Japan v Uruguay, 21 April 1999
| Score | 2-1 to Japan |
| Referee | Alfred Micallef |
| Competition | World Youth Cup Semi-final |
| Venue | Lagos |
| Attendance | 6,000 |
View Japan v Uruguay head to head
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Japan
Goals:
| Naohiro Takahara | 23 |
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| Yuichiro Nagai | 35 |
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Starting lineup:
Defender/Right back
Mitsuo Ogasawara
Defender
Koji Nakata
Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Shinji Ono
Forward
Naohiro Takahara
Substitutions:
| Akira Kaji for Mashasi Motoyama | 46 |
| Junichi Inamoto for Yasuhito Endo | 46 |
| Tatsuya Ishikawa for Junichi Inamoto | 57 |
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Uruguay
Goals:
| Javier Chevanton | 24 |
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Starting lineup:
Fabian Carini
Goalkeeper
Fernando Carreno
Defender
Gonzalo Sorondo
Defender/Centre back
Diego Pérez
Midfielder
Omar Pouso
Midfielder
Javier Chevanton
Forward
Diego Forlán
Forward
Substitutions:
| Nestor Canobbio for Omar Pouso | 46 |
| Fernando Cardozo for Martin Liguera | 52 |
| Fernando Albermager for Javier Chevanton | 60 |