# Japan national football team results (1970–1979)

This article lists the results for the Japan national football team between 1970 and 1979.

## 1970

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 31 July 1970 | Hong Kong | L | 1–2 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 2 August 1970 | South Korea | D | 1–1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 4 August 1970 | Thailand | D | 0–0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 8 August 1970 | Indonesia | W | 4–3 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 10 August 1970 | Singapore | W | 4–0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 16 August 1970 | Republic of China | W | 3–2 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 10 December 1970 | Malaysia | W | 1–0 | Bangkok, Thailand | 1970 Asian Games Football |
| 12 December 1970 | Khmer Republic | W | 1–0 | Bangkok, Thailand | 1970 Asian Games Football |
| 14 December 1970 | Burma | W | 2–1 | Bangkok, Thailand | 1970 Asian Games Football |
| 16 December 1970 | Indonesia | W | 2–1 | Bangkok, Thailand | 1970 Asian Games Football |
| 17 December 1970 | India | W | 1–0 | Bangkok, Thailand | 1970 Asian Games Football |
| 18 December 1970 | South Korea | L | 1–2 | Bangkok, Thailand | 1970 Asian Games Football |
| 19 December 1970 | India | L | 0–1 | Bangkok, Thailand | 1970 Asian Games Football |

## 1971

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 28 July 1971 | Denmark | L | 2-3 | Copenhagen, Denmark | International Friendly |
| 6 August 1971 | Republic of China | W | 2–0$^1$ | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 9 August 1971 | Malaysia | L | 1–4$^1$ | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 12 August 1971 | South Korea | L | 0–3$^1$ | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 13 August 1971 | Iceland | W | 2–0 | Reykjavík, Iceland | International Friendly |
| 16 August 1971 | Thailand | W | 3–2$^1$ | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 17 August 1971 | South Vietnam | L | 0–2$^1$ | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 21 August 1971 | India | W | 1–0$^1$ | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 23 September 1971 | Malaysia | L | 0–3$^1$ | Seoul, South Korea | 1972 Olympic Games Qualification |
| 27 September 1971 | Philippines | W | 8–1$^1$ | Seoul, South Korea | 1972 Olympic Games Qualification |
| 29 September 1971 | Republic of China | W | 5–1$^1$ | Seoul, South Korea | 1972 Olympic Games Qualification |
| 2 October 1971 | South Korea | L | 1–2$^1$ | Seoul, South Korea | 1972 Olympic Games Qualification |
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## 1972

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 12 July 1972 | Khmer Republic | W | 4–1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 16 July 1972 | Sri Lanka | W | 5–0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 18 July 1972 | Philippines | W | 5–1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 22 July 1972 | Malaysia | L | 1–3 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 26 July 1972 | South Korea | L | 0–3 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 4 August 1972 | Philippines | W | 4–1 | Singapore | Pesta Sukan tournament |
| 6 August 1972 | Indonesia | L | 0–1 | Singapore | Pesta Sukan tournament |
| 14 September 1972 | South Korea | D | 2–2 | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | International Friendly |

## 1973

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 16 May 1973 | Israel | L | 1–2 | Seoul, South Korea | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) |
| 20 May 1973 | South Vietnam | W | 4–0 | Seoul, South Korea | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) |
| 22 May 1973 | Hong Kong | L | 0–1 | Seoul, South Korea | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) |
| 26 May 1973 | Israel | L | 0–1 | Seoul, South Korea | 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) |
| 23 June 1973 | South Korea | L | 0–2 | Seoul, South Korea | International Friendly |

## 1974

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 12 February 1974 | Singapore | W | 1–0 | Singapore | International Friendly |
| 20 February 1974 | Hong Kong | D | 0–0 | Hong Kong | International Friendly |
| 23 July 1974 | Romania | L | 1–4 | Constanta, Romania | International Friendly |
| 3 September 1974 | Philippines | W | 4–0 | Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran | 1974 Asian Games Football |
| 5 September 1974 | Malaysia | D | 1–1 | Persepolis Stadium, Tehran, Iran | 1974 Asian Games Football |
| 7 September 1974 | Israel | L | 0–3 | Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran | 1974 Asian Games Football |
| 28 September 1974 | South Korea | W | 4–1 | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | International Friendly |

## 1975

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 14 June 1975 | Hong Kong | D | 0–0 3–4 (pen.) | Hong Kong | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 17 June 1975 | North Korea | L | 0–1 | Hong Kong | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 21 June 1975 | Singapore | W | 2–1 | Hong Kong | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 23 June 1975 | China | L | 1–2 | Hong Kong | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 26 June 1975 | Hong Kong | W | 1–0 | Hong Kong | 1976 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 30 July 1975 | Hong Kong | L | 0–2 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 2 August 1975 | Malaysia | L | 0–2 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 4 August 1975 | Bangladesh | W | 3–0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 7 August 1975 | Indonesia | W | 4–1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 9 August 1975 | South Korea | L | 1–3 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 11 August 1975 | Thailand | W | 4–0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 14 August 1975 | Burma | W | 2–0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 8 September 1975 | South Korea | L | 0–3 | Seoul, South Korea | International Friendly |

## 1976

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 25 January 1976 | Bulgaria | L | 1–3 | Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Asahi International Soccer Tournament |
| 28 January 1976 | Bulgaria | D | 1–1 | Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan | Asahi International Soccer Tournament |
| 1 February 1976 | Bulgaria | L | 0–3 | Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Asahi International Soccer Tournament |
| 14 March 1976 | Philippines | W | 3–0 | Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | 1976 Olympic Games Qualification |
| 17 March 1976 | Philippines | W | 3–0 | Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | 1976 Olympic Games Qualification |
| 21 March 1976 | South Korea | L | 0–2 | Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | 1976 Olympic Games Qualification |
| 27 March 1976 | South Korea | D | 2–2 | Seoul, South Korea | 1976 Olympic Games Qualification |
| 31 March 1976 | Israel | L | 0–3 | Seoul, South Korea | 1976 Olympic Games Qualification |
| 11 April 1976 | Israel | L | 1–4 | Tel Aviv, Israel | 1976 Olympic Games Qualification |
| 8 August 1976 | India | W | 5–1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 10 August 1976 | Indonesia | W | 6–0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 13 August 1976 | Burma | D | 2–2 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 16 August 1976 | Thailand | D | 2–2 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 18 August 1976 | South Korea | D | 0–0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 20 August 1976 | Malaysia | D | 2–2 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 22 August 1976 | Malaysia | L | 0–2 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 4 December 1976 | South Korea | L | 1–2 | Tokyo National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | International Friendly |

## 1977

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 6 March 1977 | Israel | L | 0–2 | Tel Aviv, Israel | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) |
| 10 March 1977 | Israel | L | 0–2 | Tel Aviv, Israel | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) |
| 26 March 1977 | South Korea | D | 0–0 | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) |
| 3 April 1977 | South Korea | L | 0–1 | Seoul, South Korea | 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC and OFC) |
| 15 June 1977 | South Korea | L | 1–2 | Seoul, South Korea | International Friendly |

## 1978

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 23 May 1978 | Thailand | W | 3–0 | Mizuho Athletic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Kirin Cup |
| 13 July 1978 | Iraq | D | 0–0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 15 July 1978 | Indonesia | L | 1–2 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 17 July 1978 | Syria | W | 3–2 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 19 July 1978 | South Korea | L | 0–4 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 21 July 1978 | Malaysia | L | 1–4 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 23 July 1978 | Singapore | L | 1–2 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 26 July 1978 | Thailand | W | 4–0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 19 November 1978 | Soviet Union | L | 1–4 | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | International Friendly |
| 23 November 1978 | Soviet Union | L | 1–4 | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | International Friendly |
| 26 November 1978 | Soviet Union | L | 0–3 | Osaka Nagai Stadium, Osaka, Japan | International Friendly |
| 11 December 1978 | Kuwait | L | 0–2 | Bangkok, Thailand | 1978 Asian Games Football |
| 13 December 1978 | Bahrain | W | 4–0 | Bangkok, Thailand | 1978 Asian Games Football |
| 15 December 1978 | South Korea | L | 1–3 | Bangkok, Thailand | 1978 Asian Games Football |

## 1979

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 4 March 1979 | South Korea | W | 2–1 | National Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | International Friendly |
| 31 May 1979 | Indonesia | W | 4–0 | Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Kirin Cup |
| 16 June 1979 | South Korea | L | 1–4 | Seoul, South Korea | International Friendly |
| 27 June 1979 | Malaysia | D | 1–1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 29 June 1979 | Thailand | W | 2–0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 1 July 1979 | Burma | W | 1–0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 11 July 1979 | Indonesia | D | 0–0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 13 July 1979 | Singapore | W | 3–1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Merdeka Tournament |
| 23 August 1979 | North Korea | D | 0–0 | Pyongyang, North Korea | International Friendly |