Australia v Japan, 15 February 1998
| Score | 3-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Mark Sheals |
| Competition | OPTUS WORLD SERIES |
| Venue | Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide |
| Attendance | 9,541 |
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Australia
Manager: Terry Venables
Goals:
Substitutions:
| Steve Horvat for Dominic Longo | 46 |
| Gabriel Mendez for John Markovski | 46 |
| Paul Trimboli for Gabriel Mendez | 63 |
| Goran Lozanovski for Ernie Tapai | 83 |
Cards:
| Troy Halpin | Y | |
| Fausto De Amicis | 5 | R |
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Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
| Hidetoshi Nakata | penalty | 5 |
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| Takashi Hirano | 65 |
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| Takashi Hirano | 70 |
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Starting lineup:
Seigo Narazaki
Goalkeeper
Yutaka Akita
Defender
Toshihiro Hattori
Defender
Masami Ihara
Defender
Akira Narahashi
Defender
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Midfielder
Shoji Jo
Forward
Atsushi Yanagisawa
Forward
Substitutions:
| Takashi Hirano for Tadatoshi Masuda | 63 |
| Wagner Lopes for Shoji Jo | 63 |
| Tadashi Nakamura for Hiroshi Nanami | 71 |
Cards:
| Masami Ihara | Y | |
| Motohiro Yamaguchi | 79 | R |