æt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt wˈɜːld kˈʌp kwˌɔlɪfɪkˈeɪʃən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, dʒəpˈæn wˈʌn ðə kwˈɔlᵻfˌaɪ fɔːɹ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt fˈiːfə wˈɜːld kˈʌp fˈɜːst tˈaɪm dʒəpˈænz hˈɪstɚɹi.
At 1998 World Cup qualification in 1997, Japan won the qualify for 1998 FIFA World Cup first time Japan's history.