text: Japan have met Australia 27 times, with a record of 11 wins, 9 draws and 7 losses; Japan leads the series with 10 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses in matches played since 1991.Saudi Arabia
  Japan and Saudi Arabia are two of the most historically successful national teams in Asia and have frequently met each other in many major tournaments, including in the Asian Cup and World Cup qualification. The frequency is also rivalled by high-level performances of Japan and Saudi Arabia in the Asian and global football stage, justified by being the two of just three AFC member nations (alongside Australia) to reach the final of any senior FIFA competition. Combined, they have also won seven AFC Asian Cup titles in total. Both Japan and Saudi Arabia also gained headlines for producing "unexpected" wins in the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with Japan earning wins against Germany and Spain and Saudi Arabia against Argentina in the group stage. Despite the fact that between both nations only Japan qualified to the knockout stage of the competition in 2022, these wins over World Cup-winning oppositions have allowed comparisons of developments between Japan and Saudi Arabia to emerge. 