At 20:40 on November 17, there will be a match between Japan and Canada at Al-Maktoum Stadium in Dubai.
36 years of waiting to compete in the World Cup, the Canadian team is eagerly waiting to breathe the air at the biggest tournament on the planet.
In the summoning list, coach John Herdman focuses a lot on the young advanced players, with only 6 players aged 30 and over.
Canada may be one of the youngest teams when it comes to Qatar, but Les Rouges also have plenty of big influence with big European clubs this season.
Since 2016, Canada has only lost one of its four matches against Asian rivals. But Japan is no ordinary opponent.
In the group stage of the World Cup, Blue Samurai fell into Group E, consisting of two former World Cup winners Germany and Spain, along with Costa Rica.
The possibility of reaching the round of 16 is very slim, but not impossible. Hajime Moriyasu’s army has kept a clean sheet in the last 5 matches and once lost closely to Brazil with a score of 0-1 in June.
Japan possesses quality midfield, good tempo control in midfield and solid defence. With great determination to prepare for the World Cup, this will be a precious 90 minutes of testing with the cherry blossom country team.
The match between Japan and Canada will take place at 20:40 on November 17.
Link to watch Japan vs Canada live
https://onesoccer.ca/
