Japan v Romania, 16 February 1997
| Score | 2-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Permpanich Pongsathorn |
| Competition | KINGS CUP 3rd place |
| Venue | Supachalasai National Stadium, Bangkok |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
View Japan v Romania head to head
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Japan
Manager: Shu Kamo
Goals:
| Hisashi Kurosaki | 64 |
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| Masayuki Okano | 86 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender
Masami Ihara
Defender
Tadashi Nakamura
Defender
Norio Omura
Defender
Naoki Soma
Midfielder
Yasuto Honda
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Forward
Shoji Jo
Forward
Kazuyoshi Miura
Substitutions:
| Hisashi Kurosaki for Shoji Jo | 46 |
| Toshihide Saito for Norio Omura | 46 |
| Masayuki Okano for Hiroshi Nanami | 80 |
Cards:
0
Romania
Manager: Anghel Iordanescu
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Ioan Andone
Defender
Liviu Ciobotariu
Defender
Eugen Trică
Defender
Daniel Florea
Midfielder
Dennis Serban
Midfielder
Mihai Tararache
Midfielder
Daniel Pancu
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ion Ionut Lutu for Eugen Trică | 46 |
| Sabin Ilie for Ioan Andone | 69 |
| Cristian Bolohan for Mihai Tararache | 75 |
Cards:
| Mihai Tararache | Y | |
| Sabin Ilie | Y | |
| Dennis Serban | Y |