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  • June 26th 1998 (16:00)
    Lyon, Stade Gerland
    JAMAICA - JAPAN
    2-1 (1-0)
    
         GOALS             39'  1-0  Theodore Whitmore (assist - Marcus Gayle)
                           54'  2-0  Theodore Whitmore (assist - Fitzroy Simpson)
                           74'  2-1  Masashi Nakayama (assist - Wagner Lopes)
    
    
         REFEREE           Günter Benkö (Austria)
         LINESMEN          Dramane Dante (Mali)
                           Evzen Amler (Czech Republic)
         4TH OFFICIAL      Hugh Dallas (Scotland)
    
         YELLOW CARDS       4'  Motohiro Yamaguchi (JPN)
                           78'  Stephen Malcolm (JAM)
                           88'  Christopher Dawes (JAM)
    
         RED CARDS         -
    
         ATTENDANCE        39,100
    
    
    
    
         JAMAICA                          AGE   D.O.B.        CLUB
         13 GK Aaron Lawrence              27   08 Nov 1970   Reno
          5 DF Ian Goodison (c)            25   21 Nov 1972   Olympic Gardens
         15 DF Ricardo Gardener            19   25 Sep 1978   Harbour View
         19 DF Frank Sinclair              26   03 Dec 1971   Chelsea (ENG)
          2 MD Stephen Malcolm             28   02 May 1970   Seba United
          3 MD Christopher Dawes           24   31 May 1974   Los Angeles Galaxy (USA)
          6 MD Fitzroy Simpson       (-90) 28   26 Feb 1970   Portsmouth (ENG)
         11 MD Theodore Whitmore           26   08 May 1972   Seba United
          8 FW Marcus Gayle          (-80) 27   27 Sep 1970   Wimbledon (ENG)
         17 FW Onandi Lowe                 25   12 Feb 1973   Harbour View
         22 FW Paul Hall             (-72) 25   03 Jul 1972   Portsmouth (ENG)
    
         Substitutes
         10 MD Walter Boyd           (+72) 26   01 Jan 1972   Arnett Gardens
         16 MD Robbie Earle          (+90) 33   27 Jan 1965   Wimbledon (ENG)
         18 FW Deon Burton           (+80) 21   25 Oct 1976   Derby County (ENG)
    
         Coach: Rene Simoes (BRA)          45   17 Dec 1952
    
    
    
         JAPAN                            AGE   D.O.B.        CLUB
         20 GK Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi        22   15 Aug 1975   Yokohama Marinos
          2 DF Akira Narahashi             26   26 Nov 1971   Kashima Antlers
          3 DF Naoki Soma                  26   19 Jul 1971   Kashima Antlers
          4 DF Masami Ihara (c)            30   18 Sep 1967   Yokohama Marinos
          5 DF Norio Omura           (-59) 28   06 Sep 1969   Yokohama Marinos
         17 DF Yutaka Akita                27   06 Aug 1970   Kashima Antlers
          6 MD Motohiro Yamaguchi          29   29 Jan 1969   Yokohama Flugels
          8 MD Hidetoshi Nakata            21   22 Jan 1977   Bellmare Hiratsuka
         10 MD Hiroshi Nanami        (-79) 25   28 Nov 1972   Jubilo Iwata
          9 FW Masashi Nakayama            30   23 Sep 1967   Jubilo Iwata
         18 FW Shoji Jo              (-59) 23   17 Jun 1975   Yokohama Marinos
    
         Substitutes
         11 MD Shinji Ono            (+79) 18   27 Sep 1979   Urawa Red Diamonds
         22 MD Takashi Hirano        (+59) 23   15 Jul 1974   Nagoya Grampus Eight
         12 FW Wagner Lopes          (+59) 29   29 Jan 1969   Bellmare Hiratsuka
    
         Coach: Takeshi Okada              41   25 Aug 1956
    
    
    
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