Japan v Oman, 28 June 1997
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Nathan Subramaniam |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 1st round group 4 |
| Venue | Yoyoki National Stadium, Tokyo |
| Attendance | 48,839 |
View Japan v Oman head to head
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Japan
Manager: Shu Kamo
Goals:
| Hidetoshi Nakata | 5 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender
Masami Ihara
(captain)
Defender
Tadashi Nakamura
Defender
Toshihide Saito
Defender
Naoki Soma
Defender
Hideto Suzuki
Midfielder
Takashi Hirano
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Forward
Kazuyoshi Miura
Substitutions:
| Yutaka Akita for Masami Ihara | 46 |
| Masayuki Okano for Takashi Hirano | 46 |
Cards:
| Kazuyoshi Miura | Y |
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Oman
Manager: R Avramovic
Goals:
| Majdi Shaaban Fat Samir | 64 |
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Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| Majdi Shaaban Fat Samir for Gharib Said Al Haidi | 46 |
| Khair Khadim Fairuz for Ahmed Kham Al Mazrooei | 46 |
| Taqi Mubarak Al Siyabi for | 82 |
Cards:
| Badar Ali Al Mahrooqi | Y | |
| Ahmed Kham Al Mazrooei | Y | |
| Mahfood Sultan Al Araimi | Y |