CANWNT to Face Japan in November International Window
Canada will travel to Nagasaki for a two-match friendly series against Japan to close out the 2025 season
Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team (CANWNT) will close out the 2025 calendar year with a two-match series against Japan during the November FIFA international window. The two sides, ranked 8th (Japan) and 9th (Canada) in the FIFA World Rankings, will meet on Saturday 29 November and Tuesday 2 December in Nagasaki, Japan.
The opening match of the series will take place at Nagasaki Stadium City (Peace Stadium), followed three days later by the second fixture at Transcosmos Stadium Nagasaki in nearby Isahaya. Kick-off times for both matches are to be confirmed.
“We’re excited for the opportunity to face Japan. These are the kind of challenges we want as we build toward our 2026 World Cup qualification journey. Japan is one of the most technically gifted and tactically disciplined teams in the world, and playing them on their home soil will demand the best from us. We’re looking forward to the opportunity and the lessons it will bring.”
- Casey Stoney, Women’s National Team Head Coach
Canada and Japan share a rich competitive history, having faced each other 16 times at the senior international “A” level since their first meeting in 1995. The two nations last met at the 2023 SheBelieves Cup, where Japan earned a 3:0 victory. Canada’s most recent win over Japan came at the 2018 Algarve Cup. Overall, Canada holds a record of four wins, four draws, and eight losses in the series.
Broadcast Information
The matches against Japan will air live on OneSoccer, available on the fuboTV Canada streaming service platform, as a linear channel on TELUS Optik TV (Ch. 980), as well as online at OneSoccer.ca and through the OneSoccer app. Fans will find extended coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Instagram, X, Facebook, BlueSky, TikTok, and YouTube featuring the hashtag #CANWNT.