Japan v Finland, 18 February 2006
| Score | 2-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Lee |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Shizuoka |
| Attendance | 40,702 |
View Japan v Finland head to head
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Japan
Goals:
| Tatsuhiko Kubo | 47 |
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| Mitsuo Ogasawara | 57 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender/Right back
Mitsuo Ogasawara
Defender
Akira Kaji
Defender
Keisuke Tsuboi
Defender/Centre back
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Midfielder
Takashi Fukunishi
Midfielder
Shinji Murai
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder
Shinji Ono
Forward
Tatsuhiko Kubo
Forward
Seiichiro Maki
Substitutions:
| Alessandro Santos Alex for Shinji Murai | 72 |
| Hisato Sato for Seiichiro Maki | 72 |
| Yūichi Komano for Akira Kaji | 76 |
| Masashi Motoyama for Tatsuhiko Kubo | 85 |
On the bench:
Defender
Alessandro Santos Alex
Defender
Yūichi Komano
Midfielder
Masashi Motoyama
Forward
Hisato Sato
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Finland
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Mikko Kavén
Goalkeeper
Toni Kallio
Defender
Toni Kuivasto
Defender
Ari Nyman
Defender
Juha Pasoja
Defender
Kari Arkivuo
Defender/Midfielder
Tuomas Haapala
Midfielder
Jari Ilola
Midfielder
Pekka Lagerblom
Midfielder
Daniel Sjölund
Midfielder
Keijo Huusko
Forward
Substitutions:
| Tuomas Uusimaki for Jari Ilola | 69 |
| Jussi Kujala for Daniel Sjölund | 74 |
| Veli Lampi for Pekka Lagerblom | 80 |
| Juuso Kangaskorpi for Kari Arkivuo | 80 |
| Jukka Sauso for Juha Pasoja | 81 |
| Tero Taipale for Keijo Huusko | 81 |
On the bench:
Defender
Veli Lampi
Defender
Jukka Sauso
Defender
Tero Taipale
Midfielder
Tuomas Uusimaki
Forward
Juuso Kangaskorpi