe Sakai (24 o.g.) |
9 | 3 June 1999 | National Stadium, Tokyo | Friendly | Japan | 3–2 | South Korea | Nami Otake (13), Tamaki Uchiyama (73), Yayoi Kobayashi (82) | Cha Sung-mi (15), Kwon Min-joo (20) |
10 | 3 August 2001 | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan | Toto Cup | South Korea | 1–1 | Japan | Kang Sun-mi (19) | Yayoi Kobayashi (35) |
11 | 14 December 2001 | Yunlin County Stadium, Dounan | 2001 AFC Women's Championship | South Korea | 1–2 | Japan | Lee Ji-eun (27) | Yayoi Kobayashi (10), Mio Otani (89) |
12 | 31 August 2002 | Wuhan | Friendly | South Korea | 0–0 | Japan |  |  |
13 | 7 October 2002 | Masan Stadium, Masan | 2002 Asian Games | South Korea | 0–1 | Japan |  | Homare Sawa (15) |
14 | 21 June 2003 | Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok | 2003 AFC Women's Championship | Japan | 0–1 | South Korea |  | Hwang In-sun (18) |
15 | 22 July 2003 | Sendai Stadium, Sendai | Friendly | Japan | 5–0 | South Korea | Mio Otani (5), Tomomi Miyamoto (41), Eriko Arakawa (71, 83), Aya Miyama (79) |  |
16 | 6 August 2005 | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu | 2005 EAFF Women's Football Championship | South Korea | 0–0 | Japan |  |  |
17 | 10 December 2006 | Qatar SC Stadium, Doha | 2006 Asian Games | Japan | 3–1 | South Korea | Azusa Iwashimizu (47), Miyuki Yanagita (72), Yūki Nagasato (82) | Park Hee-young (89) |
18 | 3 June 2007 | National Stadium, Tokyo | 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers | Japan | 6–1 | South Korea | Tomomi Miyamoto (18), Shinobu Ohno (20), Eriko Arakawa (23), Lee Gye-rim (34 o.g.), Mio Otani (65), Homare Sawa (67) | Jung Hae-in (73) |
19 | 10 June 2007 | Bucheon Stadium, Bucheon | South Korea | 2–2 | Japan | Kim Jin-hee (4), Park Hee-young (63) | Shinobu Ohno (10), Aya Miyama (36) |
20 | 21 February 2008 | Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing | 2008 EAFF Women's Football Championship | Japan | 2–0 | South Korea | Eriko Arakawa (14), Shinobu Ohno (56) |  |
21 | 29 May 2008 | Thống Nhất Stadium, Ho Chi Minh | 2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup | Japan | 1–3 | South Korea | Yuki Nagasato (10) | Cha Yun-hee (18), Park Hee-young (31, 54) |
22 | 13 February 2010 | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo | 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship | Japan | 2–1 | South Korea | Shinobu Ohno (7), Mami Yamaguchi (17) | Yoo Young-a (75) |
23 | 18 June 2011 | Ningineer Stadium, Matsuyama | Friendly | Japan | 1–1 | South Korea | Aya Miyama (70) | Ji So-yun (75) |
24 | 3 September 2011 | Jinan Olympic Sports Center, Jinan | 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers | South Korea | 1–2 | Japan | Ji So-yun (30) | Mizuho Sakaguchi (10), Shinobu Ohno (45+1) |
25 | 27 July 2013 | Seoul Olympic Stadium, Seoul | 2013 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup | South Korea | 2–1 | Japan | Ji So-yun (13, 66) | Yūki Nagasato (72) |
26 | 4 August 2015 | Wuhan Sports Center Stadium, Wuhan | 2015 EAFF Women's East Asian Cup | Japan | 1–2 | South Korea | Emi Nakajima (30) | Cho So-hyun (54), Jeon Ga-eul (90+3) |
27 | 2 March 2016 | Kincho Stadium, Osaka | 2016 Summer Olympics qualifiers | Japan | 1–1 | South Korea | Mana Iwabuchi (84) | Jung Seol-bin (87) |
28 | 8 December 2017 | Fukuda Denshi Arena, Chiba | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | Japan | 3–2 | South Korea | Mina Tanaka (8), Emi Nakajima (71), Mana Iwabuchi (83) | Cho So-hyun (14 (pen.)), Han Chae-rin (80) |
29 | 10 April 2018 | Amman International Stadium, Amman | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup | South Korea | 0–0 | Japan |  |
30 | 28 August 2018 | Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang | 2018 Asian Games | South Korea | 1–2 | Japan | Lee Min-a (68) | Yuika Sugasawa (5), Lim Seon-joo (86 o.g.) |
31 | 17 December 2019 | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan | 2019 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | South Korea | 0–1 | Japan |  | Yuka Momiki (88 (pen.)) |
32 | 27 January 2022 | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup | Japan | 1–1 | South Korea | Riko Ueki (1) | Seo Ji-youn (85) |
33 | 19 July 2022 | Kashima Soccer Stadium, Kashima | 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | Japan | 2–1 | South Korea | Hinata Miyazawa (33), Fuka Nagano (65) | Ji So-yun (59) |
34 | 26 October 2024 | Japan National Stadium, Tokyo | Friendly | Japan | 4–0 | South Korea | Hikaru Kitagawa (32), Aoba Fujino (34), Mina Tanaka (37), Momoko Tanikawa (56) |  |

## See also

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* Japan–South Korea baseball rivalry

## Footnotes

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1. ^ The five matches with the same scoreline of 3–0 include the international "A" friendly match in March 2021,[12][13][14] the 2022 U-16 International Dream Cup in June 2022,[15][16] the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup quarter-final in June 2022,[17][18] the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship in July 2022,[19][20][21] and the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup final in July 2023.[22][23]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h AFC Asian Cup and Asian Games (until 1998) matches are generally recognised as international "A" matches by FIFA and Asian nations,[2] but Japan does not recognise some of them including three matches against South Korea (on 1 August 1967, 6 December 1988 and 7 December 1998).[3][4]
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Olympic qualifiers until 1988 are generally not recognised as international "A" matches by FIFA,[2] but are recognised by Asian nations including Japan and South Korea.

## References

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1. ^ "Japan–South Korea matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
2. ^ a b "FIFA Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 19 April 2024. p. 21. Retrieved 19 April 2024. "FIFA recognises only matches played within the FIFA World Cup (including preliminary competitions), continental competitions (including qualifiers), friendly matches between senior national teams and Olympic final and qualifying matches played up to and including 1948 (with certain exceptions) as "A" international matches."
3. ^ Ishikawa, Hidekazu (25 March 2021). "日韓サッカー対戦成績で両国に３試合のズレ…なぜ？". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
4. ^ "日本代表 試合別出場記録" [List of Japan national team matches] (PDF). Japan Football Association (in Japanese). 22 June 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016.
5. ^ a b Miller, Nick; Ames, Nick (17 November 2014). "The world's greatest international football rivalries – ranked and reviewed". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
6. ^ "A rivalry is born in Tokyo". FIFA. Archived from the original on 14 November 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
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