Buoyant after seeing off Brazil in their previous match, troubled Canada date Japan on Wednesday at Toyota Stadium in Frisco. having recovered from an opening day defeat against USA amid an ongoing labour impasse, Canada will look to put that behind them and end the tournament on a high.
Where to watch Brazil vs Canada
Kick off time Wednesday, Feb 22 at 4 p.m. ET
Venue Toyota Stadium (Frisco, Tex.)
TV channels TNT, HBO MAX, UNIVERSO AND PEACOCK
Canada team news
Having rung changes to good effect against Brazil, coach Bev Priestman will be hoping to continue making strides albeit some difficult moments going into the match. With a slight disadvantage in terms of head to head start against Japan having won once, drawn twice and lost twice, Canada will aim to win this one.
Centre back Vanessa Gilles, who broke through for her team against Brazil, will look to keep her place in the starting cast. another scorer on the same night Evelyne Viens, who rose from the bench to seal the match for CanWNT will hope to get a starting berth this time having done a lot to impress the coaching staff with her cameo. Japan team news
Canada predicted XI
1-K Sheridan; 21-J Rose; 3-K Buchanan; 14-V Gilles; 2-A Chapman; 17-J Fleming (c); 7-J Grosso; 8-S Awujo;10-A Lawrence;19-A Leon;16-J Beckie
Japan team news
Midfielder Yui Hasegawa gave USNWT a lot of bother in the previous match and looks set to retain her spot amongst the starters. Kumagai, by far the most experienced player on the Japan roster, will also look to feature as she leads youthful Japan against Canada. Fuka Nagano, who saw a shot tested USWNT with a 79th minute shot of the crossbar, will hope to also keep her place
Japan predicted XI
1-Ayaka Yamashita, 2-Risa Shimizu, 5-Shiori Miyake, 4-Saki Kumagai (Capt.), 3-Moeka Minami, 15-Hina Sugita, 20-Aoba Fujino, 14-Yui Hasegawa, 8-Fuka Nagano, 10-Mana Iwabuchi, 9-Riko Ueki.
