Japan v New Zealand, 06 October 2017
| Score | 2-1 to Japan |
| Referee | Liu Kwok Man |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Toyota Stadium, Toyota |
| Attendance | 38,461 |
View Japan v New Zealand head to head
2
Japan
Manager: Vahid Halilhodžić
1
New Zealand
Manager: Anthony Hudson
Goals:
| Yūya Osako | penalty | 50 |
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| Shu Kurata | 88 |
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Goals:
| Chris Wood | 59 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Eiji Kawashima
Defender
Tomoaki Makino
Defender
Yūto Nagatomo
Defender
Hiroki Sakai
Defender
Maya Yoshida
Midfielder
Yosuke Ideguchi
Midfielder
Shinji Kagawa
Midfielder
Hotaru Yamaguchi
Forward
Yuya Kubo
Forward
Yoshinori Mutō
Forward
Yūya Osako
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Stefan Marinović
Defender
Michael Boxall
Defender
Kip Colvey
Defender
Andrew Durante
Defender
Dane Ingham
Defender
Winston Reid
Midfielder
Michael McGlinchey
Midfielder
Marco Rojas
Midfielder
Ryan Thomas
Midfielder/Forward
Kosta Barbarouses
Forward
Chris Wood
Substitutions:
| Yuki Kobayashi for Shinji Kagawa | 61 |
| Kenyu Sugimoto for Yūya Osako | 61 |
| Takashi Inui for Yoshinori Mutō | 70 |
| Takuma Asano for Yuya Kubo | 78 |
| Shu Kurata for Yosuke Ideguchi | 82 |
| Wataru Endo for Hotaru Yamaguchi | 94 |
Substitutions:
| Tom Doyle for Kip Colvey | 66 |
| Shane Smeltz for Kosta Barbarouses | 71 |
| Themi Tzimopoulos for Marco Rojas | 75 |
| Bill Tuiloma for Michael McGlinchey | 82 |
Cards:
Cards:
| Chris Wood | 44 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Masaaki Higashiguchi
Defender
Shintaro Kurumaya
Defender
Gen Shoji
Defender
Naomichi Ueda
Defender/Midfielder
Wataru Endo
Defender/Midfielder
Gotoku Sakai
Midfielder
Genki Haraguchi
Midfielder
Takashi Inui
Midfielder
Yuki Kobayashi
Midfielder
Shu Kurata
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Forward
Takuma Asano
Forward
Yū Kobayashi
Forward
Kenyu Sugimoto
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Michael Woud
Defender
Sam Brotherton
Defender
Tom Doyle
Defender
James Musa
Defender/Midfielder
Bill Tuiloma
Midfielder
Moses Dyer
Midfielder
Themi Tzimopoulos
Forward
Myer Bevan
Forward
Monty Patterson
Forward
Shane Smeltz