4 July 2023 at 11:00

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Full Time

Match Summary

Japan defeated China 3:2. The match was played in Nations League 2023. League standings: Japan #1, China #16.

Japan vs China Head to Head Results

Japan and China have met 18 times — Japan won 5, China won 13, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2011. China leads the head-to-head with 13 victories from 18 meetings. A combined 65 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 3.61 per match (24 for the home side, 41 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 10 matches (56%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 18 games (100%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–2 in 2017.

5

Japan

0

Drawn

13

China

Goals: 24Goals: 41

Recent Meetings (18)

11 Jun 2025China0 – 3Japan
25 Sept 2023China3 – 0Japan
14 Aug 2022Japan0 – 3China
9 Jun 2022Japan3 – 1China
16 Sept 2021Japan1 – 3China
19 Sept 2019Japan3 – 1China
22 Jun 2018China3 – 1Japan
18 Jun 2017China3 – 2Japan
3 Jul 2016China3 – 0Japan
29 May 2016Japan0 – 3China

Standings

Japan sit #1 and China are #16 in the Nations League table heading into this match.

Regular Season

#GPWonLostPts
1210227
1210225
3UUSA
119228
129326
129326
128425
128425
126618
126616
125717
123910
12399
13CCuba
12398
14IIran
1221011
11298
122106
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 15 Mar 2026