Japan v Saudi Arabia, 14 October 2000
| Score | 4-1 to Japan |
| Referee | Mohamed Ali Bujsaim |
| Competition | AFC Asian Cup Group C |
| Venue | International Stadium, Saida |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
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Japan
Manager: Troussier
Goals:
| Atsushi Yanagisawa | 26 |
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| Naohiro Takahara | 39 |
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| Hiroshi Nanami | 54 |
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| Shinji Ono | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender/Right back
Naoki Matsuda
Defender
Toshihiro Hattori
Defender
Ryuzo Morioka
Midfielder
Junichi Inamoto
Midfielder
Hiroaki Morishima
Midfielder
Tomokazu Myojin
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Forward
Naohiro Takahara
Forward
Atsushi Yanagisawa
Substitutions:
| Akinori Nishizawa for Naohiro Takahara | 70 |
| Shinji Ono for Atsushi Yanagisawa | 83 |
| Atsuhiro Miura for Hiroaki Morishima | 83 |
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Saudi Arabia
Manager: Milan Macala
Goals:
| Ryuzo Morioka | own goal | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Mohammad Al-Deayea
Goalkeeper
Mohammed Al-Jahani
Defender
Abdullah Sulaiman Zubromaoui
Defender
Omar Al Ghamdi
Midfielder
Sami Al-Jaber
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ahmed Khalil Al Dossary for Moh Nour Howsaoui | 65 |
| Abdullah Al Dossai for Naouaf Al Timyat | 65 |
| Abdullah Al-Waked for Sami Al-Jaber | 85 |
On the bench:
Defender
Abdullah Al Dossai
Defender
Ahmed Khalil Al Dossary
Midfielder
Abdullah Al-Waked