Japan v Paraguay, 17 May 1998
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Kwon JC |
| Competition | KIRIN CUP |
| Venue | Yoyoki National Stadium, Tokyo |
| Attendance | 53,408 |
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1
Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
| Naoki Soma | 86 |
|
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender
Yutaka Akita
Defender
Masami Ihara
(captain)
Defender
Akira Narahashi
Defender
Norio Omura
Defender
Naoki Soma
Midfielder
Hiroaki Morishima
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Forward
Shoji Jo
Forward
Mashshi Nakayama
Substitutions:
| Toshihide Saito for Norio Omura | 46 |
| Wagner Lopes for Mashshi Nakayama | 63 |
| Teruyoshi Ito for Hiroaki Morishima | 63 |
| Takashi Hirano for Yutaka Akita | 78 |
On the bench:
Defender
Toshihide Saito
Midfielder
Takashi Hirano
Midfielder
Teruyoshi Ito
Forward
Wagner Lopes
1
Paraguay
Manager: Paulo Cesar Carpeggiani
Goals:
| Celso Ayala | 7 |
|
Starting lineup:
Jose Luis Chilavert
Goalkeeper
Celso Ayala
Defender
Denis Caniza
Defender
Catalino Rivarola
Defender
Ricardo Rojas
Defender
Pedro Sarabia
Defender
Carlos Paredes
Defender/Midfielder
Roberto Miguel Acuna
Midfielder
Carlos Morales Santos
Midfielder
Hugo Rolando Brizuela
Forward
Jose Cardozo
Forward
Substitutions:
| Miguel Angel Benitez for Hugo Rolando Brizuela | 46 |
| Julio Cesar Encico for Roberto Miguel Acuna | 46 |
| Carlos Gamarra for Catalino Rivarola | 46 |
| Julio Cesar Yegros for Carlos Morales Santos | 69 |
| Cesar Ramirez for | 81 |
On the bench:
Defender
Carlos Gamarra
Midfielder
Julio Cesar Encico
Midfielder
Cesar Ramirez
Midfielder
Julio Cesar Yegros
Forward
Miguel Angel Benitez