Australia v Japan, 10 February 1996
| Score | 4-1 to Japan |
| Referee | Bret Hugo |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Brandon Park, Woolagong |
| Attendance | 8,396 |
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Australia
Manager: Eddie Thomson
Goals:
| Francis Awaritefe | 87 |
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Substitutions:
| Francis Awaritefe for John Markovski | 46 |
| Jason Polak for Milan Ivanovic | 70 |
| Goran Lozanovski for Paul Trimboli | 70 |
Cards:
| John Markovski | Y | |
| Goran Lozanovski | Y | |
| Matthew Bingley | Y | |
| Milan Blagojevic | 47 | R |
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Japan
Manager: Shu Kamo
Goals:
| Motohiro Yamaguchi | 35 |
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| Takuya Takagi | 62 |
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| Takuya Takagi | 86 |
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| Hajime Moriyasu | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Kazuya Maekawa
Goalkeeper
Masami Ihara
Defender
(captain)
Norio Omura
Defender
Naoki Soma
Defender
Hiroshige Yanagimoto
Defender
Tsuyoshi Kitazawa
Midfielder
Hajime Moriyasu
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Midfielder
Masayuki Okano
Forward
Takuya Takagi
Forward
Substitutions:
| Yasuto Honda for Motohiro Yamaguchi | 46 |
| Tadashi Nakamura for Kentoro Sawada | 46 |
| Kentoro Sawada for Norio Omura | 65 |
| Hiroaki Morishima for Tsuyoshi Kitazawa | 74 |
Cards:
| Masayuki Okano | Y | |
| Motohiro Yamaguchi | Y | |
| Masami Ihara | Y |
On the bench:
Defender
Tadashi Nakamura
Defender
Kentoro Sawada
Midfielder
Yasuto Honda
Midfielder
Hiroaki Morishima