The final Asian qualifiers will determine the countries that will compete in the 1994 FIFA World Cup America Tournament. Japan was ranked number one in the qualifying group at the end of the fourth round, and the final match against Iraq will be competing in the final round, with the team taking the clinch to compete in the main World Cup for the first time. Date: October 28, 1993 Match Venue: Al Ali Stadium (Doha, Qatar)[Starting Members]Japan Iraq Goalkeeper 1 Matsunaga Naritari GK 21 Salim Saad DF 3 Katsuyasunobu DF 2 Kadim Hassan DF 4 Horiike Takumi DF 3 Hameed Benjamin DF 5 Hashitani Tetsuji DF 4 Radi Schneichel DF 7 Ihara Masami DF 14 Ali Hussein-Kadim MF 10 Ramos Rui MF 12 Jasim Jabel MF 15 Yoshida Mitsunori MF 17 Rice Hussein-Shihyab MF 17 Moriyasu MF 18 Haraf Muhusin FW 11 Miura Chiro MF 22 Rauf Hameed FW 12 Hasegawa Kenta FW 8 Ahmed Radi FW 16 Nakayama Masashi FW 9 Kadim Jeblue Thank you for watching. This is an absolutely unmissable incident in the history of Japanese soccer. I remember watching it live and being extremely shocked. However, if you look closely at the games, you can see that the level of Japanese soccer has risen sharply as a result of the establishment of the J League. Before the match → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXLWuDYWT-M
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