TheJapan national football team in 2017, managed by head coachVahid Halilhodžić compete in the2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round and2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship amonginternational friendly matches both at home and abroad.
| Competition | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| International Friendly | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 |
| 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 16 | +4 |
On 7 June, Japan used special kit to celebrate 20th anniversary of Japan's qualification to their first World Cup finals. It was used againstSyria. Since November, a new home kit is used.
          Home Kit |      Special Kit |     Away Kit |      2018 Home Kit |
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Japan| 23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3 | United Arab Emirates | 0–2 | Japan | Al Ain,UAE |
| 19:30 UTC+4 | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) | Stadium:Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Attendance: 23,725 Referee:Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
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Thailand| 28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3 | Japan | 4–0 | Thailand | Saitama,Japan |
| 19:35 UTC+9 | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) | Stadium:Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 59,003 Referee:Kim Dong-jin (South Korea) |
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Syria| June 72017 Kirin Challenge Cup | Japan | 1−1 | Syria | Chōfu,Tokyo,Japan |
| 19:30JST |
| Report (PDF) |
| Stadium:Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 43,608 Referee:Daniel Stefański (Poland) |
v Japan| 13 June 2017 (2017-06-13)2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3 | Iraq | 1–1 | Japan |  Tehran,Iran[2] |
| 16:55 UTC+4:30 |
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) |
| Stadium:Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium Attendance: 983 Referee:Fu Ming (China PR) |
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Australia| 31 August 2017 (2017-08-31)2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3 | Japan | 2–0 | Australia | Saitama,Japan |
| 19:35 UTC+9 | Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) | Stadium:Saitama Stadium 2002 Attendance: 59,492 Referee:Alireza Faghani (Iran) |
v Japan| 5 September 2017 (2017-09-05)2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Round 3 | Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Japan | Jeddah,Saudi Arabia |
| 20:30 UTC+3 |
| Report (FIFA) Report (AFC) | Stadium:King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 62,165 Referee:Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan) |
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New Zealand| October 62017 Kirin Challenge Cup | Japan | 2−1 | New Zealand | Toyota,Japan |
| 19:30JST | Report (PDF) |
| Stadium:Toyota Stadium Attendance: 38,461 Referee:Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong) |
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Haiti| October 102017 Kirin Challenge Cup | Japan | 3−3 | Haiti | Yokohama,Japan |
| 19:30JST | Report (PDF) | Stadium:Nissan Stadium Attendance: 47,420 Referee:Peter Green (Australia) |
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Brazil| 10 November 2017 (2017-11-10)International friendly | Japan | 1–3 | Brazil |  Villeneuve d'Ascq,France |
| 13:00 UTC+1 | Makino 63' | Report (ESPN) |
| Stadium:Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 16,922 Referee:Benoît Bastien (France) |
v Japan| 14 November 2017 (2017-11-14)International friendly | Belgium | 1–0 | Japan | Bruges,Belgium |
| 20:45 UTC+1 | Lukaku 72' | Report (ESPN) Report (UEFA) | Stadium:Jan Breydel Stadium Attendance: 21,000 Referee:Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
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North Korea| 9 December 2017 (2017-12-09)2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final Round | Japan | 1–0 | North Korea | Chōfu,Tokyo,Japan |
| 19:15 UTC+9 | Ideguchi 90+3' | Report | Stadium:Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 20,806[3] Referee:Chris Beath (Australia)[3] |
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China| 12 December 2017 (2017-12-12)2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final Round | Japan | 2–1 | China | Chōfu,Tokyo,Japan |
| 19:15 UTC+9 | Kobayashi 84' Shōji 88' | Report | Yu Dabao 90+3' (pen.) | Stadium:Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 17,220[4] Referee:Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)[4] |
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South Korea| 16 December 2017 (2017-12-16)2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship Final Round | Japan | 1–4 | South Korea | Chōfu,Tokyo,Japan |
| 19:15 UTC+9 | Kobayashi 3' (pen.) | Report | Kim Shin-wook 13',35' Jung Woo-young 23'Yeom Ki-hun 69' | Stadium:Ajinomoto Stadium Attendance: 36,645[5] Referee:Chris Beath (Australia)[5] |
Win Draw Loss
| Player | -2016 | 03.23 | 03.28 | 06.07 | 06.13 | 08.31 | 09.05 | 10.06 | 10.10 | 11.10 | 11.14 | 12.09 | 12.12 | 12.16 | 2017 | Total |
| Shinji Okazaki | 106(49) | O | O(1) | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5(1) | 111(50) |
| Makoto Hasebe | 104(2) | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 106(2) |
| Yuto Nagatomo | 91(3) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | 10(0) | 101(3) |
| Yasuyuki Konno | 87(2) | O(1) | - | O(1) | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | 6(2) | 93(4) |
| Keisuke Honda | 86(36) | O | O | O | O | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5(0) | 91(36) |
| Shinji Kagawa | 84(27) | O | O(1) | O | - | - | - | O | O(1) | - | - | - | - | - | 5(2) | 89(29) |
| Eiji Kawashima | 72(0) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | 9(0) | 81(0) |
| Maya Yoshida | 71(9) | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | 9(1) | 80(10) |
| Hiroshi Kiyotake | 42(5) | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 43(5) |
| Masato Morishige | 39(2) | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 41(2) |
| Hiroki Sakai | 32(0) | O | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | 9(0) | 41(0) |
| Gotoku Sakai | 32(0) | - | O | - | O | - | - | - | O | - | O | - | - | - | 4(0) | 36(0) |
| Hotaru Yamaguchi | 30(2) | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | 8(0) | 38(2) |
| Tomoaki Makino | 24(2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O(1) | O | - | - | - | 4(1) | 28(3) |
| Genki Haraguchi | 20(6) | O | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | O | - | - | - | 9(0) | 29(6) |
| Takashi Inui | 19(2) | - | - | O | - | O | - | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | 6(0) | 25(2) |
| Yoshinori Muto | 19(2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 21(2) |
| Takashi Usami | 18(3) | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 19(3) |
| Yuya Osako | 17(5) | O | - | O | O(1) | O | - | O(1) | O | O | O | - | - | - | 8(2) | 25(7) |
| Gaku Shibasaki | 13(3) | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1(0) | 14(3) |
| Takuma Asano | 10(2) | - | - | O | - | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | - | - | - | 7(1) | 17(3) |
| Mu Kanazaki | 10(2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | 1(0) | 11(2) |
| Yu Kobayashi | 8(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O(1) | O(1) | 3(2) | 11(2) |
| Wataru Endo | 7(0) | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | O | O | - | - | - | - | 4(0) | 11(0) |
| Kengo Kawamata | 5(1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | 3(0) | 8(1) |
| Yuki Kobayashi | 2(1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | - | - | 2(0) | 4(1) |
| Yuya Kubo | 2(0) | O(1) | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | - | O | O | - | - | - | 9(2) | 11(2) |
| Gen Shoji | 2(0) | - | - | O | O | O | O | - | O | - | - | O | O(1) | O | 8(1) | 10(1) |
| Masaaki Higashiguchi | 2(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | O | - | 2(0) | 4(0) |
| Ryota Morioka | 2(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | - | - | - | 2(0) | 4(0) |
| Shogo Taniguchi | 2(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | 1(0) | 3(0) |
| Yojiro Takahagi | 2(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | 1(0) | 3(0) |
| Shu Kurata | 1(0) | O | - | O | O | - | - | O(1) | O(1) | - | - | O | O | O | 8(2) | 9(2) |
| Ryota Oshima | 1(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | 1(0) | 2(0) |
| Yosuke Ideguchi | 0(0) | - | - | O | O | O(1) | O | O | O | O | O | O(1) | O | O | 11(2) | 11(2) |
| Kenyu Sugimoto | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O(1) | O | O | - | - | - | 5(1) | 5(1) |
| Shintaro Kurumaya | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | O | - | O | 3(0) | 3(0) |
| Junya Ito | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | 3(0) | 3(0) |
| Hiroyuki Abe | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | O | 3(0) | 3(0) |
| Kosuke Nakamura | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | O | 2(0) | 2(0) |
| Naomichi Ueda | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | 2(0) | 2(0) |
| Genta Miura | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | 2(0) | 2(0) |
| Shoma Doi | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | O | 2(0) | 2(0) |
| Kazuki Nagasawa | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
| Sei Muroya | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
| Shuto Yamamoto | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | - | 1(0) | 1(0) |
| Kento Misao | 0(0) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | O | 1(0) | 1(0) |
| Player | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round | International Friendly | 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship | Total Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuya Kubo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yasuyuki Konno | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Shinji Kagawa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Shinji Okazaki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maya Yoshida | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yuya Osako | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Takuma Asano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yosuke Ideguchi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Shu Kurata | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ken'yu Sugimoto | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tomoaki Makino | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yu Kobayashi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gen Shōji | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |