Other names Japan vs. South Korea Most wins South Korea (40) | Teams Japan
South Korea | |
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Locale Asia (AFC)
East Asia (EAFF) First meeting Japan 1-5 South Korea
7 March 1954 Latest meeting Japan 1-1 South Korea
5 August 2015 | ||
The Japan and South Korea national football teams are sporting rivals who have played each other officially since 1954. They have had 77 matches so far. The match between the two countries is commonly called haniljeon (Korean: 한일전) or nikkansen (Japanese: 日韓戦) in the local languages.
National team
As of 5 August 2015
References
Japan–South Korea football rivalry Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA