Japan v Kuwait, 09 December 1998
| Score | 2-1 to Japan |
| Competition | Asian Games Group 2 2nd round |
| Venue | Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok |
View Japan v Kuwait head to head
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Japan
Goals:
| Yoshiteru Yamashita | 83 |
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| Shunsuke Nakamura | penalty | 86 |
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Starting lineup:
Defender
Satoshi Yamaguchi
Midfielder
Nozomi Hiroyama
Midfielder
Daisuke Ichikawa
Midfielder
Junichi Inamoto
Midfielder
Tomokazu Myojin
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder
Shinji Ono
Substitutions:
| Tsuneyasu Miyamoto for Kazuyuzi Toda | 8 |
| Naohiro Takahara for Kenji Fukuda | 73 |
Cards:
| Yoshiteru Yamashita | Y |
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Kuwait
Goals:
| Faraj Laheeb | 69 |
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Substitutions:
| Nasser Al Othman for Hami Al Saqer | 57 |
| Nasser Al Omran for Bader Al Harabeej | 69 |
Cards:
| Jassem Al Houwaidi | Y | |
| Saleh Al Azemi | Y |