Japan v Australia, 26 June 1997
| Score | 1-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Padro Borja |
| Competition | World Youth Cup 2nd round |
| Venue | Utama, Kangar |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
View Japan v Australia head to head
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Japan
Manager: Masakuni Yamamoto
Goals:
| Atsushi Yanagisawa | 44 |
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Starting lineup:
Defender
Satoshi Yamaguchi
Defender/Centre back
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Midfielder
Nozomi Hiroyama
Midfielder
Tomokazu Myojin
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder
Kazuyuki Toda
Forward
Atsushi Yanagisawa
Substitutions:
| Yoshiteru Yamashita for Yuichiro Nagai | 46 |
On the bench:
0
Australia
Manager: Les Scheinflug
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Danny Milosevic
Goalkeeper
Brett Emerton
Defender
Hayden Foxe
Defender
Con Blatsis
Defender/Centre back
Vince Grella
Midfielder
Mark Robertson
Midfielder
Substitutions:
| Danny Allsopp for Michael Curcija | 78 |
| Carlos Gonzalez for | 81 |