Korea Republic v Japan, 01 April 1998
| Score | 2-1 to Korea Republic |
| Referee | YU Jing Yin |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium, Seoul |
| Attendance | 55,320 |
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Korea Republic
Manager: CHA Bum-Kun
Goals:
| LEE Sang-Yoon | 40 |
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| HONG Hwang-Sun | 73 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
KIM Byung-Ji
Defender
HONG Myong-Bo
Defender
LEE Sang-Yoon
Defender
KIM Tae-Young
Midfielder
KIM Do-Keun
Midfielder
CHOI Sung-Yong
Forward
CHOI Yong-Soo
Substitutions:
| LEE Min-Sung for LEE Sang-Hun | 56 |
| KIM Do-Hoon for CHOI Yong-Soo | 68 |
| YOO Sang-chul for KIM Do-Keun | 78 |
| LEE Ki-Hyung for HONG Myong-Bo | 78 |
| KO Jong-Soo for LEE Sang-Yoon | 84 |
On the bench:
Defender
LEE Min-Sung
Midfielder
KO Jong-Soo
Midfielder
LEE Ki-Hyung
Midfielder
YOO Sang-chul
Forward
KIM Do-Hoon
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Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
| Mashshi Nakayama | 62 |
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Starting lineup:
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Goalkeeper
Yutaka Akita
Defender
Masami Ihara
Defender
Naoki Soma
Defender
Daisuke Ichikawa
Midfielder
Tsuyoshi Kitazawa
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Midfielder
Mashshi Nakayama
Forward
Atsushi Yanagisawa
Forward
Substitutions:
| Norio Omura for Masami Ihara | 26 |
| Shinji Ono for Tsuyoshi Kitazawa | 65 |
| Masayuki Okano for Atsushi Yanagisawa | 65 |
| Eisuke Nakanishi for Naoki Soma | 74 |
| Takashi Hirano for Hiroshi Nanami | 86 |
On the bench:
Defender
Eisuke Nakanishi
Defender
Norio Omura
Midfielder
Takashi Hirano
Midfielder
Shinji Ono
Forward
Masayuki Okano