JapanPreview
Toeschouwers: 32.000.
Scheidsrechter: Hugh Dallas (Schotland).
Scoreverloop:
Strafschoppen:
0-1 Toshihiro Hattori
1-1 Tomy Giacomelli
1-2 Junichi Inamoto
2-2 Leandro Simioni
gemist Shunsuke Nakamura
3-2 Gerardo Laterza
3-3 Tomokazu Myojin
4-3 Paul Michael Ritchie
4-4 Hiroshi Nanami
gemist Sin Sui Chung Cheng
4-5 Tomoyuki Hirase
5-5 Guy Ambassa
5-6 Daisuke Oku
gemist Dmitry Kalkanov
Hong Kong: Yiu Cheuk Poon (24), Dmitry Kalkanov (45), Guy Ambassa (48)
Japan
| 18 | Seigo Narazaki Keeper |    |
| 2 | Go Oiwa 14 Verdediger |  (46) |
| 3 | Naoki Matsuda Verdediger | (18) |
| 16 | Yuji Nakazawa Verdediger | |
| 6 | Toshihiro Hattori Verdediger | |
| 8 | Shigeyoshi Mochizuki 21 Middenvelder | (66) |
| 10 | Hiroshi Nanami Middenvelder | |
| 12 | Masaaki Sawanobori 15 Middenvelder | (46) |
| 24 | Junichi Inamoto Middenvelder | (11) |
| 9 | Masashi Nakayama 23 Aanvaller | (70) |
| 11 | Kazuyoshi Miura 17 Aanvaller | (59) |
| 14 | Takashi Hirano 2 Middenvelder |   (46) |
| 15 | Daisuke Oku 12 Middenvelder | (46) |
| 17 | Tomoyuki Hirase 11 Aanvaller | (59) |
| 21 | Tomokazu Myojin 8 Middenvelder | (66) |
| 23 | Shunsuke Nakamura 9 Middenvelder | (70) |
| 1 | Hitoshi Sogahata Keeper | |
| Atsushi Yoneyama Verdediger | | |
| Akinori Nishizawa Aanvaller | | |
| 10 | Teruyoshi Ito Middenvelder | |
| 14 | Shinji Ono Middenvelder | |
| 16 | Koji Nakata Verdediger | |
| 16 990 11 11 5 5 2 1 | ||
Bondscoach: Philippe Troussier