Asia's powerhouse: Japan remains unbeaten in their last 5 matches against World Cup champions with 4 wins and 1 draw, including victories over Germany, Spain, and Brazil.

Can you imagine? After 30 years of progress, Japanese football has risen to be Asia's top contender and a global powerhouse. In the Kirin Cup international friendly, Japan overturned a two-goal deficit to defeat Brazil 3-2, achieving their first-ever win against Brazil.

According to statistics, Japan’s senior team has remained unbeaten in their last 5 encounters against former World Cup champions with 4 wins and 1 draw. The recent matches against World Cup winners are as follows:

• On November 23, 2022, World Cup match: 2-1 victory over Germany.
• On December 1, 2022, World Cup match: 2-1 win against Spain.
• On March 24, 2023, international friendly: 1-1 draw with Uruguay.
• On September 9, 2023, international friendly: 4-1 win over Germany, which directly led to Flick’s dismissal.
• On October 14, 2025, international friendly: 3-2 victory against Brazil.

Japanese football has steadily progressed by focusing on youth training, school football, and encouraging players to go abroad. In the 3-2 comeback win against Brazil, all 11 starters for Japan played in Europe’s top leagues, while Brazil fielded several domestic Brazilian Serie A players, demonstrating Japan’s current wealth of talent. All these unbeaten results against World Cup champions were achieved under coach Hajime Moriyasu, and fans are eagerly awaiting Japan’s encounter with the 2022 World Cup champions led by the legendary Messi’s Argentina.