Argentina v Japan Live Score

Match ends, Argentina 1, Japan 0.

Second Half ends, Argentina 1, Japan 0.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Diego Simeone.

Attempt missed. Ariel Ortega (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Javier Zanetti with a cross following a fast break.

Offside, Argentina. Gabriel Batistuta is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Abel Balbo (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Sebastián Verón with a cross.

Takashi Hirano (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Javier Zanetti (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Takashi Hirano (Japan).

Foul by Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina).

Yutaka Akita (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Roberto Ayala (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Dangerous play by Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan).

Foul by Ariel Ortega (Argentina).

Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by José Antonio Chamot.

Attempt blocked. Wagner Lopes (Japan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eisuke Nakanishi.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Roberto Ayala.

Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Yutaka Akita (Japan).

Ariel Ortega (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan).

Abel Balbo (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan).

Substitution, Japan. Takashi Hirano replaces Naoki Soma.

Ariel Ortega (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Motohiro Yamaguchi (Japan).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Yutaka Akita (Japan).

Attempt missed. Yutaka Akita (Japan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Motohiro Yamaguchi following a corner.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Nelson Vivas.

Foul by Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina).

Nanami (Japan) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Attempt missed. Wagner Lopes (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.

Foul by Matías Almeyda (Argentina).

Wagner Lopes (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Offside, Argentina. Gabriel Batistuta is caught offside.

Foul by Matías Almeyda (Argentina).

Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt missed. Akira Narahashi (Japan) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hidetoshi Nakata with a through ball following a set piece situation.

Foul by Matías Almeyda (Argentina).

Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Javier Zanetti (Argentina).

Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Ariel Ortega (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan).

Offside, Japan. Naoki Soma is caught offside.

Roberto Ayala (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Shoji Jo (Japan).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Substitution, Argentina. José Antonio Chamot replaces Roberto Néstor Sensini.

Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Néstor Sensini (Argentina).

Hand ball by Roberto Néstor Sensini (Argentina).

Attempt missed. Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Sebastián Verón.

Attempt missed. Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Hidetoshi Nakata.

Attempt saved. Abel Balbo (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Attempt saved. Diego Simeone (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ariel Ortega.

Attempt missed. Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.

Attempt blocked. Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Roberto Néstor Sensini (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Wagner Lopes (Japan).

Attempt blocked. Ariel Ortega (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Ariel Ortega (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Akira Narahashi (Japan).

Attempt blocked. Diego Simeone (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Sebastián Verón.

Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Ariel Ortega (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan).

Attempt saved. Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.

Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Masami Ihara (Japan).

Javier Zanetti (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan).

Attempt blocked. Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Substitution, Japan. Wagner Lopes replaces Masashi Nakayama.

Diego Simeone (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Nanami (Japan).

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Roberto Ayala.

Attempt missed. Shoji Jo (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

Substitution, Argentina. Abel Balbo replaces Claudio López.

Foul by Nelson Vivas (Argentina).

Shoji Jo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Claudio López.

Attempt missed. Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shoji Jo.

Foul by Matías Almeyda (Argentina).

Akira Narahashi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Roberto Néstor Sensini (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Masashi Nakayama (Japan).

Offside, Argentina. Ariel Ortega is caught offside.

Nelson Vivas (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Shoji Jo (Japan).

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Yutaka Akita.

Matías Almeyda (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Motohiro Yamaguchi (Japan).

Foul by Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina).

Nanami (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Attempt missed. Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Diego Simeone with a cross.

Roberto Néstor Sensini (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Masashi Nakayama (Japan).

Ariel Ortega (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan).

Ariel Ortega (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Motohiro Yamaguchi (Japan).

Attempt missed. Diego Simeone (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Juan Sebastián Verón with a cross.

Ariel Ortega (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Motohiro Yamaguchi (Japan).

Second Half begins Argentina 1, Japan 0.

First Half ends, Argentina 1, Japan 0.

Attempt blocked. Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Zanetti.

Attempt missed. Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Javier Zanetti.

Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan).

Offside, Argentina. Claudio López is caught offside.

Attempt saved. Claudio López (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Diego Simeone with a cross.

Ariel Ortega (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Akira Narahashi (Japan).

Hand ball by Nanami (Japan).

Carlos Roa (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Masashi Nakayama (Japan).

Attempt blocked. Nanami (Japan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Foul by Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina).

Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Nelson Vivas (Argentina).

Masashi Nakayama (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Roberto Néstor Sensini (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Masashi Nakayama (Japan).

Foul by Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina).

Nanami (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt blocked. Naoki Soma (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Foul by Nelson Vivas (Argentina).

Shoji Jo (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Attempt missed. Matías Almeyda (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

Attempt blocked. Matías Almeyda (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi.

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Eisuke Nakanishi.

Goal! Argentina 1, Japan 0. Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Yutaka Akita (Japan).

Attempt missed. Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.

Attempt blocked. Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Simeone.

Gabriel Batistuta (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Yutaka Akita (Japan).

Masami Ihara (Japan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Roberto Ayala (Argentina).

Yutaka Akita (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Eisuke Nakanishi.

Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Masashi Nakayama (Japan).

Attempt missed. Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.

Foul by Nelson Vivas (Argentina).

Masashi Nakayama (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Nelson Vivas (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Shoji Jo (Japan).

Javier Zanetti (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Naoki Soma (Japan).

Offside, Argentina. Claudio López is caught offside.

Foul by Claudio López (Argentina).

Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Diego Simeone (Argentina).

Masashi Nakayama (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Attempt missed. Claudio López (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Batistuta.

Foul by Ariel Ortega (Argentina).

Eisuke Nakanishi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Ariel Ortega (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Motohiro Yamaguchi (Japan).

Foul by Claudio López (Argentina).

Motohiro Yamaguchi (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Offside, Japan. Naoki Soma is caught offside.

Foul by Nelson Vivas (Argentina).

Shoji Jo (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Corner, Japan. Conceded by Roberto Ayala.

Foul by Nelson Vivas (Argentina).

Shoji Jo (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Ariel Ortega (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Nanami (Japan).

Ariel Ortega (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Naoki Soma (Japan).

Foul by Matías Almeyda (Argentina).

Naoki Soma (Japan) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina).

Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Matías Almeyda (Argentina).

Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Hand ball by Akira Narahashi (Japan).

Juan Sebastián Verón (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Motohiro Yamaguchi (Japan).

Attempt missed. Motohiro Yamaguchi (Japan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hidetoshi Nakata.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.