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Japan

Japan is coming from two outstanding performances last month in Europe. They prevailed emphatically 4-1 over Germany at Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, followed by another comfortable victory 4-2 versus Turkey on neutral soil.

They have been on a splendid goal-scoring form, finding the back of the net 18 times in their last four outings.

Canada

Canada drew 2-2 with United States in their most recent match, back in July. It was a Gold Cup knock-out match, where the United States qualified for the semi-final after a dramatic penalty shootout. Before that, Canada had one win vs Cuba (4-2) and two draws against Guatemala (0-0) and Guadeloupe (2-2) in the group stage of the competition.

Canada has also scored with frequency lately and has successfully hit the back of the net in six of their eight matches played in 2023.

Japan vs Canada History & Statistics

• Canada prevailed 2-1 over Japan the last time these sides met in a friendly match played at BMO Field, Toronto.

• Japan have scored 18 goals across their previous four matches. They have won all of them.

• Japan has scored in each of their last eight matches.

• In their last 8 games played after WC 2022, Canada has scored 16 goals. They found the net in 6 of them.