Japan v Paraguay, 23 June 1997
| Score | 3-3 |
| Referee | Abderrahim El Arjoun |
| Competition | World Youth Cup Group D |
| Venue | Darul Makmur, Kuantan |
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Japan
Manager: Masakuni Yamamoto
Goals:
| Shinji Jojo | 31 |
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| Nozomi Hiroyama | 45 |
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| Atsushi Yanagisawa | 60 |
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Starting lineup:
Defender
Satoshi Yamaguchi
Defender/Centre back
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
Midfielder
Nozomi Hiroyama
Midfielder
Tomokazu Myojin
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Midfielder
Kazuyuki Toda
Forward
Atsushi Yanagisawa
Substitutions:
On the bench:
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Paraguay
Manager: Carlos Espinola
Goals:
| Cesar Daniel Caceres | 17 |
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| Paulo da Silva | 38 |
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| Juan Samudio | 75 |
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Substitutions:
| Gustavo Atilano Florentin for Miguel Angel Dominguez | 34 |
| Alberto Melgarejo for Cesar Daniel Caceres | 61 |
| Tomas Alberto Gonzalez for Gustavo Canete | 69 |