Japan national football team records and statistics

The following is a list of the Japan national football team's competitive records and statistics.

However, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the JFA later withdrew on 16 May 2011, citing the difficulty of releasing some Japanese players from European teams to play as replacements.

On 16 August 2013, CONMEBOL president Eugenio Figueredo announced that Japan was invited to the 2015 Copa América.

[5] On 14 May 2018, CONMEBOL announced that Japan, alongside Qatar, would be the two invited teams for the 2019 Copa América.

The list shown below shows the Japan national football team head-to-head record.

Yasuhito Endō is Japan's most capped player with 152 appearances
Kunishige Kamamoto is Japan's top goal scorer with 75 goals
Japan national football team all-time opponents highlighted in green.