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    "title": "Canada to take on Japan in March friendly",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 14:27:22",
    "published_at": "2013-01-10 10:16:00",
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    "subtitle": "Canada will take on Japan in a Men\u2019s International Friendly on 22 March (kick-off time TBD) at the Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar.",
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    "body": "<p>The friendly will be Canada&rsquo;s third match of the 2013 season following a pair of January fixtures against Denmark (26 January, Tucson, AZ) and USA (29 January, Houston, TX).</p><p>The Canadians last squared off against Japan at the FIFA Confederations Cup Japan / Korea 2001. Japan scored three second-half goals to win the 31 May, 2001 match 3:0 in front of a crowd of 39,006 at the Niigata Stadium in Niigata, Japan.</p><p>The match will be part of Canada&rsquo;s continued preparations for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup to be hosted in USA from 7-28 July.<br>\u200b</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-ebaf7367-5949-469d-8e7c-bf68a4f1cc39\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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