Japan v Argentina, 08 October 2010
| Score | 1-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Pawel Gil |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium |
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Japan
Manager: Alberto Zaccheroni
Goals:
| Shinji Okazaki | 19 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Atsuto Uchida
Defender/Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno
Midfielder
Yuki Abe
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder
Keisuke Honda
Midfielder
Shinji Kagawa
Midfielder
Daisuke Matsui
Forward
Takayuki Morimoto
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
Substitutions:
| Ryoichi Maeda for Takayuki Morimoto | 65 |
| Kengo Nakamura for Shinji Kagawa | 77 |
| Shusaku Nishikawa for Eiji Kawashima | 85 |
Cards:
0
Argentina
Manager: Sergio Daniel Batista
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Sergio Romero
Goalkeeper
Nicolás Burdisso
Defender
Gabriel Milito
Defender
Martín Demichelis
Defender/Midfielder
Javier Mascherano
Defender/Midfielder
Gabriel Heinze
Defender/Left back
Esteban Cambiasso
Midfielder
Andres D'Alessandro
Midfielder
Lionel Messi
Midfielder/Forward
Diego Milito
Forward
Carlos Tevez
Forward
Substitutions:
| Gonzalo Higuaín for Diego Milito | 33 |
| Mario Bolatti for Esteban Cambiasso | 45 |
| Javier Pastore for Andres D'Alessandro | 61 |
| Ezequiel Lavezzi for Nicolás Burdisso | 64 |
| Angel Di María for Mario Bolatti | 85 |
Cards:
| Andres D'Alessandro | 29 | Y |
| Martín Demichelis | 80 | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Mario Bolatti
Midfielder
Javier Pastore
Midfielder/Forward
Angel Di María
Forward
Gonzalo Higuaín
Forward
Ezequiel Lavezzi