Canadian men’s soccer team to play Japan in friendly in October, but will remain idle in September
Canada will play 20th-ranked Japan in Niigata in an international friendly during the October FIFA international window.Organizing friendlies is a delicate balance of finding a suitable partner on and off the field. And the process is more complicated than simply figuring out when and where.Citing sources, the New York Times reported in May that Argentina was in such demand that the going rate for a single game with the World Cup champion came with a US$5-million starting point.
“Unfortunately when we went back a few weeks later to confirm that opportunity it was no longer there for us,” he added. The Canadians’ style of play combined with their World Cup qualifying run in CONCACAF and subsequent showing in Qatar have added to their appeal.Being co-host of the 2026 World Cup doesn’t hurt either. But Canada Soccer’s tumultuous year, given its ongoing labour dispute with its national teams, has not helped future planning.
The U.S. is hosting the South American championship in the summer of 2024 with 10 CONMEBOL teams plus six best CONCACAF teams as guests. Japan, the top-ranked team in the Asian Football Confederation, is 2-1-1 this year with all four games at the Kirin Cup where it tied No. 16 Uruguay 1-1, lost 2-1 to No. 17 Colombia and defeated No. 21 Peru 4-1 and No. 75 El Salvador 6-0.
Japan won 2-1 in a March 2013 friendly in Doha and 3-0 in May 2001 in the FIFA Confederations Cup in Niigata. DeVos started that game, played at the same venue as the upcoming October friendly.
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