<page_title> Japan at the FIFA World Cup </page_title> <section_title> By match </section_title> <table> <cell> 1998 <col_header> World Cup </col_header> </cell> <cell> Jamaica <col_header> World Cup </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1–2 <col_header> Round </col_header> </cell> <cell> L <col_header> Opponent </col_header> </cell> <cell> Nakayama <col_header> Score </col_header> </cell> </table>
Masashi Nakayama scored Japan's first goal in the World Cup against Jamaica in 1998 in a 2-1 defeat.