1996 Kirin Cup

Kirin Cup 1996

(Japan, Mexico, Yugoslavia)

The 1996 Kirin Cup featured Japan, Mexico and Yugoslavia. In the opening game in Shimizu on 23 May 1996 Mexico drew 0-0 with Yugoslavia. In the second game in Tokyo on 26 May Japan defeated Yugoslavia 1-0 with a goal from Kazuyoshi Miura. In the final game in Fukuoka on 29 May Japan defeated Mexico 3-2 with goals from Hiroaki Morishima, Kazuyoshi Miura and Naoki Soma to win the 1996 Kirin Cup.

The official 1996 Kirin Cup programme for this tournament has 60 x glossy colour A4 pages and is in Japanese. The programme includes the list of fixtures and details of the competing national teams squads with small photos of each of their players. There are special articles on all three national teams and on their star players (with large colour photos) including Motohiro Yamaguchi of Japan, Jorge Campos of Mexico and Dragan Stojkovic of Yugoslavia amongst others. There are details of the Japan and Denmark Woman's National Team Squads who were playing each other ahead of the Kirin Cup games involving Japan in Tokyo and Fukuoka. There are a couple of articles on World Cup 2002 to be played in Japan and Korea. There are details of previous Kirin Cup Tournaments. Finally the programme details FIFA's ranking of National Teams.

Ticket - Japan v Yugoslavia (2)