Japan v England, 29 November 2003
| Score | 1-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Kevin Stott |
| Competition | FIFA Under-20 World Cup Group D |
| Venue | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
View Japan v England head to head
Played at Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Kick-off: 8.30pm local.
1
Japan
Manager: Kiyoshi Ohkuma
Goals:
| Daisuke Sakata | 54 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Defender/Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno
(captain)
Defender/Midfielder
Yuhei Tokunaga
Midfielder
Daigo Kobayashi
Forward
Daisuke Sakata
Substitutions:
| Tatsuya Yazawa for Daigo Kobayashi | 52 |
| Satoru Yamagishi for Norio Suzuki | 71 |
| Hiroto Mogi for Daisuke Sakata | 87 |
Cards:
| Makoto Kakuda | 43 | Y |
| Naoya Kondo | 75 | Y |
0
England
Manager: Les Reed
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Andy Lonergan
Goalkeeper
Chris Carruthers
Defender
Steven Taylor
Defender
Matt Kilgallon
Defender/Centre back
Darren Carter
Midfielder
Dave Fox
Midfielder
Gary O'Neil
Midfielder
(captain)
Jerome Thomas
Midfielder
John Welsh
Midfielder
Michael Chopra
Forward
Eddie Johnson
Forward
Substitutions:
| Jay McEveley for Chris Carruthers | 46 |
| Tommy Wright for Dave Fox | 67 |
| Lee Croft for Eddie Johnson | 78 |
Cards:
| Gary O'Neil | 32 | Y |
| Lee Croft | 85 | Y |