Japan v Croatia, 20 June 1998
| Score | 1-0 to Croatia |
| Referee | Ramish Ramdhan |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group H |
| Venue | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes |
| Attendance | 39,000 |
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Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender
Yutaka Akita
Defender
Masami Ihara
(captain)
Defender
Eisuke Nakanishi
Defender
Akira Narahashi
Defender
Naoki Soma
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Forward
Shoji Jo
Forward
Mashshi Nakayama
Substitutions:
| Masayuki Okano for Mashshi Nakayama | 61 |
| Hiroaki Morishima for Akira Narahashi | 79 |
| Wagner Lopes for Hiroshi Nanami | 84 |
Cards:
| Hiroshi Nanami | Y | |
| Eisuke Nakanishi | Y | |
| Yutaka Akita | Y |
1
Croatia
Manager: Miroslav Blazevic
Goals:
| Davor Suker | 78 |
|
Starting lineup:
Dražen Ladić
Goalkeeper
Slaven Bilic
Defender
Dario Simić
Defender
Igor Stimac
Defender
Aljoša Asanović
Midfielder
Robert Jarni
Midfielder
Krunoslav Jurčić
Midfielder
Robert Prosinecki
Midfielder
Zvonimir Soldo
Midfielder
Mario Stanić
Midfielder
Davor Suker
Forward
Substitutions:
| Goran Vlaović for Igor Stimac | 46 |
| Silvio Marić for Robert Prosinecki | 67 |
| Igor Tudor for Mario Stanić | 88 |
Cards:
| Mario Stanić | Y | |
| Robert Prosinecki | Y |