dˈʊɹɹɪŋ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt wˈɜːld kˈʌp kwˌɔlɪfɪkˈeɪʃən, ɪnðə fˈaɪnəl kwˈɔlɪfˌaɪɚ mˈætʃ fɚðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt wˈɜːld kˈʌp ɐɡˈɛnst ɪɹˈæn, hiː skˈoːɹd ðə ɡˈoʊldən ɡˈoʊl ðæt tˈʊk dʒəpˈæn tə ðɛɹ fˈɜːst ˈɛvɚ wˈɜːld kˈʌp fˈaɪnəlz.
During 1998 World Cup qualification, in the final qualifier match for the 1998 World Cup against Iran, he scored the golden goal that took Japan to their first ever World Cup finals.