<P> Japan have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on six occasions, the first being in 1998 where they lost all three group games and finished in 31st position . Masashi Nakayama scored Japan's first ever goal in a World Cup Finals against Jamaica on 26 June 1998 in a 2 - 1 defeat . Keisuke Honda becomes the first Japanese player to score in three world cups: 2010, 2014, 2018 . </P> <P> They made their sixth appearance at the finals in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia . Japan became the first ever Asian nation to beat a side from South America, after they won 2 - 1 against Colombia in the group stage . The team made it to the Round of 16 (the first knock - out round) but lost to Belgium, 3 - 2 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="9"> FIFA World Cup finals record </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th_colspan="6"> Qualifications record </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hosts / Year </Th> <Th> Result </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> GP </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> D * </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GS </Th> <Th> GA </Th> <Th> GP </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GS </Th> <Th> GA </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Withdrew </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Suspended from FIFA </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 31st </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Round of 16 </Td> <Td> 9th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 28th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Round of 16 </Td> <Td> 9th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Group Stage </Td> <Td> 29th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Round of 16 </Td> <Td> 15th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2022 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> To be determined </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> 6 / 21 </Td> <Td> 9th </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 120 </Td> <Td> 68 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 247 </Td> <Td> 85 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="9"> FIFA World Cup finals record </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th_colspan="6"> Qualifications record </Th> </Tr>

When is the last time japan won the world cup
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