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Afc U23 Asian CupSeason 2025

Japan U23 vs Korea Republic U23

20 January 2026 at 11:30King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah

Match Summary

Japan U23 defeated Korea Republic U23 1:0. The match was played in AFC U23 Asian Cup 2025. Goals were scored by K. Koizumi 36′. 1 yellow card was shown. Japan U23 made 5 substitutions, Korea Republic U23 made 5.

Match Events

Key match events between Japan U23 and Korea Republic U23 — 1 goal and 1 card recorded during the match.

Kick Off
Half Time
58′
Kim Yong-HakJung Seung-Bae
58′
Baek Ga-OnT. Kim
S. IshibashiY. Yokoyama
65′
Y. MichiwakiS. Nwadike Uchebrian
65′
H. KumeS. Furuya
65′
R. IchiharaH. Okabe
66′
81′
Bae Hyun-SeoLee Chan-Wook
Y. ShimamotoN. Ishiwatari
84′
88′
Kang Seong-JinJ. Jeong
89′
Kim Dong-JinJeong Jae-sang
Full Time

Rivalry since 2012

Japan U23 vs Korea Republic U23 Head to Head Results· 5

Japan U23 and Korea Republic U23 have met 5 times — Japan U23 won 1, Korea Republic U23 won 4, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2012. Korea Republic U23 leads the head-to-head with 4 victories from 5 meetings. A combined 10 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.00 per match (4 for the home side, 6 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 1 match (20%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 2 games (40%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–1 in 2023.

Drawn
0
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Total goals
10 · 2.0/match
Both scored
1/5 · 20%
Over 2.5
2/5 · 40%

Recent Meetings

07/10/23Asian Games
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28/09/14Asian Games
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10/08/12Olympics Men
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Highest-scoring game: 21 v 2023

Recent Form

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In their last 6 matches, Japan U23 have recorded 5 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat. Korea Republic U23 show 6 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses from their last 6 outings.

Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

API data: 13 May 2026