Japan v Argentina, 20 November 2002
| Score | 2-0 to Argentina |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Saitama |
| Attendance | 40,931 |
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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
Forward
Naohiro Takahara
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:
Goals:
| Juan Pablo Sorin | 47 |
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| Hernan Crespo | 49 |
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Starting lineup:
Pablo Cavallero
Goalkeeper
Facundo Quiroga
Defender
Walter Samuel
Defender
Roberto Ayala
Defender/Centre back
Matias Almeyda
Midfielder
Juan Pablo Sorin
Midfielder
Juan Sebastian Veron
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:
Defender
Mauricio Pochettino
Midfielder
Kily González
Midfielder
Santiago Solari
Forward
Javier Saviola