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Japan vs Nepal head-to-head record

Japan wins
4
Draws
0
Nepal wins
0

4 meetings, 1986 to 1998Goals: Japan 19, Nepal 0

Japan and Nepal have met 4 times since 1986. Japan have won 4, Nepal 0. They last met on 1 December 1998, when Japan won 5–0 in the Asian Games.

The 4 meetings have produced 19 goals, 4.75 per game. The biggest win is Japan’s 6–0 in World Cup qualifying in 1997. Japan have won the last four meetings.

Who has won more, Japan or Nepal?

All matches4 matches

4 Japan0 drawsNepal 0

Competitive4 matches

4 Japan0 drawsNepal 0

Key numbers

Goals
Japan 19, Nepal 04.75 per game
First meeting
Japan 5–0 NepalAsian Games, 20 Sept 1986
Most recent
Nepal 0–5 JapanAsian Games, 1 Dec 1998
Japan’s biggest win
Nepal 0–6 JapanWorld Cup qualifying, 27 Mar 1997
Most goals in a meeting
Nepal 0–6 JapanWorld Cup qualifying, 27 Mar 1997
Current run
Japan, 4 wins in a row
TFN Elo rating now
Japan 1963 (13th), Nepal 1082 (187th)How the rating works

All 4 meetings

  1. Nepal0Japan5

    Asian Games

    Trang, Thailand (neutral)

  2. Japan3Nepal0

    World Cup qualifying

    Tokyo, Japan

  3. Nepal0Japan6

    World Cup qualifying

    Muscat, Oman (neutral)

  4. Japan5Nepal0

    Asian Games

    Daejeon, South Korea (neutral)

Every meeting on one timeline

Larger dots mark bigger winning margins. Hover a dot for the result.

Home, away and neutral

In Japan's home games

1 match

100

JapanDrawsNepal

At neutral venues

3 matches

300

JapanDrawsNepal

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPlayedJapanDrawsNepalGoals
Asian Games220010–0
World Cup qualifying22009–0

Meetings by decade

Japan wins Draws Nepal wins
Meetings by decade
DecadeResultsPlayedGoals
1980s15
1990s314

Longest runs

Longest runs
Longest run ofJapanNepal
Wins in a row41986 to 1998None
Unbeaten meetings41986 to 1998None

Questions answered

How many times have Japan and Nepal played each other?

4 times, starting on 20 September 1986. 4 of those meetings were competitive and 0 were friendlies.

Who has won more matches between Japan and Nepal?

Japan, with 4 wins to 0. 0 matches ended level.

What is the biggest win in Japan vs Nepal?

Japan’s 6–0 win in World Cup qualifying on 27 March 1997 in Muscat.

When did Japan and Nepal last play?

On 1 December 1998 in Trang, when Japan won 5–0 in the Asian Games.

Every Japan vs Nepal result

Every Japan vs Nepal result
DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionVenue
Nepal0–5JapanAsian GamesTrang, Thailand (neutral)
Japan3–0NepalWorld Cup qualifyingTokyo, Japan
Nepal0–6JapanWorld Cup qualifyingMuscat, Oman (neutral)
Japan5–0NepalAsian GamesDaejeon, South Korea (neutral)

Recent form

Japan

  1. Wv New ZealandKirin Cup2–1Mon 5 Oct 2026
  2. Dv EcuadorKirin Cup0–0Thu 1 Oct 2026
  3. Wv VenezuelaFriendly2–1Mon 28 Sept 2026
  4. Lv BrazilWorld Cup1–2Mon 29 Jun 2026
  5. Dv SwedenWorld Cup1–1Thu 25 Jun 2026

Nepal

  1. Lat MalaysiaAFC Asian Cup qualifying0–1Tue 18 Nov 2025
  2. Dat BangladeshFriendly2–2Thu 13 Nov 2025
  3. Lat VietnamAFC Asian Cup qualifying0–1Tue 14 Oct 2025
  4. Lat VietnamAFC Asian Cup qualifying1–3Thu 9 Oct 2025
  5. Dv BangladeshFriendly0–0Sat 6 Sept 2025

Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.