Japan v Croatia, 08 June 1997
| Score | 4-3 to Japan |
| Referee | KIM Kwang Taik |
| Competition | KIRIN JAPAN CUP Final |
| Venue | Yoyoki National Stadium, Tokyo |
| Attendance | 50,136 |
View Japan v Croatia head to head
4
Japan
Manager: Shu Kamo
Goals:
| Takashi Hirano | 34 |
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| Kazuyoshi Miura | 49 |
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| Kazuyoshi Miura | 53 |
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| Hiroaki Morishima | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender
Yutaka Akita
Defender
Masami Ihara
(captain)
Defender
Tadashi Nakamura
Defender
Toshihide Saito
Defender
Naoki Soma
Midfielder
Takashi Hirano
Midfielder
Yasuto Honda
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Forward
Kazuyoshi Miura
Substitutions:
| Motohiro Yamaguchi for Yasuto Honda | 53 |
| Hiroaki Morishima for Hidetoshi Nakata | 77 |
| Teruyoshi Ito for Takashi Hirano | 77 |
Cards:
| Yutaka Akita | Y | |
| Yasuto Honda | Y | |
| Hiroshi Nanami | Y |
3
Croatia
Manager: Miroslav Blazevic
Goals:
| Aljoša Asanović | 77 |
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| Aljoša Asanović | penalty | 79 |
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| Goran Vlaović | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Dražen Ladić
Goalkeeper
Darko Butorović
Defender
Nikola Jerkan
Defender
Dubravko Pavličić
Defender
Dario Simić
Defender
Aljoša Asanović
Midfielder
Andrija Balajic
Midfielder
Nenad Pralija
Midfielder
Robert Prosinecki
Midfielder
Igor Cvitanovic
Forward
Goran Vlaović
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ivo Ergovic for Dubravko Pavličić | 46 |
| Krunoslav Jurčić for Nenad Pralija | 59 |
| Tomislav Erceg for Robert Prosinecki | 74 |
Cards:
| Dubravko Pavličić | Y | |
| Krunoslav Jurčić | Y |