V.S.
Season
Japan Nigeria
1994
FIFA World Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
41.50 2021.81.0
FIFA Confederations Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
20.00 0020.54.0
1995
FIFA Confederations Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
31.67 1201.30.3
FIFA World Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
30.00 0030.31.3
1998
FIFA World Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
41.50 2021.52.3
Copa America
matchpointwondrawlost+-
30.33 0121.02.7
1999
FIFA Confederations Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
52.00 3111.20.2
2001
FIFA World Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
41.75 2111.30.8
2002
FIFA World Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
30.33 0120.31.0
FIFA Confederations Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
31.00 1021.31.0
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
matchpointwondrawlost+-
32.33 2101.00.0
2003
FIFA Confederations Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
31.33 1111.31.3
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
matchpointwondrawlost+-
31.33 1111.01.0
2005
FIFA World Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
30.33 0120.72.3
FIFA World Cup Qualifying Asia
matchpointwondrawlost+-
122.75 11012.10.4
2006
AFC Asian Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
61.50 2311.81.2
2007
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
matchpointwondrawlost+-
31.67 1201.00.7
2008
FIFA World Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
41.75 2111.00.5
FIFA World Cup Qualifying Asia
matchpointwondrawlost+-
142.00 8421.60.6
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
matchpointwondrawlost+-
31.33 1111.31.0
2010
FIFA World Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
30.33 0121.01.7
AFC Asian Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
62.33 4202.31.0
2011
FIFA Confederations Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
30.00 0031.33.0
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
matchpointwondrawlost+-
32.33 2102.72.0
2013
FIFA Confederations Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
31.00 1022.32.0
FIFA World Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
30.33 0120.72.0
FIFA World Cup Qualifying Asia
matchpointwondrawlost+-
141.93 8332.10.6
2014
FIFA World Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
41.00 1120.81.3
AFC Asian Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
42.50 3102.00.3
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
matchpointwondrawlost+-
30.67 0211.01.3
2015
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
matchpointwondrawlost+-
32.00 2011.31.7
2017
FIFA World Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
41.00 1121.51.8
FIFA World Cup Qualifying Asia
matchpointwondrawlost+-
182.33 13322.40.4
2018
FIFA World Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
31.00 1021.01.3
AFC Asian Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
72.57 6011.70.9
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
matchpointwondrawlost+-
32.00 2012.30.7
Copa America
matchpointwondrawlost+-
30.67 0211.02.3
2019
FIFA World Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
41.75 2111.31.0
FIFA World Cup Qualifying Asia
matchpointwondrawlost+-
182.56 15123.20.3
EAFF E-1 Football Championship
matchpointwondrawlost+-
32.33 2103.00.0
2022
AFC Asian Cup
matchpointwondrawlost+-
51.80 3022.41.6
2024
FIFA World Cup Qualifying Asia
matchpointwondrawlost+-
23.00 2005.00.0
2026
Results Most Goals
Japan Nigeria
21.03.30FIFA World Cup Qualifying Asia
Mongolia0W
Japan14
21.05.28FIFA World Cup Qualifying Asia
Japan10W
Myanmar0
11.10.11FIFA World Cup Qualifying Asia
Japan8W
Tajikistan0
04.06.09FIFA World Cup Qualifying Asia
Japan7W
India0
12.06.08FIFA World Cup Qualifying Asia
Japan6W
Jordan0
13.06.17FIFA Confederations Cup
Tahiti1W
Nigeria6
94.06.21FIFA World Cup
Nigeria3W
Bulgaria0
95.01.06FIFA Confederations Cup
Japan0W
Nigeria3
98.06.13FIFA World Cup
Spain2W
Nigeria3
94.06.30FIFA World Cup
Greece0W
Nigeria2
Shots Scores ave. x Shots/Scores % x Shots ave.
Japan Nigeria
competitiongoal%shotsW-D-L
2002 WC 1.2513.5%9.32-1-1
2003 E-1 1.007.0%14.32-1-0
2005 E-1 1.009.1%11.01-1-1
2006 WC 0.677.4%9.00-1-2
2010 WC 0.929.5%9.72-1-1
2010 E-1 1.339.3%14.31-1-1
2013 Confede. 1.3311.4%11.70-0-3
2013 E-1 2.6734.8%7.72-1-0
2014 WC 0.674.4%15.30-1-2
2015 Asian 1.858.8%21.03-1-0
2017 E-1 1.3314.8%9.02-0-1
2018 WC 1.5014.3%10.51-1-2
2019 Asian 1.7114.8%11.66-0-1
2019 Camerica 1.007.7%13.00-2-1
2022 WC 1.1511.9%9.72-1-1
2022 E-1 3.0016.4%18.32-1-0
2024 Asian 2.4018.5%13.03-0-2
competitiongoal%shotsW-D-L
2002 WC 0.333.2%10.30-1-2
2010 WC 1.009.4%10.70-1-2
2013 Confede. 2.3316.7%14.01-0-2
2014 WC 0.756.0%12.51-1-2
2018 WC 1.007.7%13.01-0-2
Shots Against Scores ave. x Ag.Shots/Ag.Scores % x Ag.Shots ave.
Japan Nigeria
competitionlost%against
shots
W-D-L
2002 WC 0.757.5%10.02-1-1
2003 E-1 0.000.0%8.32-1-0
2005 E-1 1.007.5%13.31-1-1
2006 WC 2.3312.3%19.00-1-2
2010 WC 0.463.9%12.02-1-1
2010 E-1 1.0017.7%5.71-1-1
2013 Confede. 3.0020.5%14.70-0-3
2013 E-1 2.0018.8%10.72-1-0
2014 WC 2.0014.3%14.00-1-2
2015 Asian 0.235.6%4.23-1-0
2017 E-1 1.6715.6%10.72-0-1
2018 WC 1.7512.3%14.31-1-2
2019 Asian 0.868.3%10.36-0-1
2019 Camerica 2.3312.1%19.30-2-1
2022 WC 0.926.8%13.62-1-1
2022 E-1 0.000.0%3.72-1-0
2024 Asian 1.6019.5%8.23-0-2
competitionlost%against
shots
W-D-L
2002 WC 1.006.5%15.30-1-2
2010 WC 1.677.9%21.00-1-2
2013 Confede. 2.0014.6%13.71-0-2
2014 WC 1.258.6%14.51-1-2
2018 WC 1.3313.8%9.71-0-2
Coaches Result by Coach
Japan Nigeria
nat.namematchespoints+-
jpn Takeshi Okada 261.7 1.30.7
fra Philippe Troussier 121.5 1.21.0
bra Zico 271.9 1.50.8
bih Ivica Osim 61.5 1.81.2
jpn Kiyoshi Okuma 11.0 1.01.0
ita Alberto Zaccheroni 291.7 2.01.2
mex Javier Aguirre 42.5 2.00.3
bih Vahid Halilhodžić 242.1 2.10.7
jpn Akira Nishino 41.0 1.51.8
jpn Hajime Moriyasu 452.2 2.60.7
nat.namematchespoints+-
ned Clemens Westerhof 41.5 1.81.0
srb Bora Milutinovic 41.5 1.52.3
nga Adegboye Onigbinde 30.3 0.31.0
swe Lars Lagerback 30.3 1.01.7
nga Stephen Keshi 71.0 1.41.6
ger Gernot Rohr 31.0 1.01.3
Referee Result by Referee
Japan Nigeria
nat.namematcheswondrawlost
uzb Ravshan Irmatov 109 01
irn Alireza Faghani 74 12
ksa Khalil Ibrahim M Alghamdi 62 31
kor Kim Dong Jin 65 10
bhr Nawaf Abdulla Ghayyath Shukralla 52 21
mas Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh 42 20
aus Matthew Breeze 41 12
chn Tan Hai 42 11
uae Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albadwawi 42 20
sin Abdul Malik Bin Abdul Bashir 43 10
nat.namematcheswondrawlost
rou Ion Craciunescu 21 10
slv Joel Aguilar 21 01
crc Rodrigo Badilla Sequeira 11 00
nzl Matt Conger 11 00
sco Leslie Mottram 11 00
usa Esse Baharmast 11 00
nzl Peter O'Leary 11 00
chi Mario Sanchez Yanten 11 00
por Olegario Benquerenca 10 10
uae Ali Bujsaim 10 10