Men's World Cup · 1998 · group stage
Argentina vs Japan
A match record linked to its tournament year, national teams, player pages and source-available events.
- Date
- Jun 14, 1998
- Stage
- group stage
- Group
- Group H
- Venue
- Stade de Toulouse
- City
- Toulouse
- Attendance
- Not recorded
Goal events
1 recorded goal
| Minute | Scorer | Credited team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28' | Gabriel Batistuta | Argentina | — |
Player sheets
Lineups and squad entries
Squad selection is not the same as an on-field appearance; substitutes are labeled separately.
Argentina
Starting lineup
- #1 Carlos Roa goal keeper
- #2 Roberto Ayala defender
- #5 Matías Almeyda midfielder
- #6 Roberto Néstor Sensini defender
- #7 Claudio López forward
- #8 Diego Simeone midfielder
- #9 Gabriel Batistuta forward
- #10 Ariel Ortega midfielder
- #11 Juan Sebastián Verón midfielder
- #14 Nelson Vivas defender
- #22 Javier Zanetti defender
Substitutes who appeared
- #3 José Chamot defender
- #18 Abel Balbo forward
Japan
Starting lineup
- #2 Akira Narahashi right midfielder
- #3 Naoki Soma left midfielder
- #4 Masami Ihara center back
- #6 Motohiro Yamaguchi center midfielder
- #8 Hidetoshi Nakata attacking midfielder
- #9 Masashi Nakayama center forward
- #10 Hiroshi Nanami center midfielder
- #17 Yutaka Akita center back
- #18 Shoji Jo center forward
- #19 Eisuke Nakanishi center back
- #20 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi goal keeper
Substitutes who appeared
- #12 Wagner Lopes forward
- #22 Takashi Hirano midfielder
Disciplinary record
3 recorded cards
| Minute | Player | Card | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26' | Masami Ihara | Yellow card | Japan |
| 67' | Eisuke Nakanishi | Yellow card | Japan |
| 90'+2' | Takashi Hirano | Yellow card | Japan |
Source: Fjelstul match dataset (pinned CSV). See source notes for provenance and coverage.