Overview
- Eighth-ranked Japan controlled long stretches in Nagasaki against No. 9 Canada and dictated the tempo in a comfortable victory.
- Momoko Tanikawa, Mina Tanaka and Aoba Fujino scored for the hosts to hand Canada a fourth straight defeat.
- Canadian goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan’s errors preceded the opener and directly set up Tanaka’s close-range second.
- Assistant coach Natalie Henderson led Canada on the sideline as head coach Casey Stoney stayed in England for family reasons.
- Canada’s attack was further depleted with Arsenal holding Olivia Smith out of travel and D. B. Pridham unavailable due to a pending Canadian passport that Canada Soccer says will be resolved after the window.