Japan v Korea Republic, 16 December 2017
| Score | 4-1 to Korea Republic |
| Referee | Chris Beath |
| Competition | EAFF East Asian Cup Finals |
| Venue | Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo |
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Japan
Manager: Vahid Halilhodžić
Goals:
| Yū Kobayashi | penalty | 3 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Kosuke Nakamura
Defender
Shintaro Kurumaya
Defender
Genta Miura
Defender
Gen Shoji
Defender
Naomichi Ueda
Midfielder
Shoma Doi
Midfielder
Yosuke Ideguchi
Midfielder
Yasuyuki Konno
Midfielder
Shu Kurata
Midfielder/Forward
Junya Ito
Forward
Yū Kobayashi
Substitutions:
| Kento Misao for Yosuke Ideguchi | 66 |
| Kengo Kawamata for Junya Ito | 70 |
| Yuki Abe for Shu Kurata | 81 |
Cards:
| Shintaro Kurumaya | 21 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Shuichi Gonda
Goalkeeper
Masaaki Higashiguchi
Defender
Ryo Hatsuse
Defender
Sei Muroya
Defender
Shuto Yamamoto
Defender/Midfielder
Shogo Taniguchi
Midfielder
Yuki Abe
Midfielder
Mu Kanazaki
Midfielder
Kento Misao
Midfielder
Yojiro Takahagi
Forward
Kengo Kawamata
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Korea Republic
Manager: Shin Tae-Yong
Goals:
| KIM Shin-wook | 13 |
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| JUNG Woo-young | 23 |
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| KIM Shin-wook | 35 |
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| Yū Kobayashi | own goal | 69 |
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Starting lineup:
JO Hyeon-woo
Goalkeeper
JANG Hyun-soo
Defender
KIM Jin-su
Defender
YUN Young-sun
Defender
KO Yo-han
Defender/Midfielder
LEE Jae-sung
Midfielder
KIM Min-woo
Midfielder
JU Se-jong
Midfielder
JUNG Woo-young
Midfielder
LEE Keun-ho
Forward
KIM Shin-wook
Forward
Substitutions:
| YEOM Ki-hun for LEE Keun-ho | 68 |
| JUNG Seung-hyun for JUNG Seung-hyun | 72 |
| JIN Seong-uk for KIM Shin-wook | 88 |
Cards:
| KO Yo-han | 5 | Y |
| YUN Young-sun | 62 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
KIM Dong-jun
Goalkeeper
KIM Jin-hyeon
Defender
CHOI Chul-soon
Defender
JUNG Seung-hyun
Defender/Midfielder
KWON Kyung-won
Midfielder
LEE Chang-min
Midfielder
YUN Il-lok
Forward
LEE Jeong-hyeop
Forward
YEOM Ki-hun
Forward
JIN Seong-uk