Japan at the FIFA World Cup
By match

World Cup
Round
Opponent
Score
Result
Scorers
1998
Group Stage
Argentina
0–1
L
-
1998
Group Stage
Croatia
0–1
L
-
1998
Group Stage
Jamaica
1–2
L
Nakayama
2002
Group Stage
Belgium
2–2
D
Suzuki, Inamoto
2002
Group Stage
Russia
1–0
W
Inamoto
2002
Group Stage
Tunisia
2–0
W
Morishima, H. Nakata
2002
Round of 16
Turkey
0–1
L
-
2006
Group Stage
Australia
1–3
L
Nakamura
2006
Group Stage
Croatia
0–0
D
-
2006
Group Stage
Brazil
1–4
L
Tamada
2010
Group Stage
Cameroon
1–0
W
Honda
2010
Group Stage
Netherlands
0–1
L
-
2010
Group Stage
Denmark
3–1
W
Honda, Endō, Okazaki
2010
Round of 16
Paraguay
0–0 (a.e.t.), 3–5 (p)
D
-
2014
Group Stage
Ivory Coast
1–2
L
Honda
2014
Group Stage
Greece
0–0
D
-
2014
Group Stage
Colombia
1–4
L
Okazaki
2018
Group Stage
Colombia
2–1
W
Kagawa, Ōsako
2018
Group Stage
Senegal
2–2
D
Inui, Honda
2018
Group Stage
Poland
0–1
L
-
2018
Round of 16
Belgium
2–3
L
Haraguchi, Inui

Question: Who scored Japan's first goal in the World Cup against Jamaica in 1998?
Answer: Masashi Nakayama scored Japan's first goal in the World Cup against Jamaica in 1998 in a 2-1 defeat.