United Arab Emirates v Japan, 19 September 1997
| Score | 0-0 |
| Referee | Mohamed Abdullah |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 2nd round group B |
| Venue | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi |
| Attendance | 45,000 |
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United Arab Emirates
Manager: Lori Sandri
Starting lineup:
Substitutions:
| Khamis Saad for Jasim Al Dokhy | 38 |
| Bahkit Saad for Munezir Ali | 60 |
| Mohamed Ali for | 74 |
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Japan
Manager: Shu Kamo
Starting lineup:
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Goalkeeper
Yutaka Akita
Defender
Masami Ihara
Defender
Akira Narahashi
Defender
Norio Omura
Defender
Naoki Soma
Defender
Hidetoshi Nakata
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Midfielder
Shoji Jo
Forward
Kazuyoshi Miura
Forward
Substitutions:
| Eisuke Nakanishi for Akira Narahashi | 39 |
| Yasuto Honda for Shoji Jo | 65 |
| Hiroaki Morishima for Hidetoshi Nakata | 77 |