Uzbekistan v Japan, 11 October 1997
| Score | 1-1 |
| Referee | Al Gadhi |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Asia 2nd round group B |
| Venue | Pakhtakor Stadium, Tashkent |
| Attendance | 54,000 |
View Uzbekistan v Japan head to head
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Uzbekistan
Manager: Makhmud Rakhimov
Goals:
| Bakhtijor Kambaraliev | 31 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Pavel Bugalo
Defender
Bakhtiyor Ashurmatov
Defender
Andrei Fyodorov
Forward
Maksim Shatskikh
Mirdzhalal Kasymov
(captain)
Substitutions:
| Ravahan Bazarov for Mirdzhalal Kasymov | 46 |
| Rustam Shaymardanov for Nikolay Shirshov | 55 |
| Ravashanjon Mataliev for Maksim Shatskikh | 86 |
Cards:
| Sergei Lebedev | Y | |
| Bakhtijor Kambaraliev | Y |
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Japan
Manager: Takeshi Okada
Goals:
| Wagner Lopes | 4 |
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Starting lineup:
Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
Goalkeeper
Yutaka Akita
Defender
Masami Ihara
Defender
Akira Narahashi
Defender
Toshihide Saito
Defender
Naoki Soma
Defender
Hiroaki Morishima
Midfielder
Hiroshi Nanami
Midfielder
Motohiro Yamaguchi
Midfielder
Shoji Jo
Forward
Kazuyoshi Miura
Forward
Substitutions:
| Hidetoshi Nakata for Hiroaki Morishima | 53 |
| Wagner Lopes for Toshihide Saito | 53 |
| Eisuke Nakanishi for Hiroshi Nanami | 53 |
Cards:
| Masami Ihara | Y | |
| Eisuke Nakanishi | Y | |
| Motohiro Yamaguchi | Y |