FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

Japan 1–2 South Korea

Sunday 28 Sep 1997 · Tokyo, Japan

Japan1–2South Korea

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Yamaguchi Seo Lee

67′1–0Motohiro Yamaguchi Japan
83′1–1Jung-won Seo South Korea
86′1–2Min-sung Lee South Korea

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Japan: 1726 → 1702
South Korea: 1762 → 1786

Expected score for Japan: 59.1% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 50 of 73, 1954–2022.

Japan wins: 14
Draws: 21
South Korea wins: 38

Form either side

Japan

Before

3–0 v Nepal 25 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–1 v Oman 28 Jun 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–3 v Brazil 13 Aug 1997 · Friendly
6–3 v Uzbekistan 7 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–0 v United Arab Emirates 19 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

1–1 v Kazakhstan 4 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–1 v Uzbekistan 11 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–1 v United Arab Emirates 26 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–0 v South Korea 1 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
5–1 v Kazakhstan 8 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

South Korea

Before

1–2 v Brazil 10 Aug 1997 · Friendly
4–1 v Tajikistan 24 Aug 1997 · Friendly
0–0 v China PR 30 Aug 1997 · Friendly
3–0 v Kazakhstan 6 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
2–1 v Uzbekistan 12 Sep 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

After

3–0 v United Arab Emirates 4 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
1–1 v Kazakhstan 11 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
5–1 v Uzbekistan 18 Oct 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
0–2 v Japan 1 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997
3–1 v United Arab Emirates 9 Nov 1997 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1997

Road through the tournament

Japan

1–0 v Oman 23 Mar 1997
10–0 v Macau 25 Mar 1997
6–0 v Nepal 27 Mar 1997
10–0 v Macau 22 Jun 1997
3–0 v Nepal 25 Jun 1997
1–1 v Oman 28 Jun 1997
6–3 v Uzbekistan 7 Sep 1997
0–0 v United Arab Emirates 19 Sep 1997
1–2 v South Korea 28 Sep 1997
1–1 v Kazakhstan 4 Oct 1997
1–1 v Uzbekistan 11 Oct 1997
1–1 v United Arab Emirates 26 Oct 1997
2–0 v South Korea 1 Nov 1997
5–1 v Kazakhstan 8 Nov 1997
3–2 v Iran 16 Nov 1997

South Korea

2–0 v Hong Kong 22 Feb 1997
3–1 v Thailand 2 Mar 1997
4–0 v Hong Kong 28 May 1997
0–0 v Thailand 1 Jun 1997
3–0 v Kazakhstan 6 Sep 1997
2–1 v Uzbekistan 12 Sep 1997
2–1 v Japan 28 Sep 1997
3–0 v United Arab Emirates 4 Oct 1997
1–1 v Kazakhstan 11 Oct 1997
5–1 v Uzbekistan 18 Oct 1997
0–2 v Japan 1 Nov 1997
3–1 v United Arab Emirates 9 Nov 1997

Every Japan v South Korea match73

From Japan's side.


27 Jul 2022	South Korea	3–0	Home	EAFF Championship 2022	—
25 Mar 2021	South Korea	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
18 Dec 2019	South Korea	0–1	Away	EAFF Championship 2019	—
16 Dec 2017	South Korea	1–4	Home	EAFF Championship 2017	—
5 Aug 2015	South Korea	1–1	Neutral	EAFF Championship 2015	—
28 Jul 2013	South Korea	2–1	Away	EAFF Championship 2013	—
10 Aug 2011	South Korea	3–0	Home	Friendly	—
25 Jan 2011	South Korea	2–2 (won on pens)	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 2011	Semi-final
12 Oct 2010	South Korea	0–0	Away	Friendly	—
24 May 2010	South Korea	0–2	Home	Friendly	—
14 Feb 2010	South Korea	1–3	Home	EAFF Championship 2010	—
23 Feb 2008	South Korea	1–1	Neutral	EAFF Championship 2008	—
28 Jul 2007	South Korea	0–0 (lost on pens)	Neutral	AFC Asian Cup 2007	Third-place play-off
7 Aug 2005	South Korea	1–0	Away	EAFF Championship 2005	—
10 Dec 2003	South Korea	0–0	Home	EAFF Championship 2003	—
31 May 2003	South Korea	0–1	Home	Friendly	—
16 Apr 2003	South Korea	1–0	Away	Friendly	—
20 Dec 2000	South Korea	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
26 Apr 2000	South Korea	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
7 Dec 1998	South Korea	0–2	Neutral	Asian Games 1998	—

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