Japan v Finland, 04 February 2009
| Score | 5-1 to Japan |
| Referee | Junjie Huang (China) Huang |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Tokyo National Stadium, Kasumigaoka |
| Attendance | 34,532 |
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Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
| Shinji Okazaki | 15 |
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| Shinji Okazaki | 32 |
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| Shinji Kagawa | 44 |
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| Yuji Nakazawa | 57 |
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| Michihiro Yasuda | 86 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Ryota Tsuzuki
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
Defender
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Defender
Atsuto Uchida
Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Hideo Hashimoto
Midfielder
Shinji Kagawa
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Substitutions:
| Kazumicih Takagi for Marcus Tulio Tanaka | 55 |
| Yūichi Komano for Atsuto Uchida | 72 |
| Yasuyuki Konno for Yasuhito Endo | 77 |
| Michihiro Yasuda for Shinji Kagawa | 81 |
| Seiichiro Maki for Keiji Tamada | 84 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Goalkeeper
Takanori Sugeno
Defender
Yūichi Komano
Defender
Kazumicih Takagi
Defender/Midfielder
Michihiro Yasuda
Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno
Midfielder
Shinichi Terada
Forward
Seiichiro Maki
Forward
Tatsuya Tanaka
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Finland
Manager: Stuart Baxter
Goals:
| Roni Porokara | 50 |
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Starting lineup:
Tomi Maanoja
Goalkeeper
Joni Aho
Defender
Markus Halsti
Defender
Toni Kuivasto
Defender
Toumo Turunen
Defender
Kari Arkivuo
Defender/Midfielder
Tim Sparv
Midfielder
Jari Litmanen
Forward
Roni Porokara
Forward
Substitutions:
| Mehmet Hetemaj for Jussi Kujala | 46 |
| Jukka Raitala for Toumo Turunen | 55 |
| Teemu Pukki for Jari Litmanen | 68 |
| Jarno Parikka for Niklas Tarvajarvi | 77 |
| Perparim Hetemaj for Kari Arkivuo | 85 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Henri Sillanpää
Defender
Jonas Portin
Defender
Jukka Raitala
Defender
Toumo Turunen
Midfielder
Mehmet Hetemaj
Midfielder
Perparim Hetemaj
Midfielder
Mika Ojala
Forward
Jarno Parikka
Forward
Teemu Pukki
Midfielder
Midfielder
Rahmonen Sami