Japan - Argentina 0:2

20 NOV 2002, Friendly

Goals

0:1 Juan Pablo Sorín 47', 0:2 Hernán Crespo 49'

Japan

Seigo Narazaki, Naoki Matsuda, Mitsuo Ogasawara, Yutaka Akita, Eisuke Nakanishi, Koji Nakata, Akira Narahashi (62' Nobuhisa Yamada), Takashi Fukunishi, Shunsuke Nakamura (59' Alessandro Santos Alex), Takayuki Suzuki, Naohiro Takahara (54' Satoshi Nakayama)

Argentina (Marcelo Bielsa)

Pablo Cavallero, Facundo Quiroga (89' Mauricio Pochettino), Wálter Samuel, Roberto Ayala, Matías Almeyda, Juan Pablo Sorín, Juan Sebastián Verón, Javier Zanetti, Hernán Crespo (82' Santiago Solari), Claudio López (65' Kily González), Ariel Ortega (73' Javier Saviola)

Cards

Wálter Samuel (), Juan Pablo Sorín ()

Venue

Saitama Stadium 2002, Saitama

Trivia

Referee: Saad Kameel Mane (Kuwait).

Player Details

Name	Cap	Club
Pablo Cavallero	12	Celta Vigo
Facundo Quiroga	2	Sporting CP
Mauricio Pochettino	20	Paris Saint-Germain
Wálter Samuel	34	Roma
Roberto Ayala	75	Valencia
Matías Almeyda	35	Inter
Juan Pablo Sorín	39	Lazio
Juan Sebastián Verón	51	Manchester United
Javier Zanetti	70	Inter
Hernán Crespo	37	Inter
Santiago Solari	5	Real Madrid
Claudio López	53	Lazio
Kily González	35	Valencia
Ariel Ortega	85	Fenerbahçe
Javier Saviola	4	Barcelona

Earlier matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
27 MAR 2002		Cameroon	2:2	Friendly
17 APR 2002	Away	Germany	1:0	Friendly
02 JUN 2002		Nigeria	1:0	World Cup
07 JUN 2002		England	0:1	World Cup
12 JUN 2002		Sweden	1:1	World Cup

Later matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
31 JAN 2003	Away	Honduras	3:1	Friendly
04 FEB 2003		Mexico	1:0	Friendly
08 FEB 2003	Away	USA	1:0	Friendly
12 FEB 2003	Away	Netherlands	0:1	Friendly
30 APR 2003	Away	Libya	3:1	Friendly

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