Oman v Japan, 23 March 1997
| Score | 1-0 to Japan |
| Referee | Hadji Aziz Hadid Ahmed |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 1st round group 4 |
| Venue | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat |
| Attendance | 2,000 |
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Oman
Manager: Mahmoud Al Jowahri
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| Majdi Shaaban Fat Samir for Tayib Abdul Noor Mohamed | 59 |
| Yaqoob Ismati Za'art for Nabeel Mubarak Al Siyabi | 59 |
| Mohamed Amor Al Kathiri for Saeed Shaaba Al Busaidy | 78 |
Cards:
| Abdul Aziz Hadid Al Alawi | Y |
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Japan
Manager: Shu Kamo
Goals:
| Norio Omura | 10 |
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Starting lineup:
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Goalkeeper
Masami Ihara
Defender
(captain)
Norio Omura
Defender
Naoki Soma
Defender
Hiroshige Yanagimoto
Defender
Yasuto Honda
Midfielder
Hiroaki Morishima
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Midfielder
Shoji Jo
Forward
Kazuyoshi Miura
Forward