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Team · 1991–2026 · 17 tournaments · AFC
Japan
67 World Cup matches: 26 won, 12 drawn, 29 lost, 87 goals for and 100 against. Champions 1 time: 2011. Shoot-outs are draws in the record.
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Tournaments17
Matches6726–12–29
Goals87–100for and against
Top scorerHomare Sawa8 goals
Every tournament
| Year | Host | Finish | P | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | United States / Canada / Mexico | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Australia / New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Qatar | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019 | France | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2018 | Russia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2015 | Canada | Runners-up | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | Brazil | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Germany | Champions | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2007 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2006 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2003 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2002 | Japan / South Korea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1999 | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1998 | France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1995 | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1991 | China | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Top scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Homare Sawa | 8 |
| Aya Miyama | 6 |
| Keisuke Honda | 4 |
| Yūki Ōgimi | 4 |
| Mio Otani | 3 |
| Daizen Maeda | 2 |
| Daichi Kamada | 2 |
| Ayase Ueda | 2 |
| Ritsu Dōan | 2 |
| Mana Iwabuchi | 2 |
| Yuika Sugasawa | 2 |
| Takashi Inui | 2 |