Football in Japan

Season	2024
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This article summarizes Japanese football in the 2024 season.

National teams

Men's

Senior

Japan  v  Thailand

1 January 2024 Toyo Tires Cup[1][2]	Japan	5–0	Thailand	Tokyo, Japan
14:00 UTC+9	Tanaka 50' Nakamura 72' Dolah 75' (o.g.) Kawamura 82' Minamino 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 61,916 Referee: Kim Woo-sung (South Korea)

Japan  v  Jordan

9 January Unofficial Friendly	Japan	6–1	Jordan	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Itakura 14' Nakamura 17' 29' (o.g.) Minamino 43' Asano 71' Maeda 81'	Report	Rateb 87'	Stadium: Al Ersal Stadium Attendance: 0

Japan  v  Vietnam

14 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Japan	4–2	Vietnam	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Minamino 11', 45' Nakamura 45+2' Ueda 85'	Report	Đình Bắc 16' Tuấn Hải 33'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 17,385 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Iraq  v  Japan

19 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Iraq	2–1	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Hussein 5', 45+4'	Report	Endo 90+3'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Attendance: 38,663 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Japan  v  Indonesia

24 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup GS	Japan	3–1	Indonesia	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Ueda 6' (pen.), 52' Hubner 88' (o.g.)	Report	Walsh 90+1'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 26,453 Referee: Khamis Al-Marri (Qatar)

Bahrain  v  Japan

31 January 2023 AFC Asian Cup R16	Bahrain	1–3	Japan	Doha, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Suzuki 64' (o.g.)	Report	Doan 31' Kubo 49' Ueda 72'	Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium Attendance: 31,832 Referee: Ahmad Al-Ali (Kuwait)

Iran  v  Japan

3 February 2023 AFC Asian Cup QF	Iran	2–1	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
14:30 UTC+3	Mohebi 55' Jahanbakhsh 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Morita 28'	Stadium: Education City Stadium Referee: Ma Ning (China)

Japan  v  North Korea

21 March 2026 World Cup qualification	Japan	v	North Korea	Tokyo, Japan
--:-- UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Japan National Stadium

North Korea  v  Japan

26 March 2026 World Cup qualification	North Korea	v	Japan	Pyongyang, North Korea
--:-- UTC+9		Report		Stadium: Kim Il-sung Stadium

Myanmar  v  Japan

6 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Myanmar	v	Japan	Yangon, Myanmar
--:-- UTC+6:30		Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

Japan  v  Syria

11 June 2026 World Cup qualification	Japan	v	Syria	TBD, Japan
--:-- UTC+9		Report		Stadium: TBD

• Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

U-23

U-23

Japan  v  Mali

22 March Friendly	Japan	v	Mali	Kameoka, Kyoto prefecture, Japan
19:20 UTC+9				Stadium: Sanga Stadium by Kyocera

Japan  v  Ukraine

25 March Friendly	Japan	v	Ukraine	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan
19:15 UTC+9				Stadium: Mikuni World Stadium Kitakyushu

Japan  v  China

16 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Japan	v	China	Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

United Arab Emirates  v  Japan

19 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	United Arab Emirates	v	Japan	Al Rayyan, Qatar
18:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

Japan  v  South Korea

22 April AFC U-23 Asian Cup GS	Japan	v	South Korea	Al Rayyan, Qatar
16:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

• Fixtures & Results (2024)

U-20

U-17

Germany  v  Japan

9 February U-16 Algarve Cup	Germany	3–2	Japan	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
12:00 UTC±0	Lennart Karl 11' Alexander Staff 15' Yll Gashi 29'	Report	Hiroto Asada 47' Minato Yoshida 56'	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António

Netherlands  v  Japan

11 February U-16 Algarve Cup	Netherlands	6–3	Japan	Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal
16:00 UTC±0	Emre Ünüvar 8', 37' Austyn Jones 10', 47' Jairo Beerens 27' Eternal Barron 58'	Report	Hiroto Asada 36' Ryota Hariu 50' Minato Yoshida 61'	Stadium: Complexo Desportivo de Vila Real de Santo António

Portugal  v  Japan

14 February U-16 Algarve Cup	Portugal	2–1	Japan	Albufeira, Portugal
10:30 UTC±0	Anísio Cabral 28' Tomás Soares 67'	Report	Minato Yoshida 50'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira

Spain  v  Japan

28 February Friendly	Spain	v	Japan	Manavgat, Turkey
12:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center

Denmark  v  Japan

1 March Friendly	Denmark	v	Japan	Manavgat, Turkey
12:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center

France  v  Japan

4 March Friendly	France	v	Japan	Manavgat, Turkey
10:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Emirhan Sport Center

• Fixtures & Results (U-16 2024), JFA.jp

Futsal

Portugal  v  Japan

3 February Friendly	Portugal	v	Japan	Porto, Portugal
20:00 UTC±0				Stadium: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos

Portugal  v  Japan

5 February Friendly	Portugal	v	Japan	Porto, Portugal
20:00 UTC±0				Stadium: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos

• Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

U-23 futsal

U-20 futsal

Beach soccer

Esports football

Women's

Senior

North Korea  v  Japan

24 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3	North Korea	0–0	Japan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
16:04 UTC+3				Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium

Japan  v  North Korea

28 February 2024 Olympic Qualifiers R3	Japan	v	North Korea	Tokyo, Japan
18:30 UTC+9				Stadium: Japan National Stadium

United States  v  Japan

6 April SheBelieves Cup SF	United States	v	Japan	Atlanta, United States
12:30 ET		Report		Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Japan  v TBD

9 April SheBelieves Cup 3rd/F	Japan	v	TBD	Columbus, United States
16:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Lower.com Field

• Fixtures & Results (2024), JFA.jp

U-20

U-17

Futsal