Japan v Nepal, 27 March 1997
| Score | 6-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Sardar Nadjafaliev |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 1st round group 4 |
| Venue | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat |
| Attendance | 500 |
View Japan v Nepal head to head
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Japan
Manager: Yougamber Suwal
Goals:
| Hiroaki Morishima | 24 |
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| Takuya Takagi | 50 |
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| Takuya Takagi | 54 |
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| Takuya Takagi | 60 |
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| Norio Omura | 72 |
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| Yasuto Honda | 89 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender
Masami Ihara
(captain)
Defender
Norio Omura
Defender
Naoki Soma
Defender
Hiroshige Yanagimoto
Midfielder
Yasuto Honda
Midfielder
Hiroaki Morishima
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Forward
Shoji Jo
Forward
Takuya Takagi
Substitutions:
| Masayuki Okano for Shoji Jo | 67 |
| Tsuyoshi Kitazawa for Motohiro Yamaguchi | 72 |
| Tadashi Nakamura for Hiroshige Yanagimoto | 81 |
Cards:
0
Nepal
Manager: Shu Kamo
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| Chet Narayan Shrestha for Hari Khadka | 31 |
| Raju Pulami Magar for Saugesh Shrestha | 83 |
| Arjun Lama for Narendra Man Shrestha | 88 |
Cards:
| Chet Narayan Shrestha | Y | |
| Bal Gopal Maharajan | Y |