Japan v Korea Republic, 21 May 1997
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Un Prasert |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Yoyoki National Stadium, Tokyo |
| Attendance | 52,410 |
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1
Japan
Manager: Shu Kamo
Goals:
| Kazuyoshi Miura | 88 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender
Masami Ihara
Defender
Tadashi Nakamura
Defender
Norio Omura
Midfielder
Yasuto Honda
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Forward
Shoji Jo
Forward
Kazuyoshi Miura
Substitutions:
| Akinori Nishizawa for Shoji Jo | 46 |
| Hiroaki Morishima for Yasuto Honda | 64 |
| Naoki Soma for Ryuji Michiki | 69 |
| Toshihide Saito for Norio Omura | 83 |
Cards:
| Norio Omura | Y | |
| Ryuji Michiki | Y |
On the bench:
Defender
Toshihide Saito
Defender
Naoki Soma
Midfielder
Hiroaki Morishima
Forward
Akinori Nishizawa
1
Korea Republic
Manager: CHA Bum Kun
Goals:
| YOO Sang-Cheol | 56 |
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Starting lineup:
KIM Bong-Soo
Goalkeeper
LEE Min-Sung
Defender
CHOI Young-Il
Defender
(captain)
CHOI Sung-Yong
Midfielder
SEO Jung-Won
Forward
Substitutions:
| KO Jong-Soo for SHIN Tae-Yong | 32 |
| KIM Tae-Young for CHOI Moon-Shik | 46 |
| CHOI Yong-Soo for PARK Keon-Ha | 75 |
| CHUNG Jae-Kwon for KO Jung-Woon | 82 |