Argentina - Japan 1:0

14 JUN 1998, World Cup

Goals

1:0 Gabriel Batistuta 28'

Argentina (Daniel Passarella)

Carlos Roa, Javier Zanetti, Nelson Vivas, Roberto Ayala, Roberto Sensini (72' José Chamot), Diego Simeone, Juan Sebastián Verón, Matias Almeyda, Ariel Ortega, Claudio López (61' Abel Balbo), Gabriel Batistuta

Japan (Takeshi Okada)

Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi, Akira Narahashi, Eisuke Nakanishi, Masami Ihara, Naoki Soma (84' Takashi Hirano), Yutaka Akita, Hidetoshi Nakata, Hiroshi Nanami, Motohiro Yamaguchi, Masashi Nakayama (65' Wagner Lopes), Shoji Jo

Cards

Masami Ihara 26' (Y), Eisuke Nakanishi 68' (Y), Takashi Hirano 90' (Y)

Venue

Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse

Trivia

Referee: Mario van der Ende (Holland).

Attendance: 33400.

Player Details

NameCapClub
Carlos Roa11Mallorca
Javier Zanetti33Inter
Nelson Vivas14Lugano
Roberto Ayala39Napoli
Roberto Sensini46Parma
José Chamot36Lazio
Diego Simeone72Inter
Juan Sebastián Verón19Sampdoria
Matias Almeyda19Lazio
Ariel Ortega52Valencia
Claudio López23Valencia
Abel Balbo36Roma
Gabriel Batistuta63Fiorentina

See also

All matches in 1990s

All matches against Japan

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