Kazakhstan v Japan, 04 October 1997
| Score | 1-1 |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 2nd round group B |
| Venue | Almaty Ortalyk Stadion, Almaty |
| Attendance | 7,000 |
View Kazakhstan v Japan head to head
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Kazakhstan
Manager: Serik Berdalin
Goals:
| Viktor Zubarev | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Defender
Alexander Familitsev
Midfielder
Ruslan Baltiyev
Midfielder
Konstantin Kotov
Forward
Oleg Litvinenko
Forward
Viktor Zubarev
Oirat Saduov
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Vladimir Loginov for Oleg Litvinenko | 59 |
| Pavel Evteev for Ivan Popov | 63 |
| Evgeni Sveshnikov for Konstantin Kotov | 72 |
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Japan
Manager: Shu Kamo
Goals:
| Yutaka Akita | 22 |
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Starting lineup:
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Goalkeeper
Yutaka Akita
Defender
Masami Ihara
Defender
Akira Narahashi
Defender
Norio Omura
Defender
Naoki Soma
Defender
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Midfielder
Wagner Lopes
Forward
Kazuyoshi Miura
Forward
Substitutions:
| Yasuto Honda for Hiroshi Nanami | 76 |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Yasuto Honda