Japan v Argentina, 20 November 2002

Score2-0 to Argentina
CompetitionInternational Friendly
VenueSaitama
Attendance40,931

Goals:

Goals:

Juan Pablo Sorin 47 G
Hernan Crespo 49 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki
Defender/Right back Naoki Matsuda
Defender/Right back Mitsuo Ogasawara
Defender Yutaka Akita
Defender Eisuke Nakanishi
Defender Koji Nakata
Defender Akira Narahashi
Midfielder Takashi Fukunishi
Midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura
Forward Takayuki Suzuki

Starting lineup:

Pablo Cavallero Goalkeeper
Facundo Quiroga Defender
Walter Samuel Defender
Roberto Ayala Defender/Centre back
Matias Almeyda Midfielder
Juan Pablo Sorin Midfielder
Javier Zanetti Midfielder
Hernan Crespo Forward
Claudio Lopez Forward
Ariel Ortega Forward

Substitutions:

Satoshi Nakayama for Naohiro Takahara 54
Alessandro Santos Alex for Shunsuke Nakamura 59
Nobuhisa Yamada for Akira Narahashi 62
Yasuhito Endo for 67

Substitutions:

Kily González for Claudio Lopez 65
Javier Saviola for Ariel Ortega 73
Santiago Solari for Hernan Crespo 82
Mauricio Pochettino for Facundo Quiroga 89

Cards:

Cards:

Walter Samuel Y
Juan Pablo Sorin Y

On the bench:

Defender Nobuhisa Yamada
Midfielder Yasuhito Endo

On the bench:

Midfielder Kily González
Midfielder Santiago Solari
Forward Javier Saviola

0  Japan

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki
Defender/Right back Naoki Matsuda
Defender/Right back Mitsuo Ogasawara
Defender Yutaka Akita
Defender Eisuke Nakanishi
Defender Koji Nakata
Defender Akira Narahashi
Midfielder Takashi Fukunishi
Midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura
Forward Takayuki Suzuki

Substitutions:

Satoshi Nakayama for Naohiro Takahara 54
Alessandro Santos Alex for Shunsuke Nakamura 59
Nobuhisa Yamada for Akira Narahashi 62
Yasuhito Endo for 67

Cards:

On the bench:

Defender Nobuhisa Yamada
Midfielder Yasuhito Endo

Goals:

Juan Pablo Sorin 47 G
Hernan Crespo 49 G

Starting lineup:

Pablo Cavallero Goalkeeper
Facundo Quiroga Defender
Walter Samuel Defender
Roberto Ayala Defender/Centre back
Matias Almeyda Midfielder
Juan Pablo Sorin Midfielder
Javier Zanetti Midfielder
Hernan Crespo Forward
Claudio Lopez Forward
Ariel Ortega Forward

Substitutions:

Kily González for Claudio Lopez 65
Javier Saviola for Ariel Ortega 73
Santiago Solari for Hernan Crespo 82
Mauricio Pochettino for Facundo Quiroga 89

Cards:

Walter Samuel Y
Juan Pablo Sorin Y

On the bench:

Midfielder Kily González
Midfielder Santiago Solari
Forward Javier Saviola