Japan v Costa Rica, 17 April 2002
| Score | 1-1 |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | International Stadium, Yokohama |
| Attendance | 64,783 |
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Japan
Goals:
| Tomokazu Myojin | 69 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Seigo Narazaki
Defender/Right back
Naoki Matsuda
Defender/Right back
Mitsuo Ogasawara
Defender
Alessandro Santos Alex
Defender
Koji Nakata
Defender/Centre back
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Midfielder
Daisuke Ichikawa
Midfielder
Tomokazu Myojin
Midfielder
Kazuyuki Toda
Forward
Takayuki Suzuki
Forward
Atsushi Yanagisawa
Substitutions:
| Hiroaki Morishima for Mitsuo Ogasawara | 25 |
| Akinori Nishizawa for Atsushi Yanagisawa | 28 |
| Takashi Fukunishi for Daisuke Ichikawa | 46 |
| Toshihiro Hattori for | 79 |
| Yasuhiro Hato for Tomokazu Myojin | 80 |
| Shunsuke Nakamura for Tsuneyasu Miyamoto | 82 |
| Tatsuhiko Kubo for Takayuki Suzuki | 86 |
On the bench:
Defender
Toshihiro Hattori
Midfielder
Takashi Fukunishi
Midfielder
Yasuhiro Hato
Midfielder
Hiroaki Morishima
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Forward
Tatsuhiko Kubo
Forward
Akinori Nishizawa
Goals:
| Winston Parks | 76 |
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Starting lineup:
Erick Lonnis
Goalkeeper
Gilberto Martinez
Defender
Juan Jose Rodriguez
Defender
Mauricio Wright
Defender
Luis Marin
Defender/Centre back
Harold Wallace
Defender/Midfielder
Walter Centeno
Midfielder
Wilmer López
Midfielder
Mauricio Solis
Midfielder
Rolando Fonseca
Forward
Ronald Gomez
Forward
Substitutions:
| Alexander Madrigal Urena for Luis Marin | 46 |
| Winston Parks for Rolando Fonseca | 66 |
| Oscar Rojas for Wilmer López | 66 |
| Daniel Vallejos for | 76 |
| Max Sanchez for | 76 |
| Steven Bryce for | 84 |
On the bench:
Defender
Daniel Vallejos
Midfielder
Steven Bryce
Midfielder
Oscar Rojas
Midfielder
Max Sanchez
Forward
Winston Parks