Japan v Syria, 06 December 1996
| Score | 2-1 to Japan |
| Referee | Mohamed Nazri Abdullah |
| Competition | AFC Asian Cup Group C |
| Venue | Tahnoun bin Mohammed Stadium, Al Ain |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
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2
Japan
Manager: Shu Kamo
Goals:
| Hassan Abbas | own goal | 84 |
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| Takuya Takagi | 88 |
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Starting lineup:
Defender
Masami Ihara
(captain)
Defender
Norio Omura
Defender
Naoki Soma
Defender
Hiroshige Yanagimoto
Midfielder
Hiroaki Morishima
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Forward
Kazuyoshi Miura
Forward
Takuya Takagi
Substitutions:
| Yasuto Honda for Masakiyo Maezono | 71 |
| Masayuki Okano for Hiroaki Morishima | 75 |
1
Syria
Manager: Yebramkov
Goals:
| Nader Jokhadar | 7 |
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Starting lineup:
Tarek Al Jabban
Defender
Substitutions:
| Ammar Rihaoui for Abdul Latif Helou | 46 |
| Louay Taleb for Ammar Awad | 69 |