Brazil vs. Japan: Titles Won Comparison

Which national soccer team won the most tournaments, Japan or Brazil? Here you have the details, head to head, of the titles won by each of these national teams at senior, youth and olympic level. It includes the comparision of World Cups and continental tournaments won.

Taking into account the most relevant tournaments for senior national soccer teams, Brazil won 13 titles more than Japan, 20 against 7. Also in FIFA World Cups won Brazil has the advantage over Japan 5 to 0.

In the Olympic Games soccer tournament, Brazil surpasses Japan in gold medals won 2 to 0.

At FIFA youth national teams level, Brazil won 34 titles more than Japan, 41 against 7.

Note: on this page, the titles won by olympic national teams are included on their own category because throughout history these tournaments have alternated between senior and youth teams, with amateur and professional players. Currently the competition allows under-23 players with the possibility of including 3 players over that age.

Senior National Team Titles:
Brazil	Japan
20 senior national team titles	7 senior national team titles
FIFA World Cup
World Cup (5) 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002	-
Continental Titles
American Cup (9) 1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019 Panamerican Championship (2) 1952, 1956	Asian Cup (4) 1992, 2000, 2004, 2011
Others Toournaments
FIFA Confederations Cup (4) 1997, 2005, 2009, 2013	AFC–OFC Challenge Cup (1) 2001 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations (2) 1993, 2007

Olympic National Team:
Brazil	Japan
2 gold medals	0 gold medals
Olympic Games (2) 2016, 2020	-

Youth Tournaments (FIFA):
Brazil	Japan
41 youth national team titles	7 youth national team titles
World Cups
FIFA U-20 World Cup (5) 1983, 1985, 1993, 2003, 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup (4) 1997, 1999, 2003, 2019	-
Continental Titles
South American Youth Championship (13) 1974, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2023, 2025 South American Under-17 Football Championship (14) 1988, 1991, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2025 South American Under-15 Football Championship (5) 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019	AFC U-23 Asian Cup (2) 2016, 2024 AFC U-20 Asian Cup (1) 2016 AFC U-17 Asian Cup (4) 1994, 2006, 2018, 2023

Other Relevant Tournaments:
Brazil	Japan
21 titles	1 title
Pre-Olympic Tournaments
CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament (7) 1968, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000	-
Regional Tournaments
Pan American Games (5) 1963, 1975, 1979, 1987, 2023	-
Friendly Tournaments
Toulon Tournament (9) 1980, 1981, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2013, 2014, 2019	-
Others Toournaments
-	Asian Games (1) 2010