Japan v Nepal, 25 June 1997
| Score | 3-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Edwin Alobin |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 1st round group 4 |
| Venue | National Stadium, Tokyo |
| Attendance | 28,360 |
View Japan v Nepal head to head
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Japan
Manager: Shu Kamo
Goals:
| Akinori Nishizawa | 44 |
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| Kazuyoshi Miura | 72 |
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| Kazuyoshi Miura | 87 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender
Yutaka Akita
Defender
Masami Ihara
Defender
Akira Narahashi
Defender
Naoki Soma
Midfielder
Yasuto Honda
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Forward
Kazuyoshi Miura
Forward
Akinori Nishizawa
Substitutions:
| Shigeyoshi Mochizuki for Yasuto Honda | 66 |
| Hiroaki Morishima for Hidetoshi Nakata | 80 |
| Tsuyoshi Kitazawa for Hiroshi Nanami | 86 |
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Nepal
Manager: DB Basnet
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| Naresh Joshi for Basanta Raj Gurung | 76 |
| Hari Khadka for Deepak Amatya | 89 |