Spain v Japan, 25 April 2001
| Score | 1-0 to Spain |
| Competition | International Friendly |
| Venue | Estadio Nuevo Arcángel, Cordoba |
| Attendance | 15,500 |
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Spain
Manager: Jose Antonio Camacho
Goals:
| Rubén Baraja | 90 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Cañizares
Defender
Garcia Diaz Manuel Pablo
Defender
Nadal
Defender
Paco
Defender
Sergi
Midfielder
Guardiola
Midfielder
Helguera
Midfielder
Mendieta
Forward
Munitis
Forward
Raúl
Substitutions:
| Rubén Baraja for | 32 |
| Oscar Tellez for Nadal | 46 |
| Vicente for Mendieta | 46 |
| Jose Maria Romero 'JOSE MARI' for Raúl | 46 |
| Puyol for Garcia Diaz Manuel Pablo | 68 |
| Iker Casillas for | 76 |
| Sergio for Guardiola | 76 |
Cards:
| Paco | Y | |
| Sergi | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Iker Casillas
Defender
Puyol
Defender
Oscar Tellez
Midfielder
Rubén Baraja
Midfielder
Sergio
Midfielder
Vicente
0
Japan
Manager: Troussier
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Goalkeeper
Toshihiro Hattori
Defender
Ryuzo Morioka
Defender
Koji Nakata
Defender
Yasuhiro Hato
Midfielder
Junichi Inamoto
Midfielder
Teruyoshi Ito
Midfielder
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Naohiro Takahara
Forward
Substitutions:
| Tomokazu Myojin for Hiroshi Nanami | 80 |
| Akinori Nishizawa for Naohiro Takahara | 87 |
| Daisuke Oku for Hidetoshi Nakata | 87 |
| Yuji Nakazawa for Kenichi Uemura | 89 |
| Ryota Suzuki for Teruyoshi Ito | 90 |
Cards:
| Toshihiro Hattori | Y | |
| Koji Nakata | Y |
On the bench:
Defender
Yuji Nakazawa
Midfielder
Tomokazu Myojin
Midfielder
Daisuke Oku
Forward
Akinori Nishizawa