Korea Republic v Japan, 26 July 1972
| Score | 3-0 to Korea Republic |
| Competition | MERDEKA Semi-final |
| Venue | Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpar |
| Attendance | 30,000 |
View Korea Republic v Japan head to head
Goals:
| PARK Soo-Deok | 27 |
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| PARK Yi-Cheon | 58 |
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| PARK Soo-Deok | 64 |
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Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| KIM Jin-Gook for LEE Hoi-Taek | 0 |
On the bench:
0
Japan
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| Mitsunori Fujiguchi for Yasuhiko Okudera | 0 |