Korea Republic v Japan, 02 November 1997
| Score | 2-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Esfandiar Baharmast |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 2nd round group B |
| Venue | Olympic Stadium, Seoul |
| Attendance | 80,000 |
View Korea Republic v Japan head to head
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Korea Republic
Manager: CHA Bum-Kun
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
KIM Byung-Ji
Defender
JANG Dae-Il
Defender
LEE Min-Sung
Defender
CHOI Young-Il
Midfielder
LEE Ki-Hyung
Midfielder
YOO Sang-chul
Midfielder
HA Seok-Ju
Midfielder/Forward
KO Jeong-Woon
Forward
SEO Jung-Won
Forward
CHOI Yong-Soo
Substitutions:
| LEE Sang-Yoon for CHOI Yong-Soo | 46 |
| KIM Do-Hoon for KO Jeong-Woon | 46 |
| ROH Sang-Rae for SEO Jung-Won | 60 |
Cards:
| LEE Ki-Hyung | Y | |
| CHOI Young-Il | 79 | R |
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Japan
Manager: Shu Kamo
Goals:
| Hiroshi Nanami | 3 |
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| Wagner Lopes | 37 |
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Starting lineup:
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Goalkeeper
Yutaka Akita
Defender
Masami Ihara
Defender
(captain)
Akira Narahashi
Defender
Naoki Soma
Defender
Tsuyoshi Kitazawa
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Midfielder
Wagner Lopes
Forward
Kazuyoshi Miura
Forward
Substitutions:
| Takashi Hirano for Tsuyoshi Kitazawa | 70 |
Cards:
| Wagner Lopes | Y | |
| Kazuyoshi Miura | Y |
On the bench:
Midfielder
Takashi Hirano