Japan vs. Mexico: Titles Won Comparison

Which national soccer team won the most tournaments, Mexico or Japan? 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, Mexico won 7 titles more than Japan, 14 against 7. None of them won the FIFA World Cup.

In the Olympic Games soccer tournament, Mexico surpasses Japan in gold medals won 1 to 0.

At FIFA youth national teams level, Mexico won 19 titles more than Japan, 26 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:

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Japan
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Mexico
7
senior national team
titles
14
senior national team
titles

FIFA World Cup

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Continental Titles

  • CONCACAF Gold Cup
    (12) 1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
  • CONCACAF Cup
    (1) 2015

Others Toournaments

  • AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
    (1) 2001
  • Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
    (2) 1993, 2007

Olympic National Team:

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Japan
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Mexico
0
gold medals
1
gold medal

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Youth Tournaments (FIFA):

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Japan
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Mexico
7
youth national team titles
26
youth national team titles

World Cups

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  • FIFA U-17 World Cup
    (2) 2005, 2011

Continental Titles

  • 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
  • CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
    (14) 1962, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2024
  • CONCACAF Under-17 Championship
    (9) 1985, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2023
  • CONCACAF Under-15 Championship
    (1) 2017

Other Relevant Tournaments:

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Japan
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Mexico
1
title
13
titles

Pre-Olympic Tournaments

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  • CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship
    (8) 1964, 1972, 1976, 1996, 2004, 2012, 2015, 2020

Regional Tournaments

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  • Pan American Games
    (4) 1967, 1975, 1999, 2011

Friendly Tournaments

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  • Toulon Tournament
    (1) 2012

Others Toournaments

  • Asian Games
    (1) 2010

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