Match Summary

China defeated Japan 79:63. The match was played in World Cup 2023.

China vs Japan Head to Head Results

China and Japan have met 10 times — China won 6, Japan won 4, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. China leads the head-to-head with 6 victories from 10 meetings. A combined 1465 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 146.50 per match (769 for the home side, 696 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 10 matches (100%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 10 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 73–106 in 2021.

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Drawn

Japan

Goals: 769Goals: 696

Recent Meetings (10)

20 Feb 2025China100 – 58JapanAsia Cup

25 Feb 2024Japan76 – 73ChinaAsia Cup

28 Nov 2021Japan73 – 106ChinaWorld Cup

19 Jun 2021China90 – 84JapanAsia Cup

16 Jun 2021Japan57 – 66ChinaAsia Cup

7 Jun 2017China58 – 76JapanEABA Championship

18 Sept 2016China75 – 67JapanAsia Challenge

27 Sept 2014Japan79 – 72ChinaAsian Games

14 Jul 2014Japan66 – 79ChinaAsia Challenge

20 Sept 2012Japan60 – 50ChinaAsia Challenge

Standings

China sit — and Japan are — in the World Cup table heading into this match.

Group A

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Ireland	0	0	0	0:0
2Switzerland	0	0	0	0:0
3Azerbaijan	0	0	0	0:0
4Kosovo	0	0	0	0:0

Group B

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Romania	0	0	0	0:0
2Luxembourg	0	0	0	0:0
3Norway	0	0	0	0:0

Group C

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Albania	0	0	0	0:0
2Austria	0	0	0	0:0
3Armenia	0	0	0	0:0

Ranking of second-placed teams

#	GP	Won	Lost	Pts
1Switzerland	0	0	0	0:0
2Austria	0	0	0	0:0
3Luxembourg	0	0	0	0:0

Recent Form

In their last 1 matches, China have recorded 1 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats. Japan show 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 losses from their last 4 outings.

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Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 13 Apr 2026