Japan v Argentina, 18 August 2004
| Score | 2-1 to Argentina |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Shizuoka |
| Attendance | 45,000 |
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Japan
Goals:
| Takayuki Suzuki | 72 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Seigo Narazaki
Defender/Right back
Mitsuo Ogasawara
Defender
Alessandro Santos Alex
Defender
Akira Kaji
Defender
Koji Nakata
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
Defender
Makoto Tanaka
Defender/Centre back
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Midfielder
Takashi Fukunishi
Forward
Takayuki Suzuki
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Substitutions:
| Toshiya Fujita for Yuji Nakazawa | 46 |
| Naoki Matsuda for Makoto Tanaka | 46 |
| Masashi Motoyama for Mitsuo Ogasawara | 57 |
| Yasuhito Endo for Takashi Fukunishi | 57 |
| Takuya Yamada for Keiji Tamada | 80 |
On the bench:
Defender/Right back
Naoki Matsuda
Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Toshiya Fujita
Midfielder
Masashi Motoyama
Goals:
| Luciano Galletti | 4 |
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| Mario Santana | 39 |
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Starting lineup:
Leo Franco
Goalkeeper
Gabriel Milito
Defender
Diego Placente
Defender
Facundo Quiroga
Defender
Walter Samuel
Defender
Lucas Ademar Bernardi
Midfielder
Luciano Galletti
Midfielder
Román Riquelme
Midfielder
Mario Santana
Midfielder
Lionel Scaloni
Midfielder
Diego Milito
Forward
Substitutions:
| M Rodriguez for Mario Santana | 60 |
| Ariel Ibagaza for Luciano Galletti | 63 |
| Leonardo Ponzio for Diego Milito | 83 |