The 1998 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 1 December 1998 between Real Madrid, winners of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League, and Vasco da Gama, winners of the 1998 Copa Libertadores.

The match was played at a neutral venue, the National Stadium in Tokyo, in front of 51,514 fans.

Real Madrid forward Raúl was named as man of the match.

[1][2] Raul's game winning goal is widely recognized as one of the best of his career, and became known as the "Gol del Aguanis".

[3] Man of the Match: Raúl (Real Madrid)[4] Assistant referees: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia) Keiji Kamiara (Japan) Fourth official: Hiroyuki Umemoto (Japan) Match rules