Japan v Uzbekistan, 15 October 2008
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Ali Al Badwawi |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 4th round group 1 |
| Venue | Saitama Stadium |
| Attendance | 55,142 |
View Japan v Uzbekistan head to head
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Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
| Keiji Tamada | 40 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Seigo Narazaki
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
Defender
Marcus Tulio Tanaka
Defender
Atsuto Uchida
Midfielder
Yuki Abe
Midfielder
Yasuhito Endo
Midfielder
Makoto Hasebe
Midfielder
Shinji Kagawa
Midfielder
Shunsuke Nakamura
Forward
Yoshito Okubo
Forward
Keiji Tamada
Substitutions:
| Shinji Okazaki for Yoshito Okubo | 62 |
| Junichi Inamoto for Shinji Kagawa | 76 |
| Shinzo Koroki for Keiji Tamada | 81 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Defender
Yūichi Komano
Defender
Kazumicih Takagi
Midfielder
Junichi Inamoto
Midfielder
Kengo Nakamura
Forward
Shinzo Koroki
Forward
Shinji Okazaki
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Uzbekistan
Manager: Mirdjalal Kasimov
Goals:
| Maksim Shatskikh | 27 |
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Starting lineup:
Ignatiy Nesterov
Goalkeeper
Asror Alikulov
Defender
Anvar Gafurov
Defender
Anzur Ismailov
Defender
Odil Axmedov
Defender/Midfielder
Vitaliy Denisov
Defender/Midfielder
Server Djeparov
Midfielder
Temur Kapadze
Midfielder
Jasur Khasanov
Midfielder
Ildar Magdeyev
Midfielder
Maksim Shatskikh
Forward
Substitutions:
| Ruslan Melziddinov for Ildar Magdeyev | 57 |
| Alexander Geynrix for Maksim Shatskikh | 72 |
| Azizbek Khaydarov for Odil Axmedov | 72 |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Gayrat Hasanov
Defender
Sakhob Jurayev
Midfielder
Vagiz Galiulin
Midfielder
Azizbek Khaydarov
Midfielder
Khikmatjon Khoshimov
Midfielder
Ruslan Melziddinov
Forward
Alexander Geynrix