Japan v Kazakhstan, 08 November 1997
| Score | 5-1 to Japan |
| Referee | Marlo van der Ende |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 2nd round group B |
| Venue | Yoyoki National Stadium, Tokyo |
| Attendance | 56,032 |
View Japan v Kazakhstan head to head
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Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
| Yutaka Akita | 12 |
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| Hidetoshi Nakata | 16 |
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| Mashshi Nakayama | 44 |
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| Masami Ihara | 67 |
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| Takuya Takagi | 79 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender
Yutaka Akita
Defender
Masami Ihara
(captain)
Defender
Akira Narahashi
Defender
Naoki Soma
Midfielder
Tsuyoshi Kitazawa
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Forward
Shoji Jo
Forward
Mashshi Nakayama
Substitutions:
| Eisuke Nakanishi for Akira Narahashi | 64 |
| Takuya Takagi for Mashshi Nakayama | 64 |
| Hiroaki Morishima for Tsuyoshi Kitazawa | 83 |
Cards:
| Akira Narahashi | Y |
1
Kazakhstan
Manager: Serik Berdalin
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Alexander Familitsev
Defender
Ruslan Baltiyev
Midfielder
Viktor Zubarev
Forward
Oirat Saduov
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Nourken Mazbaev for Viktor Zubarev | 64 |
| Dmitry Yurist for Evgeni Svechnikov | 77 |
| Andrei Tyotushkine for Konstantin Kotov | 83 |
Cards:
| Nourken Mazbaev | Y | |
| Oirat Saduov | Y | |
| Vitali Sparychev | Y |