China PR v Japan, 26 October 2000
| Score | 3-2 to Japan |
| Competition | AFC Asian Cup Semi-final |
| Venue | Sports City Stadium, Beirut |
| Attendance | 5,500 |
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China PR
Manager: Bora Milutinovic
Goals:
| QI Hong | 30 |
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| YANG Chen | 48 |
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Starting lineup:
Defender
WU Cheng Ying
Defender
LI Weifeng
Defender
FAN Zhi Yi
(captain)
Midfielder
QI Hong
Midfielder
LI Tie
Forward
YANG Chen
Forward
SU Mao Zhen
Substitutions:
| MA Ming Yu for SHEN Si | 62 |
| QU Sheng Qing for LI Ming | 76 |
| XIE Hui for SU Mao Zhen | 84 |
Cards:
| WU Cheng Ying | Y | |
| CHEN Gang | Y | |
| LI Tie | Y | |
| LI Ming | Y |
3
Japan
Manager: Troussier
Goals:
| Fan Zhiyi | own goal | 21 |
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| Akinori Nishizawa | 53 |
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| Tomokazu Myojin | 60 |
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Starting lineup:
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Goalkeeper
Naoki Matsuda
Defender/Right back
Toshihiro Hattori
Defender
Ryuzo Morioka
Defender
Junichi Inamoto
Midfielder
Hiroaki Morishima
Midfielder
Tomokazu Myojin
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Akinori Nishizawa
Forward
Naohiro Takahara
Forward
Substitutions:
| Atsushi Yanagisawa for Akinori Nishizawa | 88 |
| Daisuke Oku for Hiroaki Morishima | 90 |
Cards:
| Junichi Inamoto | Y |