# Japan national football team results (1950–1959)

This article lists the results for the Japan national football team between 1950 and 1959.

## 1951

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 7 March 1951 | Iran | D | 0–0 | National Stadium, New Delhi, India | 1951 Asian Games Football |
| 8 March 1951 | Iran | L | 2–3 | National Stadium, New Delhi, India | 1951 Asian Games Football |
| 9 March 1951 | Afghanistan | W | 2–0 | National Stadium, New Delhi, India | 1951 Asian Games Football |

## 1954

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 7 March 1954 | South Korea | L | 1–5 | Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – Group 13) |
| 14 March 1954 | South Korea | D | 2–2 | Meiji Jingu Gaien Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | 1954 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC – Group 13) |
| 1 May 1954 | Indonesia | L | 3–5 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | 1954 Asian Games Football |
| 3 May 1954 | India | L | 2–3 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | 1954 Asian Games Football |

## 1955

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 2 January 1955 | Burma | D | 1–1$^1$ | Rangoon, Burma | International Friendly |
| 5 January 1955 | Burma | L | 0–3$^1$ | Rangoon, Burma | International Friendly |
| 8 January 1955 | Burma | D | 1–1$^1$ | Rangoon, Burma | International Friendly |
| 11 January 1955 | Burma | W | 1–0$^1$ | Rangoon, Burma | International Friendly |
| 9 October 1955 | Burma | D | 0–0 | Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo, Japan | International Friendly |
| 1:Not recognized |||||||

## 1956

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 3 June 1956 | South Korea | W | 2–0 | Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo, Japan | 1956 Olympic Games Qualification |
| 10 June 1956 | South Korea | L | 0–2 | Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo, Japan | 1956 Olympic Games Qualification |
| 20 November 1956 | Yugoslavia Olympic football team | L | 2–7$^1$ | Melbourne, Australia | International Friendly |
| 27 November 1956 | Australia | L | 0–2 | Olympic Park, Melbourne, Australia | 1956 Olympic Games Football |
| 1:Not recognized by FIFA, because at that time, teams from UEFA didn't send their professional players. |||||||

## 1958

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 26 May 1958 | Philippines | L | 0–1 | Tokyo Metropolitan Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | 1958 Asian Games Football |
| 28 May 1958 | Hong Kong | L | 0–2 | National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | 1958 Asian Games Football |
| 25 December 1958 | Hong Kong | L | 2–5 | Hong Kong | International Friendly |
| 28 December 1958 | Malaya | L | 2–6 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | International Friendly |

## 1959

| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Venue | Competition |
| 4 January 1959 | Malaya | W | 3–1 | George Town, Malaya | International Friendly |
| 10 January 1959 | Singapore | W | 4–3 | Singapore | International Friendly |
| 11 January 1959 | Singapore | L | 2–3 | Singapore | International Friendly |
| 31 August 1959 | Hong Kong | D | 1–1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Merdeka Tournament |
| 2 September 1959 | Hong Kong | L | 2–4 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Merdeka Tournament |
| 3 September 1959 | Singapore | W | 4–1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Merdeka Tournament |
| 5 September 1959 | South Korea | D | 0–0 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Merdeka Tournament |
| 6 September 1959 | South Korea | L | 1–3 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaya | Merdeka Tournament |
| 13 December 1959 | South Korea | L | 0–2$^1$ | Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo, Japan | 1960 Olympic Games Qualification |
| 20 December 1959 | South Korea | W | 1–0$^1$ | Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo, Japan | 1960 Olympic Games Qualification |
| 1:Not recognized by FIFA. |||||||