| Score | 5-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Chan Yan Ming |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia group F |
| Venue | Yoyoki National Stadium, Tokyo |
| Attendance | 40,000 |
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| Takuya Takagi | 10 |
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| Tetsuji Hashiratani | 18 |
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| Kazuyoshi Miura | 34 |
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| Takuya Takagi | 49 |
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| Kazuyoshi Miura | 51 |
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| Masaki Sawanobori for Ruy Ramos | 76 |
| Mashshi Nakayama for Takuya Takagi | 76 |
| Chaminda Neil Stenwall for Matalage Roshan Perera | 46 |
| Kamaldeen Mohammed Kabeer for De Silva | 60 |
| Dudley Lincoln Stenwall | Y | |
| De Silva | Y | |
| Usman | Y |