Afghanistan vs Japan head-to-head record

Afghanistan wins: 0
Draws: 0
Japan wins: 3

3 meetings, 1951 to 2016Goals: Afghanistan 0, Japan 13

Afghanistan and Japan have met 3 times since 1951. Japan have won 3, Afghanistan 0. They last met on 24 March 2016, when Japan won 5–0 in World Cup qualifying.

The 3 meetings have produced 13 goals, 4.33 per game. The biggest win is Japan’s 6–0 in World Cup qualifying in 2015. Japan have won the last three meetings. They went 64 years without meeting, between 1951 and 2015.

Who has won more, Afghanistan or Japan?

All matches3 matches

0 Afghanistan0 drawsJapan 3

Competitive3 matches

0 Afghanistan0 drawsJapan 3

Key numbers

Goals: Afghanistan 0, Japan 134.33 per game
First meeting: Japan 2–0 AfghanistanAsian Games, 9 Mar 1951
Most recent: Japan 5–0 AfghanistanWorld Cup qualifying, 24 Mar 2016
Japan’s biggest win: Afghanistan 0–6 JapanWorld Cup qualifying, 8 Sept 2015
Most goals in a meeting: Afghanistan 0–6 JapanWorld Cup qualifying, 8 Sept 2015
Current run: Japan, 3 wins in a row
TFN Elo rating now: Afghanistan 1155 (177th), Japan 1963 (13th)How the rating works

All 3 meetings

24 Mar 2016
Japan5Afghanistan0
World Cup qualifying
Saitama, Japan
8 Sept 2015
Afghanistan0Japan6
World Cup qualifying
Tehran, Iran (neutral)
9 Mar 1951
Japan2Afghanistan0
Asian Games
New Delhi, India (neutral)

Home, away and neutral

In Japan's home games

1 match

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AfghanistanDrawsJapan

At neutral venues

2 matches

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AfghanistanDrawsJapan

Record by competition

Record by competition
Competition	Played	Afghanistan	Draws	Japan	Goals
World Cup qualifying	2	0	0	2	0–11
Asian Games	1	0	0	1	0–2

Meetings by decade

Afghanistan wins Draws Japan wins

Meetings by decade
Decade	Results	Played	Afghanistan	Draws	Japan	Goals
1950s		1	0	0	1	2
2010s		2	0	0	2	11

Longest runs

Longest runs
Longest run of	Afghanistan	Japan
Wins in a row	None	31951 to 2016
Unbeaten meetings	None	31951 to 2016

Questions answered

How many times have Afghanistan and Japan played each other?

3 times, starting on 9 March 1951. 3 of those meetings were competitive and 0 were friendlies.

Who has won more matches between Afghanistan and Japan?

Japan, with 3 wins to 0. 0 matches ended level.

What is the biggest win in Afghanistan vs Japan?

Japan’s 6–0 win in World Cup qualifying on 8 September 2015 in Tehran.

When did Afghanistan and Japan last play?

On 24 March 2016 in Saitama, when Japan won 5–0 in World Cup qualifying.

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Every Afghanistan vs Japan result

Every Afghanistan vs Japan result
Date	Home	Score	Away	Competition	Venue
24 Mar 2016	Japan	5–0	Afghanistan	World Cup qualifying	Saitama, Japan
8 Sept 2015	Afghanistan	0–6	Japan	World Cup qualifying	Tehran, Iran (neutral)
9 Mar 1951	Japan	2–0	Afghanistan	Asian Games	New Delhi, India (neutral)