| Date | 7 August 2008 — 17:00 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Tianjin Aolinpike Zhongxin Tiyuchang, Tianjin | |
| Referee | Badara Diatta |  SEN |
| Linesman | Evarist Menkouande |  CMR |
| Linesman | Bechir Hassani |  TUN |
| 4th Official | Stéphane Lannoy |  FRA |
| Attendance | 57,102 |
| Number | Competitor | NOC | Goals | After Half 1 | After Half 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | United States |  USA | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| – | Japan |  JPN | 0 | 0 | 0 |
United States| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 11 | Freddy Adu | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | |||
| Forward | 14 | Robbie Rogers | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 15 | Michael Parkhurst | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 16 | Sacha Kljestan | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | |||
| Forward | 17 | Brian McBride | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 8 | Danny Szetela | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 12 | Jozy Altidore | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Midfield | 4 | Michael Bradley | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 6 | Mo Edu | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 7 | Stuart Holden | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 10 | Benny Feilhaber | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Defense | 2 | Marvell Wynne | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Defense | 3 | Michael Orozco Fiscal | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 18 | Brad Guzan | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | |||||
| Coach | Piotr Nowak | |||||||||||
Japan| Pos | Number | Competitor | Goals | Shots | Shots on Goal | Corner Kicks | Free Kicks | Offsides | Fouls Committed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10 | Yohei Kajiyama | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 12 | Hiroyuki Taniguchi | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Forward | 14 | Shinji Kagawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 15 | Takayuki Morimoto | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | |||
| Forward | 16 | Takuya Honda | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | |||
| Forward | 9 | Yohei Toyoda | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Forward | 11 | Shinji Okazaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Forward | 17 | Tadanari Ri | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 6 | Masato Morishige | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | |||
| Midfield | 7 | Atsuto Uchida | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Midfield | 8 | Keisuke Honda | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Defense | 4 | Hiroki Mizumoto | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | |||
| Defense | 5 | Yuto Nagatomo | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | |||
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Shusaku Nishikawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | |||
| Team Totals | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18 | |||||
| Coach | Yasuharu Sorimachi | |||||||||||
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 (2) | Freddy Adu | | yellow | ||
| 65 (2) | Michael Bradley | | yellow | ||
| 73 (2) | Keisuke Honda | | yellow | ||
| 77 (2) | Takuya Honda | | yellow | ||
| 90 (2) | Brad Guzan | | yellow |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 (2) | Stuart Holden | | 1-0 |
| Time | Athlete(s) | NOC | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 (2) | Yohei Kajiyama | | out | ||
| 64 (2) | Tadanari Ri | | in | ||
| 72 (2) | Takayuki Morimoto | | out | ||
| 72 (2) | Yohei Toyoda | | in | ||
| 74 (2) | Brian McBride | | out | ||
| 74 (2) | Jozy Altidore | | in | ||
| 82 (2) | Stuart Holden | | out | ||
| 82 (2) | Benny Feilhaber | | in | ||
| 83 (2) | Shinji Kagawa | | out | ||
| 83 (2) | Shinji Okazaki | | in | ||
| 86 (2) | Robbie Rogers | | out | ||
| 86 (2) | Danny Szetela | | in |
